Happy Adoption Day

Yesterday was our younger daughter’s “Happy Adoption Day,” another special milestone for our family. 

 Our celebration went off without a hitch, expect for the bomb scare that cleared out the new 3 story couthouse minutes before we were supposed to meet with the judge.  Once inside, things went as planned.  Photos were snapped.  Happy tears wiped from the eyes of friends and family.

It seems like just yesterday we were initiating paperwork, scheduling homestudy appointments, and waiting for a match.  In hindsight, we were very lucky and had learned much from the adoption of our first daughter.  Our match came very quickly and it turned out to be our daughter waiting on the other end.  Even as ‘experienced’ as we were with the adoption process, every time is different and while we were waiting we were nervous wrecks, convinced tht we couldn’t find perfection the second time around. 

Juggling an open relationship with one birthmother already seemed like all I/we could handle.

Somehow we survived the ups and downs and will be forever grateful to W, J’s birthmother.