They came and took him! What do I do now? *UPDATE PAGE 5!*

[chocolatepuppy]

I'm so glad you get to see Nathan!

[sumbirdy]

About four this morning I woke up to the most awful crying. It was heart wrenching. He sounded so scared and when I picked him up he cried harder until he heard my voice. Then he hushed a little and I walked him around the room talking to him and he snuggled against me. I guess at first he thought he was back at Stephanie's house and that it was Stephanie picking him up. I never heard him cry like that in his whole life. It makes me wonder what she has done to him. Every time I tried to put him back in his bed he would cry and finally at about six or six-thirty we both fell asleep with him on my chest.
When he lived here before he was fine with playing by himself in his room for a few minutes while we did something (like wash the dishes or laundry) but now if we get out of his eyesight he starts crying until we come back and pick him up.
Last night he when I gave him a bath he acted like he hadn't had a bath in forever (and smelled like it too) and mom said when they picked him up his clothes he was wearing were filthy. She asked Stephanie if he had just ate and she said "No, he's just a boy." which basically means "No, I just don't clean him up." I'm ok with letting kids get dirty but don't just let them sit in the filth! Mom took the shirt off that he was wearing and was going to take it to show DHS how filthy they keep him but Stephanie snatched it away from her.
The bumps he has all over him have gotten bigger and redder so we're going to take him to the doctor either today or tomorrow to find out just what they are.
We're pouring on the love with Nathan and he's beginning to smile a little more. We're going to show him the best we can what it's like to be loved unconditionally every minute of the day. Pretty soon he's going to start noticing the difference between us and his mother.

[Catty1]

I hope your mom brings him home next time and THEN takes the shirt to DHS.

I mean...any normal mom would have their kid clean and fresh cloths for a visit.

I am glad he is starting to smile. I still pray for positive things in the future.

I hope the bumps are easily treatable...does DHS get a copy of Nathan's medical reports?

HUGS!

[sumbirdy]

I hope your mom brings him home next time and THEN takes the shirt to DHS.

I mean...any normal mom would have their kid clean and fresh cloths for a visit.

I am glad he is starting to smile. I still pray for positive things in the future.

I hope the bumps are easily treatable...does DHS get a copy of Nathan's medical reports?

HUGS!

Mom said the shirt was just so gross that she had to take it off then. She couldn't stand to leave it on him any longer. All Stephanie sent with him was a few diapers and a sippy cup. We have everything for him but still...wouldn't you think a mother would like to send her son off with a favorite toy or something? Mom went and bought him a new shirt to wear home and another shirt "just because". He has a lot of clothes here but mom just thought it would be nice to buy him something new. She also bought him new toys to play with (although he has zillions here). We reunited him with his favorite stuffed monkey and frog and he was excited to see them again.
I don't know if DHS gets a copy of his medical reports. I guess we could have one faxed to them.

Anyway, Nathan is now taking his afternoon nap and I had to stay in the room with him until he went to sleep. He kept his eyes fixed on me until he couldn't hold them open any longer.
It's going to be so hard letting him go Monday but we are going to go get him again the Monday after and keep him another five days I think.

[joycenalex]

i am so glad he's with you.

[sumbirdy]

Thank you all for your support and prayers throughout all of these. These past 3 weeks I basically lived on this site.

[pitc9]

I'm so glad to hear (and see) that he's back with you.

[sumbirdy]

I woke up at four this morning to him having another nightmare. I rocked him back to sleep and just held him for a little while. He was comforted somewhat easier this time.
I think by the time we get him sure of himself again and over these nightmares it'll be Monday and he'll go back with her and we'll have to start all over again the next week. She's done something to him because in the whole time he was with us he only had a nightmare about twice and those were both on the nights were he had seen her. Coincedence? I don't think so. I don't know exactly what she is doing but she needs to stop. She is hurting him. Maybe it's emotional, or physical, or both. I know we're having some good affect on him because Charles and Stephanie both told us he woke up more than four times at night and so far both nights he was here he has only woken up once each night. And he's smiling a lot more.
I posted more pics. He was really interested in the keyboard but I wouldn't let him have it so he wasn't too happy.
I'll probably post at least one pic for every day he is here.