The first 6 months the kids were with us were a challenge. 2 healthy adults came face to face with a whole host of childhood illnesses. We spent those first 6 months in a state of constant medication...or at least it seems that way looking back at it now! We sneezed, coughed, sniffled and puked our way through that time.
Time passed quickly as we all adjusted to new routines and got to know one another within the dynamics of a family. We reached the end of the mandatory 6 months of foster adoption (basically a trial period where potential adoptive parents are subject to ongoing monitoring to ensure that the placement is working as it should) before we could even catch our breath. We were now approved to adopt the children and were just awaiting a date on the judge's calendar.
During that waiting period, we received a call from L (the children's case manager). She wanted to know if we would be interested in having the children's youngest sibling placed with us. We immediately said yes and entered into a world of red tape, bureaucracy and stupidity.
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