Last Blog Post

I'm sad to say I'm signing off my blog and will not be posting anymore.  Thank you all so much for following me and supporting me through our infertility and adoption journey. 

I'm not sure what the future holds for us as far as additional children.  You see, as soon as I held my daughter I had an instant desire for more children.  They are such blessings and so much darn fun.  It's what we live for isn't it?  So, we shall see.  For now, I'm going to soak up every minute with Avalyn.

If you'd like to keep in touch feel free to check in with us at our family blog.

Happy Holidays!

Those are for ME!?!

Our Adoption Is Final

We had our Finalization Hearing on November 23rd!  It was so nice because our 3 year wedding anniversary was on the 22nd and then of course Thanksgiving on the 24th.  So we had lots to celebrate and be thankful for.  Our hearing was via conference call so it was nice we didn't have to travel back to Florida.  It was really amazing hearing the Judge say the adoption is final and she was signing off on the petition.  Baby girl is ours FOREVER!!

Happy Family of 3!

Us with the Executive Director, Assistant Director, and Adoption Family Coordinator at our Agency.

Time Is Precious

When we were at the beginning of infertility treatments, I remember just wanting time to hurry up.  Hurry and find out our diagnosis, hurry and get through IVF, hurry and get through the 2ww. Then with adoption, the same thing.  Hurry through the home study, our match isn't coming fast enough, etc.

But now, I want time to come to a halt.  Its just flying by so fast.  Everyone always tells you it will, and it really does.  Avalyn is already 3 months old.  Look how my sweet baby has changed!

1 Day Old

3 Months Old

Final Post Placement Visit

We had our final post placement visit on Thursday!   It was kind of bittersweet.  I really liked our social worker, she was wonderful.  At the same time, I'm glad to have it over and be moving forward with finalization.  The items covered were very similar to the prior two visits.

Finalization

We received our finalization date!  It is 11/23, so we'll have a lot to celebrate this Thanksgiving.  We'll have a conference call with the attorney and judge in Florida.  Thank goodness we don't have to travel back to Florida.

Couldn't resist posting a little Halloween Picture! 

This is 1 of my outfits.  I have 3!

Birth Mother Communication

Well, it appears our birth mother may have distanced herself.  She hasn't responded to any communication since Mid September.  I only email her about once a month.

We were told this happens all the time so I shouldn't be surprised.  I am a little bummed though.  I guess she may decide to open back up later on.  I talked with our social worker and she said after a couple months the birth mothers are happy to see their baby is being loved and taken care of, but they just may not be emotionally ready to respond to correspondence.  She encouraged me to continue to touch base every couple months and to also continue to send official updates, letters, and pictures to the agency every 6 months.

Anyone else have similar experiences?  Any birth mothers reading who would like to share?