Finalization...finally!

We finally got word that Alex's adoption finalization has been scheduled. Praise the Lord! He will officially be a Fischer on June 3rd.

I did have a little bit of a scare today. Our social worker in Arizona let me know that there is one additional form that needs to be signed, but it must be done before we finalize. Are you kidding me? Is it possible that we will have to delay again?

Nope! Thankfully, the document that needs to be signed should arrive at our house on Saturday. We'll sign it and mail it back and it should arrive in plenty of time to be processed before June 3rd. Whew! That was a close call! We do have a few documents that will need to get to AZ by the end of next week, but we should not experience any delays.

It is a little weird to think that we will soon be done with home visits, licensing requirements, and calling in for update hearings. We won't need to get permission to leave the county (yes, county, not country). We don't need to carry a document that allows us to obtain medical services if the need should arrive.

While I am excited to be able to simply live our lives, I'm also a little nervous (and maybe a little sad) to say good-bye to the amazing support system that has been in place for the past 9 months. While we have to deal with a lot of processes and policies, we also have access to a lot of services. We'll still get some of the services, but it won't be the same. It's all on us now!

I look forward to being able to "introduce" you to Alex in two weeks!