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.