Email Communications

After L being severely pestered by bio mom for our phone numbers, I told L if it was ok with our worker, I'd be willing to communicate by email.

There is just no good reason for her to have our number:

1. She'd be calling all the time
2. Baby N cannot talk
3. I don't want to get in a "he said, she said" war over phone calls.

With email(correct me if I'm wrong):
1. Everything will be written down for our records.
2. That handy little delete button is always an option.
3. If I'm nice, maybe I can get more family pictures for his lifebook.

I got email addresses for bio mom, her boyfriend, and baby N's godmother.

His godmother wanted to make him an album, so I am in the process of sending all the pictures I have of baby N (without us in them). She wrote me back and said she had a couple she could send me. I then asked her if she had any pics of him from the hospital, or or his grandparents.

I REALLY wanted to ask for a picture of the father, but it's a touchy issue right now. I know his dad is a piece of scum who denied baby N was his son and signed away rights, but baby N may be curious about him one day. I am going to do everything in my power to get a picture of his father, and grandparents.

I also received my lifebook, which is actually a baby book. I will be using the one given by OCS to put info about his biological family. It's difficult. I feel bad that it is so blank. Maybe his caseworker can find some of the info in his file.

I was proud of myself for remembering one thing pretty cool. There's a question that asks what foods mommy liked while pregnant. At the hospital, I remember bio mom saying she ate lots of boiled seafood during the pregnancy.

I should call former foster mom too. I don't have any "newborn" pictures of baby N. I really hope she took some.

Wish me luck on the detective work!