Interviews

The Kiddos Have Their First Interview:

     At midnight, I sent in our doctrinal statements and paid our fees!  Yay.  And to top off the past 24 hours, the kiddos had their interviews with the social worker today.  I have been kind of freaking out all week about this first official meeting between the social worker and my crazy kids.  They say the craziest things around people they barely know, so who knows what will come out of their mouths?!?  Thankfully, they had been at soccer camp and agility training all morning so they were pretty tired.  We sat in the little waiting room while she spoke to each kiddo by themselves in her office.  And every time one of the boys came back in, Anna would ask them if she bit them, or hurt them.  I have no idea where she got that from but the SW thought it was pretty funny.  After she talked to them all, she went over a time line for the rest of the interviews and the home tour.  That was pretty helpful.

The best part of the whole entire thing was what the SW told me on the way out.  

      "Your kids are so cute.  When I was talking to one of them, I asked him if he had any questions."

"Can I ask you a question?"  

     "Sure."

"How would you feel if you were adopting a baby from Uganda?"

     "I think I would be excited, and maybe a little scared because there is a lot of new stuff going on.  How do you feel?"

"Well, I feel proud that we can do this for someone."

Yay.  Well done baby doll.  I imagine that it was my Bear-Bear that said those sweet little words.  I know that Mime told the SW that he had wanted a brother that was the same age as him so that if he was behind in school or was being bullied then he could help him out.  I know that Gabers wanted someone younger than him, and Tayo seemed pretty indifferent.  Mia Burrito wants a baby sister.  

     Oh my gosh, does this poor little one want a baby sister or what?  Every time she sees a little baby she asks when her baby sister is coming.  When seeing her pregnant Aunt Jubilee, she asked if I was going to have a gigantic belly and get huge like her.  For three nights straight, she crawled in my lap and covered herself with a blanket.  "Mommy, crack open your belly and take your new baby out.  Rub your blanket belly."  When she asked if her baby sister was really coming out of my belly, I tried to explain what we were going to do and how her "little sibling" was coming.  "Well Mia, Mommy's baby baker was broken, so they took it out.  And so now, if you want a baby brother or sister, then we have to find one who has no mommy or daddy."

    This explanation did not sit well with Tayo.  "How do babies have no mommies or daddies?"

"Well, some mommies get sick and can't take care of their babies.  Sometimes bad things happen to mommies and daddies and the babies are put in orphanages.  And sometimes mommies and daddies cannot handle being mommies and daddies, and the babies would be happier with people who really want to be mommies and daddies."

     "Wait.  What?  Who would not want to be a mommy or daddy?"

"Well Tayo, life can be crazy.  Being a mommy and daddy is hard work and when you really love your baby, you want what is best for him.  And sometimes, that means giving your precious little lover to someone who can feed them or clothe them.  You have nothing to worry about Tayo, but this is about tiny children, far away, who need homes."

     "That is too sad.  Crazy mom.  If you need to leave me though, maybe you can send me to Nanny's house instead of a different country."

"You got it kiddo.  Nanny's house it would be, except for the fact that I could not live without you!"

     I have the best kids.