today - day 3

The Good:

B is learning to say "I'm sorry."

I made it to a play date with all 4 younger kids.

B "helped" with the laundry.

Both B and J are responding better to the limits and boundaries we have in place.

They both ate everything that was offered and made no requests for candy and soda.

J continues to be a complete cuddle bug and melts into us when we hold him.

B is responding well to positive correction and lots of love.

Our 5 kids continue to love and enjoy having B and J here!!

I was able to vacuum, do dishes, cook dinner and get 6 loads of laundry completed!

Getting B and J to sleep at bedtime only took 45 minutes tonight, rather than 1.5 - 2 hours!

B is now coming to us for affection and is opening up more.

They love to be tickled and have some of the best giggles.

The Bad:

Neither B or J could nap today, which made for a difficult afternoon.

There's no room for our new friends in the children's program at bible study, so I will have to discontinue the remainder of the year.

B loves being loved, but is challenging the limits to the love.

Two more things were broken today - working on treating things with respect.

B relayed some "owies" from her past that were hard to hear.

Carys was heard using the word "booty" and phrase "shut up".

I think my adrenaline is running out.

The Bittersweet:

I still haven't found "the grease" to do B's hair, but she was OK with an olive oil substitute.

B says she thinks she looks like me.

Today, we became "mama" and "daddy" to both B and J.

B "never wants to leave".