[dyardley]

After a lot of thought, dh and I have sadly decided we need to postpone our adoption process. We have been paper chasing since Feb, and have been open with our almost 5 yr old ds about adopting a little sister for him.
Now, an unplanned job change for me, and challenges with my husband's business have led us to decide that both financial and time constraints necessitate postponing our process.
My question is, how do we explain to our ds? I am heartbroken when I picture the conversation with him. Our postponement may mean we are not able to adopt from Guatemala depending on the status of the program in 2007. We may not end up adopting at all if our situation does not resolve in the next year becuase I don't want there to be a 6-7 yr age difference in our children. What do we tell him?