Even though we have been so blessed to meet our son, the waiting portion of our journey to become a family of three is still not over. Hopefully, it will only last for a couple more months!
Right now, we are waiting for our final documents to arrive in Russia. Last Monday, we were able to schedule an appointment with our doctor. He is excited about our adoption, and was willing to take care of our paperwork very quickly. He walked across the street with us to get everything notarized by his secretary, and she said she'd be willing to help with any other paperwork we might need. It was a huge blessing! Our state police clearances arrived in the mail last Wednesday. We were so glad to see that envelope arrive.
On Thursday morning, I decided to make one final trek to Tallahassee for more apostilles. We had six documents that needed to be certified. Because we are under a time crunch to get everything turned in to the judge before her vacation, we knew that every day might be precious. So I got it all processed and on the way to Russia by Thursday afternoon. We're hoping our facilitator there will receive it by the middle of this week and be able to get started translating and preparing to turn it in to the judge. Then we should be able to get scheduled for a court date. Can't wait to receive that news!
Yesterday some dear sisters threw me a beautiful baby shower. After years of not knowing if I would ever get to have one of these, I was so honored to be celebrated in this way. I should have pictures back soon, and will post more about the day when I have them. I am thankful for so many friends that already love Sam before they've even met him!
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Melissa--I'm so happy to hear you had a baby shower! What fun! Are you registered anywhere? Are there things that you need for Sam? Thanks for keeping us updated on your process!
Heidi
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