Part 8

Part 8

Mike took my clothes and told her that he would wash, then soak them in vinegar to see if he can get the smell out. He asked her if it was on my skin, Heather bent down to smell me but tickled me with her long curly hair. I could feel drops of water while she was smelling my arms, hair, and stomach. I don’t want them to be sad, I want them to be happy, and their faces be free of tears.

“It’s all over her, I’m going to give her a bath to get the smell off.” Heather said leaving me on the bed.

She puts her arms around Mike and they both started to cry, so I joined them. I didn’t know what else to do but when they stopped hugging they both turned to me with a smile. We went into the bathroom and she laid me in this small tub inside the big one that they use. While she was washing me she started to sing, her voice wasn’t perfect, but she was to me. I was all clean, smelling great, and ready to eat. Mike came back with a set of clothes different than the ones I came in and a bottle. Mike took me from Heather, walked across the hall, and placed me on this long soft table. He got me dressed then sat in a chair and started humming while feeding me. I don’t know what’s different about this bottle but I was in heaven. He rubbed my back, I let out some air, and cradled me until I fell asleep.

They were looking at me every time I woke up, with a bottle in hand, these are my kind of people. I would get changed, eat, played with, and back to sleep; they were tiring me out. I could feel them watching me in my sleep but I was so comfortable I couldn’t open my eyes to look. At some point Heather wakes me up to change me and give me another bottle without me having to cry for it. She calls Mike in along with their kids, they circled around my crib and prayed for me, they were saying that we have a long road ahead of us but if God is willing and able, so are they. I felt bad because I couldn’t keep my eye open for the rest, I was still sleepy.

They next day a woman came over and was talking to Mike and Heather about me staying with them until my mom is able to get the help she needs. The lady was really nice, she even held me and told them that I was a precious little angel; and expressed grateful she is that they opened up their home to me. She gave them an action plan for reunification, which basically means the State will do everything in their power to give my mom all the resources needed in order to get me back. I wonder when I go back to my mom, how much would I see Mike and Heather; maybe not every day but that’s okay, I know they’ll come visit me. Anyway, the lady gave Mike and Heather a court date which is 90 days away from today, she said we don’t have to be there but she'll make sure they get the court minutes within 30 days after the court date.