Alli is coming home today! I'm now limited to the amt of medical information I can share due to privacy regulations (she's not 'our' baby so her rights are protected by the state still). She is doing well enough to come home though so I'll be going to pick her up today :)
She doesn't cry much at all and pretty much just sleeps, eats and poops lol. I'm assuming this is the calm before the storm and eventually she'll just start screaming all the time. I've asked several professionals for some contacts to people who have dealt with this specific situation before and surprisingly enough I'm not getting anywhere with that. I have heard over and over that they will 'see what they can find/do' but I haven't had anyone follow up on it. As medically complex as she is/may be - I'll be very proactive in her medical treatment and making sure she gets as early an intervention as I can manage. It's a tough situation being that she is still in state custody and will remain that way for some period of time. I don't have 'permission to treat' but I don't believe my requests will be denied.
The girls are excited for Alli to come home too. They were able to see her in the hospital yesterday and they even got to feed her. Walking through the hall after our visit, Emily says "Mom I've been wanting a baby for SO LONG now!" Ummmm...this was news to me. If someone could maybe talk to her about wanting to win the lotto that would be great...
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Alli Brianna
Well I haven't posted in a while. But a lot has changed in the past few days. Looks like I'll have to start a new 365 since we're making an addition to our family. Her name is Alli Brianna Sanford.
My sister had a baby without telling anyone she was pregnant. She isn't able to keep Alli but we're a family and she will remain part of this family as long as we have a say. The way she came into this world doesn't quite matter - all that matters is that she will have a healthy, safe environment with 3 older cousins to hang out with now.
She will remain in the hospital for a few more days (maybe longer depending on how she feels and responds to her medical care). We JUST had a tag sale last month and got rid of ALL OF OUR BABY STUFF! And as luck would have it - we now need it all back. The state is coming to do an inspection of our home and background checks on us to make sure that we really are offering Alli a safe and stable environment. Once we adhere to their standards (we need a crib and car seat for starters!), and she is healthy enough to be discharged - then we will take her home.
Just when I thought we were on the road to freedom with the girls starting full time preschool too....lol.
My sister had a baby without telling anyone she was pregnant. She isn't able to keep Alli but we're a family and she will remain part of this family as long as we have a say. The way she came into this world doesn't quite matter - all that matters is that she will have a healthy, safe environment with 3 older cousins to hang out with now.
She will remain in the hospital for a few more days (maybe longer depending on how she feels and responds to her medical care). We JUST had a tag sale last month and got rid of ALL OF OUR BABY STUFF! And as luck would have it - we now need it all back. The state is coming to do an inspection of our home and background checks on us to make sure that we really are offering Alli a safe and stable environment. Once we adhere to their standards (we need a crib and car seat for starters!), and she is healthy enough to be discharged - then we will take her home.
Just when I thought we were on the road to freedom with the girls starting full time preschool too....lol.
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