Friday, December 11, 2009

court appointed hope

sweet pea is one step closer to being ours!!!!! yesterday in court the GAL asked that we change the plans from concurrent adoption and reunification to just adoption. in her words she "didn't think the courts needed to drag their feet on this one". the dad's atty said he just started a new substance abuse program (and no, i don't know what substance he's abusing) and he needs more time, the mom's GAL (didn't know she had a GAL but she does) said that she's contacted her CIP worker and she needed more time. all the other cases yesterday before us come back in 3 or 6 months, we come back in 45 days!!! over the holidays. and the judge wants proof that they're really doing something. she said "i don't want 'i'm gonna's' i want proof! you got 45 days". so it's looking pretty hopeful for us since 45 days isn't much time to make any progress, especially at the rate they've gone the last 4 months. so we'll see but i'm feeling really good about things. today i woke up feeling like i'm gonna be a mom.
as far as peanut, at this point, the mom is going to give it to the dad's parents to raise. and since they are family they can do that with out a home study or court approval. so maybe down the road we'll get that baby, or maybe they'll do great...just don't know. and i'm ok if we don't. i feel like sweet pea is so perfect i hate to push it and ruin the good thing we've got going right now. so only time will tell on all of these things but for now, i have hope. which, you know, is only helping in the faith department.
i think back to when we first got sweet pea and when i was putting her to sleep i would pray over her brain and her development. and now she's at level, and sometimes advanced, in her development. her motor skills are crazy good. the other night we were eating chili mac and she was using one of her spoons and she got every bite in there-it was practically pinkies-up perfect. a teacher at daycare told me she can kick a ball better than the kids a year older than her. she does have very precise motor skills. she can turn pages in a paper book or a magazine like an adult. and while i was praying i also prayed that she would be ours within a year and so far it seems as if that is going to happen. or pretty close to it-the laws say she has to live with us for one year before we're given an adoption day. but as long as the adoption status is there and not reunification-she's as good as ours.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is AWESOME news, Cheri!! SO excited for you!

SVrona said...

PRAISE GOD! I won't stop praying though. This is great news.

Erica said...

amazing update!! i'll keep praying. xoxo

Robbyn said...

YAY!!! That is wonderful news! :D

elizabeth angelo said...

thankful for the good report! :)

Del Angelo said...

God is so good to us...even when we can't see it. I'm just glad we get to see this one!!!! :) Thank you Jesus, but won't stop praying!!! :)

mudders said...

such wonderful news. I am so glad for you and Paul and me and Elaine and Del. God is so good to us. We will keep praying. You will make such a wonderful mommy.

rachelle said...

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! I am totally freaking out! Scared Dan by screaming when I read this. Hooray for the wonderful news!!!

Unknown said...

Wonderful news!!!