The Process

Today is our last adoption home study visit. Yippee! The girls have now been with us for almost 2 years (2/29/08). We'll finally be rid of state employees who like to tell people how to live. No more DOORKNOBS!!!!

What's really awesome is that today while we're meeting with our final case worker, across town another family will be signing adoption placement orders for the brother that's between our girls. The two littlest brothers are already adopted. Now all 5 children are officially safe and on to better lives. There is one sibling left that is just only a few months old that is still in the custody of her mother. If you're a praying person lift her up. We're all scared for her.

It's odd. As excited as I am today, it feels rather anticlimactic. The past two years have been a roller coaster. Now that there's no fear of losing them, the milestones aren't as much of a big deal. You may not can understand that sentiment. That's ok. I am very much looking forward to the day when I get a phone call from the lawyer that they are legally ours. That will be a BIG DEAL! We will celebrate our family birthday on 2/28, but we'll celebrate again on whatever day that ends up being. In years to come we'll likely commemorate 2/28 but actually celebrate on the legal birthday of our family.

I can't wait to post a picture!