Court

For all those that are following our journey....

Court was this morning.  We ended up being the first case heard. We sat there while the lawyers went back and forth, the judge, who has a reputation as being hard, was super nice to Jason and I even asking us to tell her about the baby (which was very easy for us to do obviously), and ended up being pretty harsh with mom telling her she doesn't think she understands how serious this is, and reminded her that the law says they have 12 months from coming into care to reunify baby K with mom (or her w mom and dad). She went on to point out that mom has had already one third of that time and has "MADE NO PROGRESS" and how her infant daughter was bonding with "These two people"--pointing at Jay and I. She also ordered a hair drug analysis be done by 5 pm tomorrow, since mom has not gone for the urine test requested weeks ago as part of her substance abuse evaluation. Mom now says she has kicked dad out and they are "over with" ( she changes that from week to week lately). Dads visitations were suspended until he takes it upon himself to make a new visitation plan with DSS, and they are no longer are to visit together since they are not "together". A DNA marker test was also ordered today for him. Dad did not come to court, again.

So all in all things are great, no real changes but things good and baby K will be with longer. I couldn't help but feel compassion and hurt for baby Ks mother who sat there IN HER PJ SWEATS and SLIPPERS in the court room being talked sternly to by the judge....but maybe its the wake up call she needs, (but maybe not). Please continue to pray for her as well.

Thanks for your prayers. We go back in May, where it will be decided if the case continues to be reunification or the goal changed.

Baby K was great for Jays parents while we were in court, they took the girls to Marbles to play.