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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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Big Day!
Yesterday was a rollercoaster of emotions. I started the day at work, and opened my e-mail to find out that DCF FINALLY approved us!!! We are now able to officially adopt in the state of MA. Just getting that piece of paper seemed like it took forever. In reality, it took 4 months. Those were 4 of the longest months of my life.
About 2 hours later, I got a call from my social worker. She wanted to know if we were interested in a sibling group - a 1 year old girl and 3 year-old boy. I wanted to scream "of-course." I did call my husband, and he agreed that we were interested. I don't have a lot of details about the children. But I did see a picture, and they are adorable. I don't want to post too many specifics because of confidentiality.
It is crazy to think that we could have two toddlers in a relatively short time frame. This adoption process went from zero to sixty in a matter of hours. I should know because I work there, but it is true that DCF has 2 paces - painfully slow or lightening-fast. There have been times I have doubted if we can handle it. We will go from a childless couple to parents of 2 instantly. There will be challenges. We have missed out on their early years, and may have to make up for some of that. I would like to think we can handle it, because it is what I have wanted for so long. I hope that like most parents, we will just rise to the occasion.
A big relief is that I was able to "go public" on Facebook with the news. We had told close friends and family, but some people still didn't know. I have been blown away by the kind comments I have received since posting the news. People I haven't seen in years have sent personal comments about different ways their lives have been touched by adoption. I can't describe the feeling of having everyone be so happy for you and excited. It makes me feel like the children will be very loved when they are home with us.
About 2 hours later, I got a call from my social worker. She wanted to know if we were interested in a sibling group - a 1 year old girl and 3 year-old boy. I wanted to scream "of-course." I did call my husband, and he agreed that we were interested. I don't have a lot of details about the children. But I did see a picture, and they are adorable. I don't want to post too many specifics because of confidentiality.
It is crazy to think that we could have two toddlers in a relatively short time frame. This adoption process went from zero to sixty in a matter of hours. I should know because I work there, but it is true that DCF has 2 paces - painfully slow or lightening-fast. There have been times I have doubted if we can handle it. We will go from a childless couple to parents of 2 instantly. There will be challenges. We have missed out on their early years, and may have to make up for some of that. I would like to think we can handle it, because it is what I have wanted for so long. I hope that like most parents, we will just rise to the occasion.
A big relief is that I was able to "go public" on Facebook with the news. We had told close friends and family, but some people still didn't know. I have been blown away by the kind comments I have received since posting the news. People I haven't seen in years have sent personal comments about different ways their lives have been touched by adoption. I can't describe the feeling of having everyone be so happy for you and excited. It makes me feel like the children will be very loved when they are home with us.
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