Yesterday we met with an adoptive couple who have eight children; six which are adopted. I admit that we were both a little nervous, because we weren't sure what to expect. But after a few minutes of being there we felt right at home and after spending the whole day talking, laughing, and interacting with the family we both feel at ease with our decision to adopt. Brian, especially, feels a lot more at ease.
It was neat to see how the family interacted. There were eight kids there but you couldn't tell. It was peaceful! All the kids help each and even did chores...without being asked! There was such a range in the children. What one child couldn't do; another would help. That is the way a family should be; all working together.
We learned a lot about the whole process too. There is so much to information. I brought my notebook and took some notes. For instance, I never knew that there was a spectrum of celebal palsey. I always assumed celebal palsey met wheelchair...but it doesn't. They had several children with celebal palsey and each child was different. In fact, one of my friends has a daughter with celebral palsey who got into the military! (Her case is very mild and I don't think she told them)
We've decided to go with their agency. They have gone through different agencies and they like this one the best. So, I'll be calling Families United Network sometime this week to get more information. And hopefully, we can set up a meeting for sometime in November. We're just taking this one step at a time.
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