Copswife Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 We finalized our adoption last month!!! 27 long months of fostering and she is finally our daughter! We got the birth certificate and it was so strange seeing me as the birth mother. :tongue_smilie: I know I'm her mom, but the birth certificate really made me look at it differently. Our oldest son turned 18. That really tugged at my heart strings. I took a walk down memory lane and looked at old pictures. Its so weird that he can vote and join the military now. He's an adult! He has a serious gf now. She is sweet. We had some issues early on with difference in spiritual beliefs, actually, its minor stuff. But I am glad that he put off dating until he was 17 and 3/4. The other kids are now 14 boy, (almost) 9 girl, 6 1/2 girl and 2 y/o girl. I think we are done fostering. Our oldest four are our bio. children and the last is adopted. It really was an amazing experience, but I have my hands full. I am in awe of some of the foster families I've met over the 2 1/2 years we've done this. There are women that are Super Mom. I have realized, that I am not. :001_smile: I need to buckle down with school and focus on my own family. So, my 14 y/o son is at home with 4 girls all day. (the oldest boy is in college full time, dual enrolled) Tomorrow we go to Classical Conversations and sit in on a class to see if that would be a good fit for him. He needs something once a week. Anyway, maybe now my life will settle down that I can pop on here more often. It's good to see some old "faces". I just update my avatar, profile and siggy pic. :D Hope everyone is doing well! -Tracie (Copswife in Fl) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in WA Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Congratulations :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Good to hear from you, and congrats on your newest family member! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Congratulations.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tracey, I have been thinking about you a lot lately. Thank you very much for stopping by to post an update! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetTN Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 :hurray: I know what you mean about seeing your name on the birth certificate. When I saw my name as birth mother on our dd birth certificate I started to cry...and we had raised her since she was 6 months old! There is something about it being finalized..real..forever.. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 So glad to hear from you! Thanks for the update, and congratulations on the adoption! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPair Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 That's wonderful! Congratulations to you and your family!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Congrats! What a wonderful moment! Thanks for sharing. I haven't seen you in a while and I am glad to read you are doing so well and enjoying a wonderful new addition!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copswife Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thanks everyone! :D:001_smile::grouphug::thumbup: (my 9 y/o did the faces) LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 So awesome! Thanks for sharing your joy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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