Today was a shorter day as the introductions planner says that Raina will have a 'goodbye party' with her Foster family this afternoon and we have been instructed to rest.
We drove down to the FC's house and collected Raina and took her out for a few hours to a play area / large park. We had a great few hours and she really enjoyed playing in the children's park. This was also a great place for us to experiment with letting Raina 'off the reins'!, as there were no dangers. We experimented with this and generally she is good; however sometimes (like a normal 2 yr old) she refuses to listen and runs off. We are beginning to set down the ground rules and she is starting to become familiar with our expectations of her behaviour. She is responding well to us and we really enjoy her company; she is such a joyful little girl.
So now we are going to open a bottle of champagne which Hannahs's work colleagues gave us and enjoy an evening to ourselves.... There are only 3 more days left for Introductions; we can't believe how quickly the time has gone. We both feel like we have known the FC for much longer as well, which we take to be a positive sign. The review meeting is set for Wednesday afternoon and at that point we meet all the SW's again with the FC to discuss how the introductions have gone. All being well; Raina comes home with her forever family on Thursday morning.
Tomorrow we are getting up early again - 5am; so tonight we shall be getting an early night!
H & R
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