On April 6th we are scheduled to go before the judge for our adoption. At that point, the state will lose custody, and the girls will be legally our daughters.
On April 15th we are scheduled to go to the temple. We will be sealed to our new daughters for this life and the next, or “time and all eternity.” We believe that families can and should be together forever. This is the plan of our Heavenly Father. It is what we most desire.
If the bishop of our ward allows it, which I am sure he will, I will be giving my daughters a name and a blessing on April 16th. This is a special blessing, usually given to infants, where their official name is stated for the records of the church, and blessings are pronounced that are specific to the child. The only question is whether the bishop will allow it on April 16th, or if we will need to wait until the first Sunday in May.
We also need to update our wills and trusts. Currently, they state that they apply to MonkeyBoy, TikiPrincess, and any other children born to or adopted by us. I want that changed to mention Kidlina and Kentucky specifically.
Then we plan to shuffle the bedrooms around. We would like to have all three girls in a single room, but foster children are required to be no more than two to a room. Once we adopt, that restriction no longer applies to us.
The girls also need to be added to my work insurance. Medicaid will cover them, but only after any other insurance that could be used to cover them. Since my work will, I am required to add them to it.
I’m probably forgetting some other steps. No doubt The Wifey will fill them in for me. But for now, it’s just good to see how close it all is to being done.
2 comments:
I am so happy for you. You are a great daddy.
Wow - so excited for you and your family. ANOTHER wonderful foster-to-adopt story - we are praying our foster daughter becomes ours soon too. My best to you!
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