[asellers]

HELLO MY HUSBAND AND I ADOPTED OUR FOSTER SON IN JANUARY. WE GOT HIM IN FOSTER CARE WHEN HE WAS JUST 2 DAYS OLD. WE INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM AND WHEN HIS BIRTH PARENTS GAVE UP THEIR RIGHTS WE STARTED THE ADOPTION PROCESS. HE IS NOW 19 MONTHS OLD. HE IS TOO YOUNG NOW TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS ADOPTED BUT IT WON'T BE LONG WE PLAN TO ALWYS MAKE IT KNOWN TO HIM THAT HE IS ADOPTED SO THAT IT'S NOT A BIG SECRET THAT HE FINDS OUT SOMEDAY. WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE BIRTH MOTHER AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN HIS BIRTH FAMILY TO SHARE WITH HIM. WE ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THE BIRTH MOTHER. AND SHE HAS EXPRESSED HER FEELINGS IN WANTING TO SEE HIM SHE HASN'T SEEN HIM SINCE HE WAS 4 MONTHS OLD. I THINK IT WOULD BE O.K. BUT MY HUSBAND ISN'T SURE. IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE GOING THROUGH THE SAMR THING THAT WOUKD LIKE TO GIVE US SOME ADVICE OR JUST SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH US. THANKS ASELLERS