Me: [name_f]Livia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] {[name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m]} de la Fontaine (30)
[Warmhearted and responsible (ESFJ)]
- trained architect/stay at home mom
- allergic to bees
Husband: [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Baptiste[/name_m] de la Fontaine (33) [name_m]Baptiste[/name_m]
[Serious and dependable (ISTJ)]
- lawyer
DS: [name_m]Edmond[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] de la Fontaine (7) [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
DD: [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] de la Fontaine (5) [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
DS: [name_m]Alexandre[/name_m] [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] de la Fontaine (4) [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [[name_u]Kit[/name_u] & [name_f]Mauve[/name_f]'s triplet]
DS: [name_m]Christian[/name_m] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] de la Fontaine (4) [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [[name_m]Xander[/name_m] & [name_f]Mauve[/name_f]'s triplet]
DD: [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] de la Fontaine (4) [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] [[name_u]Kit[/name_u] & [name_m]Xander[/name_m]'s triplet]
DD: [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] de la Fontaine (1) [name_f]Ella[/name_f]/[name_f]Bizzy[/name_f]
[name_u]Golden[/name_u] Retriever: [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] (6 mo)
Family Plot:
Year 11: [name_m]Baptiste[/name_m] receives a significant promotion, meaning he now is one of the most senior partners at his law firm.
Year 12: After trying, we’re delighted when we discover I’m pregnant again! We name our seventh child and fourth son [name_m]Marius[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] de la Fontaine and tend to call him [name_u]Mars[/name_u].
Year 13: The kids want another pet, so we adopt an American Shorthair cat. We call her [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u].
Year 14: The next year we end up adopting another pet, this time another dog, a Wheaten Terrier. The kids name her Winddreamer.
Year 15: We decide to adopt after our experience with foster care 8 years previously. We are matched with a 2 year old girl named [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], we change her name to [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], so she has a [name_m]French[/name_m] first name like all our other kids, but we continue to call her [name_f]Bunny[/name_f] most of the time.
Year 16: My parents, [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] & [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m], move in with us in [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m] for the forseeable future because their [name_m]Boston[/name_m] home is being refurbished.
Year 17: We’re incredibly sad when our beautiful brownstone catches fire and burns down. Thankfully nobody was home at the time, but we do have to find somewhere else to live, and it’s hard to find places to live in the city that will accommodate four adults, eight children, two dogs and a cat!
Year 18: I unexpectedly fall pregnant with twins - a boy and a girl! We name them [name_m]Julien[/name_m] [name_m]Valentino[/name_m] de la Fontaine & [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Miuccia[/name_f] de la Fontaine. We tend to call them [name_u]Jules[/name_u] & [name_f]Minnie[/name_f].
Year 19: We take a small trip as a family to visit relatives. My younger sister [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] lives in [name_m]Washington[/name_m] DC with her family, so we head there for a couple of weeks.
Year 20: We decide to re-register as foster parents. Two sisters are placed with us, the older girl, [name_f]Dixie[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_m]Salinger[/name_m], is 12, and the younger, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Talullah[/name_f] [name_m]Salinger[/name_m], is 5.
DS: [name_m]Edmond[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] de la Fontaine (17) [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[Resourceful and competitive (ENTP)]
- [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] was born on the 12th [name_u]November[/name_u], complications at birth meant that he was born through an emergency C-section
- at 8, [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] developed a close relationship with his sister [name_f]Lulu[/name_f].
- at 9, he got into a conflict at school with a boy called [name_m]Fox[/name_m].
- at 10, he skipped a grade because he was so advanced.
- at 12, he joined a friendship group with three other kids in his grade, two girls called [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_f]Kalina[/name_f], and a boy called [name_m]Kiefer[/name_m].
- at 14, [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is diagnosed with a personality disorder called obsessive compulsive personality disorder.
- at 15, he goes on a school exchange trip to Hay [name_u]River[/name_u] in the Northwest Territories in [name_f]Canada[/name_f].
- at 16, he becomes passionate about environmental issues after experiencing the beauty of the countryside while he was in [name_f]Canada[/name_f]. He also joins the Student Activism team, inspired by his interest in the environment
- Teddy graduates at 17, and decides to train to become a doctor. As he graduated a year early, he’ll be in training until he is 24.
- at 17, in his first year, he struggles with one of his classes.
DD: [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] de la Fontaine (15) [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[Social and fun-loving (ESFP)]
- [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] was born on [name_f]April[/name_f] 18th. She was only 5 pounds 2 ounces, so was small at birth.
