Transition Day -Who knows?

I couldn't even tell you what day of the transition it is, and I would have to think about what day of the week it is. I'm pretty sure it's Thursday though. We had our first overnight with M&S Tuesday night. We got to experience our first tantrum! Overall, I think it was mostly due to S not getting a nap that day. She had a busy day that consisted of a psych appointment followed by an OT appointment. During our drive she was very sleepy.  But the real S arrived that evening. The whole episode was over in about 20 minutes, and life went on. On Wednesday we also had the pleasure of seeing two tantrums brought to us by S. One was over some name calling which included some redirection lasting about 10 minutes, and the other was over S thinking we were giving her the wrong dosage of her afternoon medication. These tantrums really pulled at my heart strings and I felt so sad for her. I did get upset, but I wasn't taking it personally. We just had to ensure S that we love her and will keep her safe. She is having a pretty rough time with the transition. We can see that she is trying and that she loves spending time with us, but she does love her foster parents. Which makes all of this super hard for her. 

The time we have had with M has been very good. We can tell that she is trying to hard to be good and to please us. We haven't had any big issues with M, but we know this honeymoon period will be over soon. 

Oh, but the good things about theses two little lovelies are amazing. They can be soooo sweet and so loving most of the time. S loves to sing about Jesus and M is up for anything. They love to play (which doesn't happen for a long period of time) and love to learn. We see so many wonderful qualities in them that we can't wait to share with everyone. We know that starting school in California will be a rough, hard, challenge for them. S has some developmental delays and M is slightly behind kids her age. The trauma that has happened to them in their early years has greatly affected them and their ability to learn and function in school and outside of school. 

Today, the only contact with the girls was at their therapy appointment. We had the rest of the day to ourselves. We did some shopping for baby monitors and a child gate for M's room, and some grocery shopping to get us through the weekend. Tomorrow the girls will come over for 3 overnights. I am sure we will encounter more tantrums and all sorts of exhausting activities. And to top it off, our movers are coming on Monday. We will be spending the weekend getting everything organized. We waited so long for this and now it is happening so fast! Say a little prayer for us!