The Call

We didn't get the baby.  We thought we were going to, had everything ready and were waiting for the call on the day he was released from the hospital, but the call never came.  Two days later we found out that a relative came forward, got custody of him, and now wants Jia.  Talk about your world being turned upside down.  She's been with us for 15 months and we didn't see any chance of her leaving in the near future.  Three days before that mom had said there were no relatives who could take the kids, and then out of the blue someone shows up.  To be honest, I panicked.  With S, she was gone a lot of weekends and we always knew she was leaving at some point.  And she went to a good home where I believe she will thrive.  But the thought of Jia leaving is harder for me.  Especially so suddenly.  We had court this past week, less than a week after finding out about the relative, and our caseworker was preparing us for the chance that she would be leaving that say.  Thankfully court was continued for the third consecutive month and nothing came of it.
This has been a frustrating case for us.  The key people who should be involved and actively advocating for Jia haven't been around.  Getting information has been extremely difficult.  And it's frustrating because she deserves better.  We'll find out more in the next couple of weeks about her future with us, but it's hard to just sit back idly.
We're also back to taking calls about other children.  We decided that we are only considering babies six months or under because of the age differences with Jia and Keragan.  Part of me is enjoying just having two kids, so we're being extremely picky about bringing a new child into our house for now.  But who knows when we'll get the right call!