Tuesday, April 13, 2010
We just found out yesterday afternoon that our nineteen-month-old girl is going home with relatives tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. We are heartbroken, but we also feel good that there were so many family members (four sets -- from both sides of the family) that have been working hard to get her into their homes. She will be loved and cared for by her family there.
She will be forever etched in our hearts. We never held back one ounce of our love. It is especially hard because she is the daughter that we have been wanting for many, many years (not to take anything away from my two great, adult sons). For a short while, she was "my girl" and it brings tears to my eyes just writing it. She was going to be Melinda's little dancer and daddy's girl. She even called us Mama and Dadda for the last month. She will be deeply missed and I am sure we will grieve more after she leaves Wednesday.
This comes just two weeks after losing our beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Scarlett, so it has been particularly rough for Melinda.
We still have our thirteen-month-old happy-head boy, CO -- at least for now and are happy to have more time to bond with him.
We have already told Covenant Kids (our foster and adoption agency) to wait on placing any more foster children with us right now unless they are cleared for adoption already or "low legal risk" placements (see earlier blogs for what this means). Since we have a happy baby boy right now (and maybe forever), we are looking for a birth to eight-year-old girl for adoption.
Again, while we are sad about her loss, we are excited that she appears to have lots of family that loves her.
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