Wes

Beth came to visit us yesterday for her monthly home visit.  Said our little man was way too skinny.  :)
She brought news that Wes got his court order for a paternity test for the little man.  Nothing in the system works very fast, but it will move forward.  She said he has been keeping in contact wiith her since I gave him the information he needed to contact her.  He thought that if the paternity test proves him to be the father he would automatically get custody.  That is not how it works with the state.  He would have to jump through the same hoops that Cassie would have to if she wanted the little man back.  She explained to him about family placement and how the little man came to be in our home.  He quickly put two and two together and asked what happens if he is the father because then we are not the paternal grandparents.  He did not want the little man moving to a real foster home.  Because Audrie is his sister this home is still a relative placement and the little man would not move until, if and when, the state decided he should live with a parent.
All I can say is it would break my heart to have the little man leave.  However, if he has a parent who so obviously wants him, and the state agrees, that he should have the shot at a parent full time in his life.  And hopefully if that happens Beth is right when she said she thought Wes would still allow us to be Nana and Papa.   We love the little man so much.