Originally Posted By
Pam
We had a baby that we picked up at six weeks and were told we'd probably get to adopt her because her mom was a hardcore drug addict. Three months later, an aunt popped up and we knew we weren't going to be able to keep her, but she still needed a place to live for three more months. We loved that little baby so much that her picture still hangs on our wall some four years later. She was precious and loveable and the light of our lives. We spoiled her rotten. While it was hard for us when she left (to put it mildly) it was great for the baby. And we were rewarded when the aunt somehow got our number and called us to gush her thanks for how happy and well-adjusted her neice was and how thankful she was that the baby had had good foster parents. After that,t hough, we didn't do foster care. I didn't want to get any baby/child thta could go home...I just didn't have the heart to do it twice. After that, we adopted only and only took kids who were legally free. But I think you SHOULD get attached to the baby. The baby will feel the love, and it will be something that will help her for the rest of her life....those early months of affection and nurturing. Enjoy
