Gottcha Day! (Foto Friday)
August is a pretty cool month for our little family on August 4, 2006 Lilly was granted as legally ours deemed by a judge. After placement of a child to their adoptive family there is a waiting period (yes MORE waiting) it's usually around 6 months. During the waiting period a caseworker comes to your home for a post placement visit to make sure everything is still going well. The adoptive parents have to go to the caseworkers office twice for meetings to make sure things are still good then the caseworker sends in their paperwork to the courts giving their recomendation. You hire a lawyer to do all the legal leg work of amending the childs birth certificate and then you can go to court, meet with a judge and get his stamp of approval.A lot of adoptive families call this special day "Gottcha' Day" I like the term, and use it with Lilly.
We Gottcha in our hearts before we met you, We Gottcha in our arms the day we met you, We Gottcha legally the day the Judge met you, We Gottcha forever, we are so happy we get you!!!
Labels: adoption, Foto Friday
posted by mandamike at
10:21 PM
3 Comments:
Congrats on the gotta day.. I was so glad to have that behind me.. I knew without a doubt though I would't have any problems and I knew the second I seen him that he was mine.. I'm sure you felt the same way but it is just nice to have it recorded that it is forever.. I love your blog.. Your daughter is so cute... Take care.
so sweet! what a special day for your family!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! (I am a former co-worker of Mike's from SAFECO) I remember when you guys first brought Lily home. Mike was so excited, it was really sweet. I am glad you all are doing so well. Lily looks absolutely happy and in love with life! :)
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