Update.

I do not feel like posting this. I want to hide in some little happy place in the mountains with my little children and husband and FORGET about lawyers, court, grandma, $$$$, What If's, etc... We were told last night by our agency that Grandma's claims to OUR girls are not to be taken lightly. Grandma has hired a lawyer. We were told we need to hire a lawyer to represent our interest in adopting the girls. We were told which lawyer to try to hire. Our agency has hired a lawyer to represent birth mother and her RIGHT to make an adoption plan for her girls. Our agency has talked to MANY lawyers about the situation and they tell them it is serious. Why? Why? Why? This is exactly what we asked several times from the very get-go. "What about Birth Grandparents???" We were told over and over again that in Colorado grandparents have no rights. Their petition to adopt is the same as any Joe-blow's petition to adopt, so now it is high risk????
    This scenario is EXACTLY why from the first hour we knew we would not have any more bio children, our minds and hearts headed to the orphans in some far off country. An orphan whom nobody else wanted. We were scared of birth FAMILIES and fascinated with the intrigue of international adoption. Well, then little Isabel landed in our laps. We never doubted that God led us straight to her and her to us. However we had some HUGE scares with her and her birth family, too. (this is good for me to remember) It was NOT all roses, but in the end she was OURS. Praise God. And there were no rocks after she was born, it was all scares before she was born. So we did not "KNOW" her, yet. Then we headed over seas again with all our paperwork and THEN these little girls from DENVER, CO land in our laps. Once again, we had no doubt that God was leading. From the beginning we were told that we had nothing to worry about. So we didn't! Birth mom was settled on an adoption plan and she was happy they were with us. Birth dad does not have a chance. Grandparents don't have any rights in Colorado. Our agency gave us a 99% that the adoption would go through. We invested ALL of our hearts in them with no reserves, which of course we will never regret. NOW Paternal Grandma petitions to court for custody of the girls and we are told she is not to be taken lightly??? I know to you foster parents this is a normal day for you, but it's not for ME! Not to mention hiring a lawyer and the $$$$$ that go with that. And yes, I know it is not OVER yet. God is BIG. But I also know that bad things CAN happen. I am S C A R E D. It feels like there is a dark cloud in my brain.