Colorado mom had already adopted two siblings — when a third needed a home, her answer was immediate
'We always remind them that they're all sisters and brothers. And so they get to have that connection remain...' she said.
Katie Page from Castle Rock officially adopted Grayson, an 11-month-old baby boy, in 2017. A month later, Page received a phone call informing her of Hannah, a newborn baby girl in desperate search of a home. Without a second thought, Page decided to foster her, unaware that she was actually her adopted son's biological sister. At first, she didn't suspect the babies might be related at all, but then Page noticed they had similar features. However, she couldn't confirm anything until a DNA test proved otherwise. In 2018, Grayson and Hannah were finally recognized as both biological and legal siblings after Page officially adopted Hannah, Motherly reported. But wait, the story didn't end there; in fact, in 2020, fate brought Jackson — who was born in 2018 — the third sibling, into the picture in the most miraculous way, and that's how Page officially became the adoptive mom of three biological siblings.
When Page first brought Hannah home, she immediately noticed they both had similar features. Confused, she searched their official documents, where their biological mom had given false information about her last name. Neither the adoption agency nor friends or family thought Hannah and Grayson could be related, but Page's intuition said otherwise. Somehow, she figured that the biological mother had, in fact, lied about her last name and that Hannah and Grayson were indeed real siblings, according to PEOPLE. But the real miracle happened when, two years after adopting Hannah, Page heard about Jackson, the third biological sibling of her adopted babies. Page knew she had to welcome him home the minute she realized he was her kids' real sibling, so in June 2020, she officially adopted Jackson.
Page was already happy with her family, but then, she heard about Nora (name changed for privacy), sibling number four, born to her kids' real mom. Once again, Page welcomed her home with open arms, but later she was adopted by Kaci Dustin Whitney, a couple in Florida, who also happen to be the adopted parents of Taylor and EadyGrace, the older sisters of Grayson, Hannah, and Jackson. "There are six within the two families now. They have three of them, and I have three of them. We've all been really open that they are all siblings... And we'll maintain that relationship," Page explained.
Page, who, as of 2021, had fostered 10 kids, said giving Nora to the Whitney family was difficult. "We always remind them that they're all sisters and brothers. And so they get to have that connection remain," she confessed. This story is a bit special because not all siblings separated at birth reunite. In fact, a study (Neil et al., 2018) found that 88% of adoptive parents knew of their child having at least one real sibling, but only 37% of those children placed for adoption had experienced indirect (two-way) or face-to-face sibling contact. Older kids (adopted after age two) were more likely (35%) to have a face-to-face contact with their sibling than those (15%) adopted when younger than at least two years of age.
Meanwhile, reacting to Page's story, @latashabutterfly commented, "Wow, beautiful thing to do. The best thing is to give a child a safe home. Brother and sister stay together." @juliemaree2014 shared, "So beautiful; my parents fostered children when I was young; up to 13 of us in the home during the holidays; the experience is etched into who I am; I am all the better for it; all kindness and encouragement to you; children are a blessing; you are making such a difference."
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