Two Bundles on the Doorstep

One year ago, due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, two of my grandchildren came to live with my darling husband and I. I didn't know then that seven months later we'd be given full custody of the two babies (then 19 months and 4 months).

To welcome the babies to their new lives we took them Walt Disney World for one week, our first trip together as a family.

We all had such a good time that we're planning to take the same trip every year.

But not everything during this adjustment period went smoothly.

When the children came to us they were unable to see outdoors, they cried if the sun shined directly on them. They were smaller than their peers and way behind in simple motor skills. They didn't know what toys were. They didn't have shoes (not even the 19 month old). They didn't have a meal-time or sleep schedule. They'd never slept in their own bed.

We are still working to catch them up and we're nearly there.

I will pick one at a time of the challenges we've faced [and overcome] to share here, and all of the new ones that arise in the future, with the hope that our successes or failures might help other parents and grandparents (or foster parents and step-parents).

Thanks for stopping by.