At some point prior to 11/6, mother makes a statement to CPS that she would relinquish her parental rights if Cookie goes to her biological father.

Visits with the mother continue without problems. Only issues are between the mother and her relatives. Mother states that her aunt and sister can no longer attend visits. She tells CPS they can see the baby, just not during her 2-hour visit with her due to the stress. The mother starts e-mailing me from a different account--directly. Mother questions the lazy eye, but at this point Cookie is under 6mo old and the doctors will not acknowledge it as it is common for infants under 6mo.

Cookie continues to have withdrawal backlash episodes that last up to 4 days long. Cookie is evaluated by Early Intervention and qualifies for severe hypertonia. She is barely able to move her arms as they are usually "frozen" into a straight, shoulder-back position. They will begin physical therapy on the premise that infants grow cognitively through physical input--so addressing the physical issues should automatically help the cognitive delays she showed. Baby is now sleeping from 8-9pm through to 6-7am (11/29). Also waking up quiet and happy; and begins to suck on her first two fingers for comfort when she’s tired.

We send the mother a detailed, but not identifying, description of our family (11/29) after a series of back-and-forth misunderstandings through a transport worker.

We give the mother a coupon for a free 8x10 photo session at Picture People and I call to make the appointment for her during their visitation time after confirming with caseworker that they will hold the visit at the mall. Mother asks us not to dress the baby in pink every visit as the grandmother hates pink although the mother loves it. Father is still absent and without contact with CPS.