[Lamaena]

Our fd D came into our home when she was 4 days old, she is now 7 months old. D's bmom was on probation when she gave birth to D, soon after her birth she violated her probation and has since been incarcerated, she got a 1 year and one day sentence but may be out by October. D's bdad is also incarcerated, he was sentenced to 7 years in state prison a few months prior to D's birth.Background: D has 3 half brothers that are in long term relative care placement with their maternal aunt. Maternal aunt wanted D to be placed with her but failed the home-study. Since D came to live with us the aunt has wanted contact off and on but never really has followed through with anything.D's bparents are both drug-dealers and addicts. Their drug of choice is meth and mom has been an eilicit drug user for over a decade. My biggest fear is that she will stay clean just long enough to get this prescious little girl back to then relapse back into drug use. D has had no contact with her mother with the exception of her birth and one visit, the aunt has only met her twice, and her three brothers have only seen her once.D is a happy lil'girl, she's had a normal upbringing in our family; she's full of love and is adored by our entire family. My heart aches when I consider the possibility of our lil'princess being removed from our home, we know she will be with us until she's at least 2 yrs old, or so the GAL and CW say. Thus far we just try our best to live one day at a time, the thought of having D placed in an unsafe environment is just too painful to even contemplate.I look forward to getting to know each of your stories and to be able to give and receive the support we all need.Thanks!