I'm so sad to have to write this post, and yet proud of T's mom at the same time. It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do and I haven't even done it yet.

T will, in all likelihood, be returning to his mom in the next month or so. We are talking about starting the transition asap with increased length of visits. T is a sensitive little guy, with sleep being the most obviously disrupted during any major change. Our wonderful social worker wants to make this transition as easy as possible for him, knowing it is going to really rock his world. She's asked us for ideas for how to make the transition go smoothly.

For those of you who have moved with kids around this age (15 months) or have had to make any other big transitions, I'd love to hear any ideas you might have. Here's what we have thought of so far:

*keep his bedding the same, same crib bumper, stuffed animals, blanket, even the same crib sheet at first
*extend the time of visits first, then do full day visits so he learns to nap at the new house, then do overnights before he moves permanently
*try to find a lovey for him-this might be hard-he really just likes his pacifiers. Of course he'll go with those.

Any other ideas of things I might not have thought of?