My brother felt he is not in the position to care for her and neither did her biological mother. Shane and I didn't hesitate to apply to adopt her and were excited to start the process.
Because Charlee is in Toronto, our local Social Development in New Brunswick has been handling our application and the adoption process. After many questions, they now know everything there is to know about us and deemed us "fit" to adopt, which is a good thing considering we already have three beautiful children, Marcus (11), Tyler (5), and Alyse (14 months). I suppose that means we're good parents. haha.
The kicker - "Cousins" on Charlee's maternal side of the family have also gone through this same process to adopt Charlee. They had started the process when she was just 5-months-old. It was put on hold while the agency tried to find Charlee's biological father. My brother was contacted when Charlee was 11-months-old and it was confirmed that he is in fact her biological father right around her 1st birthday.
This is where we are now:
Both families have been approved to adopt Charlee. It's been 6 weeks and a day, since we were approved. Charlee is now 19-months-old and is still residing in the same foster home she's been at since birth. We aren't sure what is taking Toronto so long to come to a decision, but we are glad that they care about Charlee enough to make the right decision for her.
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