Monday, March 02, 2009

Social Worker Visits and update on my Brother in Law






**Just random pictures from this past week. They love stringing those beads! And yes, I should be humiliated that Sage has a pacifier. No worries, it was in hiding for the SW visit! ;0) First thing the SW said when she walked in, oh you dress them in matching? And I started wondering, is that bad? Because I promise they CHOOSE their clothes every day and if I do not have a double shirt, they fight. So matching is much easier.

Today's
visit went well. Our social worker is very laid back, thank goodness. The girls were in bouncy form as always...
  • Jumping off the furniture? Check.

  • Climbing on the table? check.

  • Mavery yelling to watch Diego? (even though she wont' watch tv!) Check.

  • Dog licking all over the SW and refusing to stay out of her lap? Check.

  • Sisterly fighting? Check, check and Check.

But I think we passed. ;0) Only one more visit to go which is the 12 month post placement. She did offer some good tips on trying to use a timer to help Mavery get a concept of time. If I have not whined about, I mean mentioned, Mavery does not ask for things, she demands. It is not " I need a drink" it is "I WANT A DRINK WAHHHHHH". This is how it goes for about everything. Potty, a toy, riding in the car. And if I do not get it, with in negative 2 seconds of this screaming, she might pee on my couch, throw up etc.. So Susan suggested today using a timer to let her see the concept of time. I will get you a drink when this goes off, etc.. We will see. Overall just in the last week I have seen a HUGE improvement with Mavery. I know that alot of this just takes time.

We found out today that Brett (Marks brother) will be having back surgery to remove a "medium sized NF tumor" on his spine. They say that it is not a big deal, so we pray this is true. They gave him some medicine to try to ease his pain, but it sounds like he will be having surgery fairly soon. 4-6 weeks recovery for this. When it rains, it pours I suppose.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear your visit went well. Susan is great and the girls are just perfect. I'd love to have them over to play w/Ana soon. Ana has the only child syndrome so she needs to have some girl time. Next week would be great if you have a couple hours that you would like to get away. I am watching Pete and Gabbie Tues. and Ana has ballet Thurs. morning but other than that I'm pretty open. Give a call. I'm so glad I finally figured out how to use this. Have a great day!
Ang

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear your visit went well. Susan is great and the girls are just perfect. I'd love to have them over to play w/Ana soon. Ana has the only child syndrome so she needs to have some girl time. Next week would be great if you have a couple hours that you would like to get away. I am watching Pete and Gabbie Tues. and Ana has ballet Thurs. morning but other than that I'm pretty open. Give a call. I'm so glad I finally figured out how to use this. Have a great day!
Ang

Jackie said...

I usually don't leave comments like this 'cause I don't like receiving unwanted advice either, but I thought since your family has been sick lately, lol, I'd tell you about a study I read last year about those hand sanitizers, i.e., they're no good! lol. They kill the bad germs AND the good ones, especially in kids. They suggested just sticking with good ole soap and water. In other words, don't kill the germs, just wash them away, lol It kinda made sense to me.