(Fall, 2003) -- Our agency counselor, Sheryl, visits our home a few times, and we take more parenting classes at Lutheran. Six months pass and it’s time to go to court again. FOR THE LAST TIME!
Much as I love Sheryl, I am ready to be finished with social workers.
Same month, same judge. In October, we again go into the judge’s courtroom to finalize Reed's last name and to make us legally a forever family. Grandparents, aunts and uncles surround us to share our joy in welcoming Reed as a card-carrying member of our clan.
We remind the judge (who himself has been through three adoptions through Lutheran) that he presided over our daughter’s adoption almost exactly two years ago. He shows us photos of his family, and poses for photos of our momentous day.
We go out for brunch, secure in the knowledge that WE’RE DONE WITH ADOPTION HOOPS! Woo hoo!
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6 comments:
Lori,
Can you help me understand why your blog posts have today's date and then a time period years earlier in parentheses? Am I reading stuff that happened a long time ago? Sorry if this question seems dense.
Debbie
Thanks for asking, Debbie. It's a good question.
My children are 7 and 5 now, so yes, this all happened in the past. I've been telling the tale since the beginning of the year, and I'm just about finished.
Not dense at all. Glad you came and commented.
Okay, that makes so much sense. I wish I cuold get to the end though. :) As someone just starting out with this process--well, a little more than just starting out, more like in the thick of it now, and getting really excited, I love to hear happy ending stories. I'm assuming that your babies are happy little clams and all is well with your brood. I just get that feeling.
Yup. I write about us in current time at Weebles Wobblog. I'd love to have you as a regular visitor.
Don't wish your journey away...trust the process and know that your story is unfolding as we speak.
One thing I like to remember is that my daughter was conceived while Hubby and I were on a trip to Europe.
Of course, we had nothing to do with that :-), but the intersection of our story and hers shows how intertwined we were even before we knew of each other.
Sending you good thoughts.
I love this story! I didn't want it to end, again.
I also have been thinking of what you said to me about your daughter being conceived in europe. the other night I went to bed thinking that maybe our child is being conceived somewhere right now... I find it helps.
I think that too, I sometimes feel like someone is walking around pregnant with the child we are goind to raise and I feel so warm inside. Hard to explain, but I know you know exactly what I am talking about. I am so looking forward to our journey's unfolding.
xo!
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