Homecoming

Just an update: My husband and I are licensed foster parents hoping to adopt a child under three. Everyone told us that it would be very unlikely that we could adopt a reasonably healthy child under three directly from the state of Pennsylvania. We were waiting to foster a child with the hopes of adopting but recent changes with the Department of Human Services have reduced the number of infants being placed into foster care. We got a call in June about a potential placement with a two-year-old boy who had been in foster care for 15 months and his parental rights were recently terminated. We have spent all of July meeting our new son and transitioning him into our home.
Long story, short, our two-year-old son is coming home tomorrow! It has been a chllenging month going from one child to two. Our three-year-old son has had to learn how to share and there have been some tears and tantrums (from kids and parents alike). But we are definitely getting used to each other and becoming a family. I will keep you all posted on how the next six months go before me move towards finalization.

Wow!

We have been placed with our second child. Instead of a private adoption we went through foster care. It has been a hard process but very worth it. Jamir is a ridculously cute biracial two-year-old boy. He has been in foster care for 15 months.
Our first visit to meet with Jaymir was today. Wouldn't you know it! our camera malfunctioned and we could only take one good shot of Jaymir (aka Jay Jay). Isn't he a cutie? The first visit went very well. Kevin played trains with Jay Jay on the floor and I got a lot of care and feeding tips from his foster mother. On Thursday, we will bring Quincy to meet his baby brother. I am expecting fireworks but I think they will eventually get along well. Hopefully we will be able to bring Jay Jay home by the end of July.