In the immortal words of Ice Cube...today was a good day! It seems that attending the adoption party was the best decision we ever made. We got FOUR adoption related calls today. That's right, FOUR! Our adoption social worker said that people are "fighting" to get to us first. We hope to have some meetings set up soon with social workers to get more information. Our social worker said we are "first choice" among the children:
1 girl, almost 4 yo. No known special needs, no legal risk
2 boys --- 1 two yo, 1 three month old. HIGH legal risk. No known special needs.
2 boys - 19 month old and 4 yo. 19 mo old has PT and some motor delays. 4 yo has speech delays but is making gains. Born methadone addicted. Low Legal risk. Social worker MAY want a SAHP.
20 month old girl and 3 yo boy: Both on the autism spectrum, girl is having seizures. We said no to them. :(
There was a sibling group at the adoption party of 4 girls ages 3 - 9. Part of me wishes we could adopt them. My husband said, "Yeah right. Maybe with your next husband." The thing with 4 girls - they will all be teenagers at the same time!
A social worker also e-mailed our SW to request we attend another adoption party in 2 weeks at a local office. After feeling discouraged for a little while, I am now feeling really optimistic. Maybe one of these cases is our children/child. Maybe not. But I guess it is nice to feel "wanted." And a reminder that our children are out there.
I have an all day training tomorrow where they have a "no phone" policy. I will be checking my phone on the sly like a madwoman!!
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