Well we have been fostering for a whole week LOL We have had good days and bad days. Most of Kirsten's issues are sleep issues (she is a very restless sleeper) crys out a lot in her sleep and rolls around A LOT! I've been keeping track of how she seems to play out her day and have build a schedule around that so we are going to start trying to get a schedule worked out which I think will help with her transitioning. She seems to like to take her naps in her jumparoo LOL and if it means not needing a bottle to go to sleep thats ok with me :-)

My friend Ashley is arriving in Gutaemala to pick up her daughter Bella (who actually lived with Kirsten in her foster home) so we are excited to see her and Bella and I think it will be cute to see them together again.

Here are a few pictures from last night.

Things are going ok still....I have much respect for single moms, how you do this everyday by yourself amazes me!!!!! Yesterday early morning Tom left to go home and Kirsten was not in a good mood and it made it a very stressful day! It has been a long day and a half with maybe a total of 10 hours of sleep for me...I wish they had Starbucks here!!!!! Here are some new pictures.











-Diana

Well we have had Kirsten for 4 days and things could not be going better! She laughs a lot, smiles a lot, thinks the word NO is funny and is just SO in love with her daddy. Tom went to the market and Hiper Paiz (it's like walmart/sams club) and bought Kirsten a new walker and a high chair. We are really starting to see her personalilty and couldn't be happier. She LOVES to try and walk, sometimes even to the point she cry's to get down and wants to walk - with our help of course. Below are a few pictures from today.








-Diana

OK So we are on day 3 of fostering and we are absolutly having a blast! Kirsten is doing so well and is such a happy baby. Below are a few pictures so far.




*Tom, I and Kirsten with her foster mom and her 2 sons*


*Playing in her crib*


*She's happy with her bottle, bear and baby drums*


*Oh yea she can crawl!!!!!*

-Diana

We are here and we dont ever have to give her back!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!! That still has somehow not sunken in yet. The Marriott is beautiful and all the families here are so nice and helpful! Kirsten had a bit of a ruff day yesterday (better then expected though) and she seems to be fine today. The FM didn't start to cry until she gave Kirsten a kiss goodbye.....I felt so bad for her but luckly there weren't the waterworks I was expecting. I will post some pictures a little later :-)

-Diana