Adoption Update

Today Erik and I went to CPS to read Hadleigh's case file! One of the last steps before we can finalize the adoption. Wooohoooo!! Very very sad story though. If you don't know here are a list of some of the things we read:
1. Hadleigh's mom (Aisha Burns) is only 22 years old. She was placed in foster care when she was only 5 years old d/t physical abuse.
2. She suffers from bipolar disorder, sees people who aren't there and never tells the same story twice. She is mentally ill. In the hospital she told the Dr. that she had several other children, but didn't know where they were. She said she had a C-section, but there were no scars.
3. She was positive for Syphillus when Hadleigh was born, and so was Hadleigh. Hadleigh was treated for 10 days with antibiotic and was clear when she was discharged from the hospital when she was 10 days old and placed in our home.
4. The dad is no where to be found. There were 2 different birth dates in the file for the "Alleged" dad. We believe he is in state prison. He also tested positive for Syphillus and was arrested in the hospital for trying to get in the nursery to see the baby and refused treatment.
5. At one point Hadleigh's mom said she was a singer/songwriter in Florida and her husband had been run over by an 18 wheeler. Only later to say she didn't know who Hadleigh's father was, then said his name was Frank, and then said she looked like her dad- David Medina.

These are only some of the things we read, but they were all VERY sad and very disturbing.

On a positive note, we have tentatively set the ADOPTION date for Hadleigh and Isaac on September 12. Don't set that in stone though, b/c you NEVER know how long this paperwork will take to complete.

We have also scheduled the babies DEDICATION for October 19 and an Adoption Party to follow that afternoon!!