and then we were three....

CO & I are unofficially a family of three!!  These past three weeks we have been spending a lot of time getting to know a little boy and having him get to know us. On Monday he will be officially moved in with us.  His name is J and he is almost 15 months old. He is tied up in the system so he will be living with us as a foster child. There is NO guarantee that he will become legally a member of our family. The CAS has put in a petition to make him a crown ward and any bio family has 30 days to appeal. If he becomes a crown ward I can put in a petition to adopt him. My foster parent certification is 'foster', 'foster with a view' (to adopt) and 'respite' (mon-fri). Due to the fact that I am licenced as a 'foster with a view', I was approached to see if I would take him with the understanding that I'd apply to adopt him if such an opportunity arose. He is currently in a foster home (he has been there since he was 8 months) and that home is wanting to close ASAP for reasons of their own.
He is a smart, tiny little boy. He is scheduled for surgery for next month but other than this surgery he is healthy. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He seems to be a happy, quiet boy. CO is enjoying having another little one around. He needs to work on being 'gentle' and to stop trying to carry J to where he wants to play with him. It isn't easy to adjust to being a sibling after being an only child for 3 1/2 years but we are working on it and I'm working on having him 'help' to look after J. On the most part he hasn't shown signs of being jealous, he is just torn between being a 'baby' and being a 'big boy'. He wants to use the highchair, and he is desperate for a bottle :)  He stopped having a bottle shortly after he turned 2 and he very much 'mourned' the loss of it.  After he stopped getting a bottle, he'd often take a swig from other baby's bottles if he ever got a chance :)
Every time he declares that he wants to be a baby, I remind him all the special things he gets to do because he is a 'big boy' that the 'baby' (J) can't do.