Building Trust

We have had Velo for about a month now. 

 He is a super sweet little boy, but has never lived with a family and that is a huge change for him I am sure. 

He is our oldest "foster child" we have ever cared for, pair that with the fact that he is coming from an orphanage and does not speak the same language as us and we can just say it has been an interesting adjustment.

I find with all of our "foster kids" we have a building trust time. 

Here is a classic example. 

We go to the pool, he stands on the side and watches the other kids jump in from the side. 

I think having kids the same age is one of the best ways to help new children in the home adjust. Frankly, we really believe it saved our SF. When we got her at 2 years old, she could not even crawl correctly. 

Velo, has been no exception. Although he tries to boss even the oldest children around, he is much more apt to try new things when the other kids are too.

And eventually by himself, into the pool, head under bobbing to the side and everything. 

Having these kidos in our house has given us a renewed interest in foster care for sure. We are excited to get home and start working with some families in our home town. After being here we also have a renewed interest in keeping families together. We see so many people here who have to give their babies up due to economics. From my experience in the foster system in the states, every parent has every ability to get their child back, if they truly want to. There are programs galore and money galore to help parents. I really hope that we will be able to help some families stay together if it be Gods will at home.