The same is true for the kids' custody issues- where I once worried that M wouldn't get to finish her school year, now I have to consider what we're gonna do with the kids this summer. But that's another topic for another post.
Visitations with the kids' dad- Papi- have been fairly consistent over the months we've had them- with the exception if Easter weekend. The day has shifted around a little, but now we're having visits in our home, Thursday evenings.
(I DEARLY miss the Sunday afternoon visits where he would take them out for several hours and leave G and I alone, blessedly alone.)
So, he comes over for dinner about 5:30, plays with the kids while I cook, and we eat when G gets home 6ish. Then, he helps gives baths and puts them to bed.
The first few weeks few super awkward- he was real wrapped up in the kids, particularly Baby A-- M was practically climbing him in an attempt to get her fill of attention-- and he was so unsure what to do when it came to the nightly routine.
He was definitely in "learning mode"!
Now, he can give baths and monitor bedtime stuff practically on his own! So cool.
This is foster "bridging" as it's supposed to be- we are actively modeling discipline (which he reinforces), routine and care. And he gets to see how much we love his kids & we see how much they love him.
Dinner is still a little awkward (language barriers still pop up sometimes), but we're getting there.
