Today has been a very eventful day, to say the least. We now have a case number for our adoption certification, we received information from licensing to increase the number foster kids we can have to two, and we had court this afternoon to change the baby's case plan.
After a small delay due to scheduling conflicts (because the courts schedule three hearings for the same time...) and the tardiness of an attorney, the case plan has been changed to severance and adoption. So, YAY! We cleared the first hurdle and we couldn't be happier. We now have a severance hearing scheduled at the beginning of September, and we will see where it goes from there. We still have a 90% chance of becoming his forever family, and we are so excited! As I have said before, I truly believe he was meant to be ours.
Being a foster parent is so emotionally draining. I feel like I am on pins and needles most of the time, and the waiting drives me nuts. There are days when I wonder if I am doing the right thing, and wonder if I really am cut out for this. I go through some days just dreading what it would be like if CPS decided the baby should be somewhere else or with his bio family. I lose sleep over it, I cry over it, and it makes me sad some days. The closer we get to the severance and the adoption, I'm sure I will be a nervous and emotional wreck- just like I was today and have been for the last six months. But then I look at this miracle baby and I know that we are doing the right thing, we are cut out for this, and we are making a huge difference in this child's life. I know that we have given this baby a chance he may not have otherwise had. I read to him, I play with him, I talk to him, and I take care of every need he has. In our hearts, he is ours and he is right where he needs to be.
Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. They are greatly appreciated! I cannot wait until this is all over and done so we can legally call him ours.
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