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After not hearing from our social worker today as promised, I called her to find out what she had learned about the 8 yr old twins we have been waiting to learn more about. She said she was purposely holding off on that because she found out late yesterday that we have a chance on a 9 month old healthy girl! She has been in the same foster home since birth. The foster family has not wanted to adopt her but they (CPS) have to give the foster mom a last chance to adopt before they place. Apparently, the foster is mom is elderly - I don't know what that means (how CPS defines elderly) but they said they didn't think she would want to adopt the child because of her age. The baby is healthy, but the foster family is hispanic and speaks no English. So at 9 months old, the baby knows no English. I don't remember what Caleb was able to say at 9 months, but he understood a lot. So I suppose we could muddle through the language barrier - happily so if it means we get a healthy little girl like this! We have to wait until MONDAY to find out if the foster mom will adopt the baby - again, the social worker said she has not wanted to in the past, but you have to give her that last chance.... So - is Monday one or two YEARS away???!!!!! Wow - it is going to be a VERY LONG 6 days!

Hardly sane,
Lara