Today was the first review hearing for the parents of Little Guy. My hubby and I both attended, not quite sure what to expect. We'd been told that 9 times out of 10, the judge/commissioner doesn't ask the foster parents to speak - they just rely on the Caretaker's Report to answer their questions. But of course, this was the 1 of 10 - after the commissioner asked for the attorneys to speak and the social worker and the GAL, he asked us to speak. I spoke for both of us, and just reiterated things I had put in my report. I tried, and think succeeded, in not shedding negativity on the parents. Just stated the facts about Little Guy. Of course, in my head were a ton of things I would have loved to have said, but I kept myself in check!
The results of the hearing? Little Guy will stay with us until the next review hearing in July. There was talk about increasing parent visits, and scheduling some supervised visits in the parents home, but nothing has been cemented yet. We'll just wait until we're asked to have him at different places. It seemed like the real issues were glossed over, but when we spoke to the sw after court, he said that typically the first review hearing is that way. He said that his office will still be very diligent in making sure the parents do everything they are supposed to, and that some of the deeper issues are really investigated. He wasn't set in stone that Little Guy will return to parents yet.
So for now, we keep on keeping on. We love on Little Guy as much as possible, and pray over him, and just pray that God's will be done in his life.
Right now, he's sleeping on my hubby's chest. I think I can get a picture to post without revealing Little Guy's identity, so I'll do that and post it. They look so cute together! My husband is from Michigan, and is a HUGE Wolverines fan, and today at Other Mother's we found a cute little Michigan Wolverines outfit for Little Guy. It will be a couple of months before it fits him, but we just couldn't resist!
Thanks for all your love, prayers and support!
2 comments:
Sounds like a tough day in court- I am afraid of those days to come- great job holding your tongue!!! It is so sweet to hear your love for this precious little guy! Praying for ya'll!
Thanks for your prayers! I so wanted to say much more than I did!
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