The Rose's Little Miracle

As a family we decided we would adopt a boy. It was the right thing to do for our family. We filled out the paper work, which gives Social Services some feel of who you are. We got the Police Check done and waited for the adoption course.

The adoption course was approximately 32 hrs of instruction, which was very informative. It really made us think about whether this was the right decision for our family.

A few months later we had our home assessment completed. This consisted of a few home visits which can be rather intrusive, but are very necessary to give Social Services more family background, Social Interaction, etc.

Once the Home Assessment Report is finished and reviewed by Social Services you wait for them to match you up with a child. With in a few months we were offered 2 siblings. We took some time to make a decision, which was a very difficult one for our family. Unfortunately at that time we felt that taking on 2 children was not possible at that point in time. We then waited for another child to be matched up with our family. Within 6 months we had been shown the most beautiful (handsome) little boy. Everything we heard about him appealed to us and appeared to be well suited for our family.

Once we felt comfortable with all the background information we preceded with the visitation with Kristopher. This consisted with just the 2 of us at the beginning, then after a couple of visits we were able to take our children with us to meet Kristopher. This was followed by a weekend visit with Kristopher coming to our home and feeling comfortable with his prospective new family. We let Kristopher pick out his own door for his new bedroom that he thought was just great. That also would give him a feeling belonging and something to call his own when he would arrive permanently. The following week Kristopher arrived and took up residence with his forever family.

The adoption was final within 6 months. We have a son who is a very happy little boy and well adjusted and a big part of our family. It seems like he has been here for ever which reinforces that we made the right decision adopting Kristopher. The whole process took less than 2 years, but our new son will reap the benefits of a family for the rest of his life. The transition from foster home to their forever home can be very stressful and difficult for all families involved. With the support of extended family and friends on both sides with make the transition successful and done with ease.

We would also like to mention that we hope anyone in the process of adopting, that they would take their time to make sure that the child they are hoping to adopt as their own is well suited to their needs and also most importantly to the child's needs. We feel we did this and that is why we have had such a successful adoption. We would like to tell all of you who are thinking about adopting a child to follow your heart. There are a lot of wonderful children waiting for a "forever-family" full of love and laughter to call their own.

Good luck and God Bless.
The Roses