Our new journey part 2

The next week our social worker came out again.  At that point they had us fast tracked so our visits were basically back to back.  On our second visit I was so excited I could hardly contain myself.  I was DYING to hear if she had any more info on the pre adoptive placement.  When she arrived she informed us that she did not have more info but wondered if we would be willing to take a girl that has CP and needs a placement after she is discharged from the hospital.  It turned out that the child with CP was at the same hospital where my girls get therapy and I was going to be there that afternoon.  She even suggested seeing if we could meet her.  Our heads were spinning.  We had thought we would not have a placement for about a year and we had just been presented with 2 children and one was a permanent placement!  We asked about taking the girl with CP and how that might affect the pre adoptive placement.  She told me she would get more info on both of them to help us decide what to do.  She even asked if we would be willing to take both.  We told her we would need extensive info on their needs to consider that.

She left our house and called us back 10 minutes later with info on both placements.  The pre adoptive placement was a boy.  I reminded her that we really don't have permanent room for a boy, so we would likely not pursue him, but we would be willing to pray about it.  She also told us more about the girl and I told her it seemed likely that was the route to go.

That afternoon as I was pulling up at the hospital my phone rang and it was the girl's social worker.  I told him I was at the hospital and he said he'd be there in 5 minutes to meet me.  WHAT?!  I was a nervous wreck but I sent my girls off to therapy and next thing I knew I was sitting by the bed of a beautiful sleeping little girl.  Her nurse gave me more info about her and there seemed to be a lot of confusion about when she would be discharged, plus the pesky little fact that we were not even licensed yet!  No one knew if we could even be licensed fast enough to get her.

The social worker at the hospital came to meet me and she started talking to me about coming to get training on her g tube feeds and asking for my pediatrician's name.  I told her we were not licensed yet, which had not been communicated to her, but everyone was moving forward like this was going to happen.  They decided to keep her over the weekend so I waited for a call on Monday with some news and heard nothing.  Our social worker was coming Tuesday morning so I figured that we'd know more then but in the meantime I was mentally preparing myself for being ready to take this girl. 

Monday night I was at Bible study when I got an email from our social worker.  She was forwarding me information about the little boy who was a pre adoptive placement.  I read it and my first thought was "If this was a girl we'd be all over it."  I sat for a moment and prayed over the situation.  I finally told God that I would go home and show it to Larry.  If his response was "We aren't taking boys we don't have room space", I'd drop it and move on.  If he was interested or came up with a suggestion for our room situation I would take that as God telling me we should consider him.

When I got home I handed him my phone and asked him to read the email.  It felt like and eternity while I waited for his response.

To be continued.......