It's been awhile since I've had anything to share. Sadly, I still have nothing to share other than some frustration I'm feeling about this process. It seems like it will never end!
Our foster license needs to be renewed this summer, and we were hoping that Alex's adoption would finalize before we needed to submit everything. I mean, I'm willing to do the work, but if we don't need to then why go through it? It sounded like we would not need to send in the paperwork (I'll share a list later, if you're interested), and so I filed the form away and didn't think about it again (which is why I'll have to share the list later; out of sight, out of mind).
Well, yesterday I received an e-mail that stated that the agency in AZ "hoped to finalize within the next six months." Seriously!? What could possibly be taking so long? Our adoption home study was completed and sent off to Arizona several weeks ago. I know they received it. I realize there are steps in this process, but it seems like we should just be filing paperwork to go to court at this point.
Our worker here in Clark County is wonderful and trying to get information to us as fast as she can get it, but when you are working between states, everything just takes longer.
For now, I'll just sit here and allow myself to feel frustrated for the next three minutes, and then I'll get up and start preparing our license renewal paperwork. One day we'll be done...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
Officially a Fischer!
Today, we welcomed a new family holiday...Jake's adoption finalization!
We started the process last April, when we first learned that Brooke was pregnant and asked that we adopt the baby. Now, a year later, that chapter of our life has closed and a new one has begun.
While I am so thankful to be finished, it does feel a bit surreal. I think I've made this comparison before, but it's kind of like getting married. You work for months and months on the planning and paperwork, and then suddenly it's all over. I know it sounds funny, but there is almost a moment of sadness that one "normal" is gone and we have to begin a new one.
I am so thankful for the hard work of Adoption Choices of Nevada, Adoption Choices of Arizona and Webster & Associates (our attorney). They made the process enjoyable and kept my stress levels low (or at least as low as possible).
We now wait for our final adoption finalization. We should be getting scheduled for Alex's hearing pretty soon, and have been told that it will be done by the end of June. I think the reality of it all will hit me at that point. Until then, I'm going to enjoy having one less process to worry about.
Thank you for your prayers as we've gone through this. I would not have made it through otherwise.
He's happy to officially be a Fischer!
A picture with our judge (Alex's face cannot be shown until his adoption is finalized).
We started the process last April, when we first learned that Brooke was pregnant and asked that we adopt the baby. Now, a year later, that chapter of our life has closed and a new one has begun.
While I am so thankful to be finished, it does feel a bit surreal. I think I've made this comparison before, but it's kind of like getting married. You work for months and months on the planning and paperwork, and then suddenly it's all over. I know it sounds funny, but there is almost a moment of sadness that one "normal" is gone and we have to begin a new one.
I am so thankful for the hard work of Adoption Choices of Nevada, Adoption Choices of Arizona and Webster & Associates (our attorney). They made the process enjoyable and kept my stress levels low (or at least as low as possible).
We now wait for our final adoption finalization. We should be getting scheduled for Alex's hearing pretty soon, and have been told that it will be done by the end of June. I think the reality of it all will hit me at that point. Until then, I'm going to enjoy having one less process to worry about.
Thank you for your prayers as we've gone through this. I would not have made it through otherwise.
He's happy to officially be a Fischer!
A picture with our judge (Alex's face cannot be shown until his adoption is finalized).
Friday, April 3, 2015
Where is the excitement?
We are a few days away from Jake's adoption finalization, which is really hard to believe. We've been working on this process for a year now. I feel like I should be more excited about it. Actually, I feel guilty that I don't feel more excited. When we adopted CJ, we had a countdown once we were given a court date. It was all I could think about in the days leading up to the hearing.
Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful that the process is almost over. I look forward to seeing the last name Fischer on his birth certificate. I just wonder why we aren't making a bigger deal about this.
It could be that since we have been through this before, so we know what to expect. It is possible that it already feels official in my mind. Maybe it's because life is way crazier now, so we just don't have time to think about it. It is probably a combination of all three, especially the crazy life part.
Whatever the reason, I am trying not to let it bother me. I know that I love Jake. I know that I will be excited as we enter the courtroom on Monday. I know that we will celebrate with family and friends when the judge makes official what we knew the minute we picked him up...that he is a member of the Fischer family.
Don't get me wrong, I am so grateful that the process is almost over. I look forward to seeing the last name Fischer on his birth certificate. I just wonder why we aren't making a bigger deal about this.
It could be that since we have been through this before, so we know what to expect. It is possible that it already feels official in my mind. Maybe it's because life is way crazier now, so we just don't have time to think about it. It is probably a combination of all three, especially the crazy life part.
Whatever the reason, I am trying not to let it bother me. I know that I love Jake. I know that I will be excited as we enter the courtroom on Monday. I know that we will celebrate with family and friends when the judge makes official what we knew the minute we picked him up...that he is a member of the Fischer family.
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