[hollylolly]

We are looking to foster adopt my oldest brothers daughter. She is six months old and has only lived in foster care. The mother has mental issues and does not have custody of her other child and only supervised visitation with Danielle. My brother is handicapped and although willing is probably unable to care for her.
We recently recieved a request for family to take her and of course we would love to bring her into our home, bearing in mind that little more than a year ago we gave birth to our 2nd daughter 11 weeks premature our oldest is 10. It has been a long year.
We were surprised to hear of my brothers daughters birth in Oct. We offered what support we could and even offered to take her but that only upset people so we backed off and heard nothing for six months. Now come to find out that those people who could take her won't and those that want her can't have her. I'm scared out of my wits. I don't know what there going to expect from us, we are barely getting back on our feet from the 3 months we spent in hospital.
This is also taking place across state lines as Danielle is in South Dakota and we are in Wyoming. The worker told my mother that they wanted to do a home inspection. I read something about an interstate compac (not sure what that is about). There is also supposed to be a hearing soon to sever the mothers rights but i'm not sure about that. All I know is that we are willing to take her indefinatly, to adopt her to call her our own and give her the same love that I give my children and my sisters children.
I know that I don't want her to grow up in the system in different foster care for who knows how long. SHe needs to bond and be loved.

Looking for answers,
Auntie