I know this is off topic, but I wanted to share the news of possibly extending our family.
Let me start off with some background stuff: My fiance has been fighting a battle with his ex-wife about the son she had while they were married.
Well, today, my fiance got a call at work telling him that he may get custody of him becasue his ex-wife has gotten into some trouble that she cannot get out of. She has a history of not being a good mom, so I feel no guilt whatsoever for opening up my heart and home to him.
The little boy is now 4 1/2. I have never met him, and my fiance hasn't seen him in 3 years, but from what I know of him he is a sweet kid with a big heart. He has had soem medical problems in the part, and I have a strong feeling that he hasn't received the proper medical care.
I am excited about the possibility of getting custody of him, but am unsure what to expect. In his 4 years the little guy has been through a lot and I'm unsure how he would react to coming across the conutry to live with people he considers strangers. My guess is that he'll either be skittish and shy, or (hopefully) he'll see love, affection, toys, and good food and come to us with open arms.
I'm unsure of how my own kids will react to this sitaution at first, so I haven't told them anything yet, and probably won't until we are sure he's coming to live with us. I think they will be okay with it. My oldest son is 3 1/2 and there is a 9 month difference in thier age. Dylan (my oldest) is a very friendly person and I really think that they would get along great.
I know that this would mean a lot of changes in our life, but I am okay with that. Anybody have any suggestions on handling 3 kids, especailly 3 boys? [img]smile.gif[/img]


**UPDATE**
The ex-wife's parents may be stepping in and try to fight for custody too, since they are in the same state. The little boy also has a 2 year old sister who has a differnt father, but he is the same trouble as the mom. The question now is: do the courts really want to separate the kids? We are unsure where the kids are, so my fiance called the ex-wife's parents to see if they knew what was going on; we got thier machine, so hopefully we'll hear from them soon.

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ September 21, 2006 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Gomunk ]</font>