He's mine forever!!!

Hello All! I am back with good news! We finalized last week. I just received all of the paperwork yesterday & I cannot explain how good it feels. It's like a weight has been lifted off of us. No more visits! Yeah! I have been waiting (what seems like) forever to share pics of my baby! He came home at 4 years & is now 5. We worried that he didn't have any baby pics (I adopted from foster care) but I opened the package yesterday & there it was a pic of a beautiful baby boy. It was sad for my son looking at our family photos. He kept telling me he was never a baby because he didn't have a picture. Now he does have a picture & when he saw it he just laughed & hugged me so tight! He is five, but I can only imagine what was running through his mind & how relieved he must have been to see his baby pic. So here it is... My son at 6 months & him now! I am such a proud mama!

Second Time Around

So... I have good news. I think. I received a call 2 days ago from my case worker. She had received a call from a DFS worker that we were working with about 10 months ago regarding a little girl (Miss Adorable) that I had met at a match party. Unfortunately it did not work out at that time due to bios coming into the picture. However, the bios were unable to commit to the case plan & now adoption is the route they are on again. The DFS worker wanted to know if I was still interested. I said, "Absolutely!". I could not let go of this little girl. I felt like she was already my baby. I was heartbroken when it didn't work out. So now I wait in hopes that I am not disappointed. My caseworker is going to let DFS know that I am interested & get back to me. Now I am going to be on pins & needles until I hear something. I almost forgot what it felt like to play the waiting game. Pray for us!

One More Time

I am ready to begin the process of adopting another child! I love my little guy & he really wants a brudder & sister. I told him he could only have one or the other, not both...lol. He looked at me with a smile & said "Mommy I have to have both!" I know his story will change once his little brudder/sister gets here. He is used to other kids being around because of my many nephews, neices & cousins. But he has no idea what he is in for once that brudder/sister lives with us and plays with his toys & messes up his stuff! Anyway, he is a great little helper & he will be a wonderful big brudder. So in an effort to begin this process, I attended an information meeting at an adoption agency in my area. That agency has fees that are upward $30k. I was dumbfounded. I thought that it would be around $16-20K. I was so disappointed. I am not going to let this count me out though. So, it looks like I may have to go back to the foster care system or fundraise. I didn't have any problems with adopting from foster care, but I just want to adopt an infant this time for the experience & so that my son is the "big brudder" that he wants to be. I will be fundraising for a long long long time until this happens for us.

My Little Man is Home!!!

I am delighted to say that I have a wonderful little boy!!! He just turned 5 at the beginning of April. He is a wonderful little man with great personality. He loves to laugh & joke all the time. It has been 5 months since we first met. That first meeting was awesome. We were firemen for 2 hours straight. It feels like he has been home forever. It has now been a busy 3 months since he came to live with me forever. He keeps me on my toes. He has so much energy... I love him. I am so happy. So happy that I am going to start the process all over again in August. This time it will be for a little girl. I can't wait!!!!! I received my finalization date, which is August 12, 2009. And the countdown begins...

What a week!

For the past week I have been absolutely stressed. I have moved into my new house, my permanency hearing has been rescheduled, & the most historical election is at hand. This election seriously has me going crazy. I can't wait until it is over. I urge anyone who reads this to go out and vote! Anyway, I need your prayers that I get my son this month. On a happy note... I am really excited about my new house. It is awesome! 5 bedrooms 2 full baths. I love it! There is so much room. I can't wait until my transition is complete!

Tired of waiting

I am starting this new blog because I am in the process of adopting and it seems like a good journaling outlet for that process. I will say it took me a really long time to think about doing so. I have been in this process for over a year now and the wait is kinda getting to me. So please pray that my child will find me.

I am really excited that I am on my way to creating a forever family. I have never had to pray for more patience in my life. This is truly a test. It will all be worth it in the end though. So, I have two situations going on right now. Hopefully, I will have a placement by the holidays. We'll see what happens... Christmas is only 2 months away.