Meet the Placements

As I mentioned, we have had 9 placements total. The only one that I can show you the face is our adopted son, Austin. I do have fun stories and lessons learned by all our placements and so it might help if you know who they are. 

I give all our placements nicknames. I will admit, they are completely ridiculous names and require almost to creativity, but they work and allow me to talk about the kiddos without compromising their identity. As our numbers increase, I may need to get a bit more creative. 

Here we go in chronological order:

Little Guy- This of course, is Austin. His namesake is simple. He was a little guy and still is. While he fluctuates slightly, he is normally in the bottom 15 percentile across the board. 

Big Brother- This of course is Austin's big brother. I warned you... these names were super complex. He came to us as an 8 year old. He lived with us a total of 5 months.

Sunshine- This was an almost 3 year old boy. He was with us for just barely over a month. He was able to reunify with his father. His name came from his appearance. Have you ever seen Remember the Titans? Spitting image. 

Chunk- I can't talk about our Chunk without getting emotional. Chunk is our longest placement that didn't stay forever. He came to us the day after his 1st birthday. I will spare the details, but he was rough. He could barely sit on his own, let alone walk or crawl. He left us a huge chunky (in the best way) toddler. He was with us for 9 months before he returned home. I didn't agree with the judges decision to send him home. I think about him daily. 

Little Girl- This is the girly that broke the boy trend. She was our surprise baby that turned our world upside down. She came to us at 3 months old. She is still with us and God willing, will be here forever. She is chunky, healthy, and just perfect. 

Sweetie Pie- Our shortest placement to date. She was dropped off just after midnight and picked up at 5pm that day. She was a 3 year old girl who I was devastated to see leave. It was one of those unique situations where a child just seems to fit. It was like she had always been in our family. She went to live with her grandma. 

Red- This guy was only with us for 5 days. He was an almost 3 year old boy with red hair. He was a hard placement. He came from some rough conditions and so normal everyday life was hard for him to adjust to. He returned home against the case workers recommendation (supervisor over ruled). 

Itty Bitty- A 2 day old substance exposed newborn boy. He is still with us and is of course... itty bitty. 

If you didn't notice, we only have 8 nicknames yet 9 placements. The reason being Big Brother was a double placement. He was placed with us in November and left in February to a relative. He then returned as a new placement in November after the relative placement disrupted. 

There you have it. That is our crew of kiddos. The pictures aren't the best, but when you can't show faces, your options are very limited. I sure love those little guys though.