Hi all. New update. Sorry for the mysterious previous update. I have a connection with a parrot rescue group that I totally respect. I had been sharing with them what had happened too as we deal with this. At some point, they kind of threw out the idea of them fostering Jasper, us taking a step back, and then reconsidering/considering finding a better match later - fostering to adopt. They had not heard recent updates. Due to various reasons, we considered that idea within the past two weeks, just because of the work it has been to get here. Well, long and short of it, as we considered this option, we realized we were very torn. i.e we could feel we have turned a corner on our feelings about him. We felt like we would let him down. Maybe we are not at the - we would miss him lots phase - but at the very least, we are at the starting to feel bonded phase. So, I want to say, we chose him all over again. We made the decision to stay in there. He is a very sweet bird. Very low-key. He remains that way. He is now starting to come look for us if we both leave the room and he is still on his cage. I ran down the hall to a meeting and my husband too, and didn't make sure one of us took him. He went looking for us. This has happened a couple times. He has also been in the bath with me for a bit. He knows our routine during the day, and likes it. So......Jasper is still here. We are still here. A week ago, I wasn't sure where we would be.....but still here. I highly advise that if you lose a pet, you WAIT to get a new pet. Give yourself time to grieve. It is normal to want to think about the pet you lost. Normal. Not a good idea to get a new one when still thinking about the old one.
