A bereaved mother Orca has been carrying the body of her baby around for over two weeks. This Mama, J35, lost her baby. They believe J35 has lost two babies before. The behavior isn't entirely new, mother orcas have been known to "hold" their babies for a day or two after a death, but this length … Continue reading Let us be the pod
Every time we go out we get asked at least once if Two Babies is twins. Usually I just say yes to avoid the explanation. They're not twins. They're not even biologically related. They were born a day apart. Baby girl was placed into foster care in our home, came the typical foster care way, … Continue reading The story of Two Babies
Tonight is our little bonus buddy's last night in our home. Tomorrow morning we say goodbye and take him to live with his forever family. Fostering is hard. Being a good foster parent means constantly making choices that are going to be the best for these littles you love, even when it means breaking your … Continue reading Bonus Buddy’s Last Night
We have our first sunflower of the season. 🙂 I first started planting these sunflowers the year we had our miscarriages, as a tribute to our lost babies. Every fall I harvest some of their seeds to plant in the spring, then every summer when they bloom it kind of soothes my soul in a … Continue reading Sunflowers
I regularly get a few versions of the same question..."Will you adopt again?" "Are you doing foster to adopt?""Are you guys trying to adopt again?""Do you get to keep this one?" (asking about our current little bonus buddy)Here's how I usually answer..."No? Maybe...I don't know. Probably. Probably not? Maybe? Hopefully. I think so...I don't know. It'd … Continue reading Will we adopt again?
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