Well, nothing new to report on the adoptin front. Next monthly report is due by next Tuesday. It will be interesting to see what the numbers are like after our first full month on the wait list. In a way the report is bad news since we wouldn't need a report had we been chosen, but every month brings us a little closer.
Now to wrap up the expense information.
Phase 3
This is the legal phase. It begins with the birth of the baby and ends after the baby is legally transferred to us. I actually know very little about this since it seems so very far off in the future. There is a lot of behind the scenes paperwork that needs to be done to make the whole thing legal. Once the baby is born and we bring him/her home we have a 6 month period where we are technically "fostering" the baby. Home visits need to take place and timing depends on the agency. Ours has a 1 month, 3 month and 6 month check. They come to the house and make sure the baby is well fed, healthy, happy and advancing per age. At the end we have a court appearance where the judge decides to finalize it or not. There is a small ceremony where we rename the baby if we want and get a new birth certificate with our last name on it. Depending on the state this occurs in, the orignal records can be sealed off (whether we want them to or not) until the baby is 19 or forever. We have no say in all of that. All of this is covered in the legal fees we pay in this phase.
And that is it....well...except for all the adoabel little clothes and hats and shoes and toys and furniture and.....
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