- [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]'s best friend is called [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] Nakane. She’s also very close to her cousin [name_f]Posey[/name_f].
- she’s allergic to bees
- at 6, we learn that [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] needs glasses. She doesn’t have to wear them all the time but she thinks they are super cool and loves to put them on.
- at 7, [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] becomes close to another cousin, this time my brother’s son, who is called [name_m]Pierce[/name_m].
- at 8, she goes through a bit of a rebellious stage and steals some money from me. She’s soon discovered and is made to return her spoils, and is duly punished.
- at 11, [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] gets into a conflict at school with a girl called [name_u]Juniper[/name_u].
- at 12, she falls off a horse whilst riding, and has to be taken to the hospital. We discover she’s broken her wrist, and she’s gutted she has to be in a cast for a while as she’s a very active child
- at 15, she joins one of the sports clubs at school: the gymnastics team.
DS: [name_m]Alexandre[/name_m] [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] de la Fontaine (14) [name_m]Xander[/name_m]/[name_u]Lex[/name_u] [[name_u]Kit[/name_u] & [name_f]Mauve[/name_f]'s triplet]
[Warmhearted and responsible (ESFJ)]
- the triplets were born premature on [name_f]September[/name_f] 21st, my father’s birthday.
- [name_m]Xander[/name_m]'s best friend is called [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] [name_m]Lafayette[/name_m]
- at 6, [name_m]Xander[/name_m] decides to pick out a new nickname for himself and insists everyone calls him that. Thus [name_m]Xander[/name_m] becomes [name_u]Lex[/name_u].
- at 7, [name_u]Lex[/name_u] is diagnosed with dyslexia.
- at 8, he experiences a serious illness, meningitis. It is a very frightening time for the family, but luckily he makes a full recovery.
- at 10, [name_u]Lex[/name_u] begins to excel in gym class at school, and we discover he is a brilliant athlete.
- at 12, he develops a crush on [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], a girl in his class.
- at 13, he picks up photography as a hobby
DS: [name_m]Christian[/name_m] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] de la Fontaine (14) [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [[name_m]Xander[/name_m] & [name_f]Mauve[/name_f]'s triplet]
[Enthusiastic and creative (ENFP)]
- the triplets were born premature on [name_f]September[/name_f] 21st, my father’s birthday.
- at 7, [name_u]Kit[/name_u] develops a close relationship with his twin sister [name_f]Mauve[/name_f]. [name_u]Kit[/name_u] is also having problems at school, so we switch him into another class.
- at 9, he makes a friendship group with three other boys in his grade. They’re called [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Palmer[/name_m] and [name_m]Deforest[/name_m].
- at 10, [name_u]Kit[/name_u] has continued to struggle a bit at school, and so we end up keeping him back a grade as he has been finding school so hard.
- at 12, he has sufficiently caught up with his work and has begun to excel so is moved back into his correct grade!
- at 14, [name_u]Kit[/name_u] has his first kiss with a girl in his grade called [name_u]Hadley[/name_u].
DD: [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] de la Fontaine (14) [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] [[name_u]Kit[/name_u] & [name_m]Xander[/name_m]'s triplet]
[Warmhearted and responsible (ESFJ)]
- the triplets were born premature on [name_f]September[/name_f] 21st, my father’s birthday.
- [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] has a mentor/older best friend called [name_f]Aria[/name_f] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], who is seventeen.
- at 5, [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] excels at music in kindergarten. We foster this ability by taking her to piano and violin lessons.
- at 7, she struggles with gym class at school as she isn’t a natural athlete
- at 10, [name_f]Mauve[/name_f] makes three close friends at school. The first is a little girl called [name_f]Elah[/name_f], and then two boys, [name_u]Linden[/name_u] and [name_m]Nash[/name_m]. She also takes up cooking as a hobby.
- at 14, she gets in a car accident when a friend is driving her home from school. Luckily she isn’t hurt too badly but it is a very traumatic experience for her and for all of us.
DFD: [name_f]Dixie[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_m]Salinger[/name_m] (12) [[name_f]Edie[/name_f]'s sister]
[Logical and reserved (INTP)]
- she was born premature on the 7th [name_u]December[/name_u].
- we started to foster [name_f]Dixie[/name_f] and her sister when she was 12
- at 12, [name_f]Dixie[/name_f] begins to keep a sketchbook, where she regularly draws and paints