Cookie starts to grab things (although less with her left arm) and physical therapy continues with a new therapist as the old one was coming late. She had rolled over once near New Years, but not since (which is not surprising because she requires her arms to do so). Baby makes it through 2/3 of her 1-hour session before being completely worn out; but making great progress since we follow through daily the rest of the week. Near the end of the month she can hold her bottle briefly and finally starts rolling over again.

Baby starts on solid foods even though she's unable to sit up (this was with doctor's blessing).

Mother warns that grandmother will be at a visit and therefore baby shouldn't be in pink although the mother loves it.

I suffer pneumonia although the kids appear to be fine.

Cookie is returned home not strapped into the carseat. Service provider supervising the visit didn't check after the mother put her in the seat.

Mother has a car accident about 2/15 and waits 3 days to go to the hospital to get checked for significant pain in her chest. She says it was "technically" her fault. About this time she also starts a new job. She cited difficulties with the "bus boy turned manager" and said her mother tried to talk to him as well about giving her more hours before going elsewhere. Her new schedule is between two diners and very demanding.

Mother notes she contacted an organization to help her with things for the place she and her mother will live in starting March because she only has things for Cookie plus a set of pots and pans; but nothing else.

Mother also sends pictures from her visit to my cell phone for the first time.

I am advised by CPS caseworker that there will be no transitioning Cookie home—she will be picked up and moved on a future return date which is contrary to what I was told earlier in the case. I proceed to appeal to the caseworker and her boss about this in writing/e-mail (2/15) citing concerns about the impact to both the child AND the mother.