Update

Hi Everyone. This has been a big whirlwind of a week for our family! Makenna's first week of kindergarten went fantastic! Danielle went to court yesterday as planned and met baby K's biological mother. Heres the run down on that.

Court started at 9am, I arrived around 835 just to make sure I was in the right place, etc..I was the only one in the court room for what seemed like forever so I fed and changed baby K and slowly some people started to arrive. There were three cases being heard. The social workers arrived and sat just in front of me, talking small talk to me, expressing how they hoped mom made it, etc....the judge came in and when it got to our turn mom still wasnt there but the sw had called her and discovered she was on her way and two bus stops away, so the judge agreed to wait and hear the other cases first.

Mom entered the court room and was very jubulient about "my baby" rushing over to make a scene and I handed baby K to her....mom appeared young and very "straggly" with her clothes (worn men's jeans a tank and no bra and disheveled hair, worn flip flops). I was very sweet, kind, told her how I had dressed the baby up just for her I hoped she liked it she responded warmly,etc. She had a few nit picky things to say about baby Ks hair sticking up in one spot, etc (it was sticking up because she was asleep in the car for the ride, but I gently wet it down with water from my diaper bag and obliged moms request. I know shes just trying to control what she can, since everything else is so out of her control at this point. She showed me a pic of "Dad" and he is African american (we were unsure of her race but were told she was bi racial).

The judge called the case, mom was instructed to leave baby with me and come up front. The sw and the Sw's lawyer sat together, mom sat with her lawyer and there was a lawyer for dad with an affidavit since he was working.

The judge agreed baby K should remain in care of the county (us), and it was over....mom and I along with the two social workers stayed and spent time together.

After mom left I asked the SW if there was any time line, etc and  all she told me was that it would take a lot for them to get her back (lots would have to take place and be done), mom will get supervised visitation twice a week for one hour. So we go to court Aug 20 again, but SW said that is not even on the table for baby K to go back to them at that point, its just to present a plan of things that have to take place and have a judge rule on it, etc. So we know baby K is with us until early fall at this point. The goal for her is to still go back to her parents, if they take the steps required to get her back.

We want whats best for baby K and will love her like our own however long she is here.

There are more details but we have to be careful what we share. Thanks for all your prayers and love, gifts and visits!

Its so cute to see Jay and Kenna with baby K, we are having a blast. Its def. been an adjustment for our family...but were doing well and know that God has a plan for this little cutie and we are happy to have been chosen to be a part of her story, even if its just for now ;).


-D and J