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There are certainly challenges to having an only child and challenges having two or more children. We have 3 grown boys and now a 1 yo daughter, which is basically the same as having an only child. She requires a lot of attention, especially mine and while I love having a mommy's girl, it can wear a mommy down quickly. What I do notice is how much she loves being around other children. I'm a SAHM so she doesn't attend daycare and is too young for pre-school. However, I do try to provide her other opportunities to spend time with other children.

My boys had each other growing up and likewise my husband and I had our siblings. I personally can't imagine my dd not having the opportunity to grow up with a sibling closer to her age. Therefore, we have begun the process to adopt another baby girl. This time we'll be adopting from Ethiopia.

Our dd is from Guatemala and I haven't read very encouraging information about future adoptions from Guatemala. While no one knows for sure if adoptions will one day be a possibility for families from the U.S., Guatemala has made it pretty clear that the process is going to be much different. Unfortunately, the process they describe sounds similar to the process that has all but shut down adoptions from other Latin American countries. As time goes on, I hope the process is tweaked in such a way that it allows all orphaned children the opportunity to find their forever family, no matter where that family comes from.