A Family of 6!

On Jan 12 at 11:45am S officially became our son!  A very legal affair: a judge, a small office, reading of legal documents, confirming information, a signature from mom and dad and it was all finalized.  This simple process is due to the large amount of work done by individuals here before our arrival.  A file over an inch thick sat on the desk with ALL of the papers and reports necessary to ensure that all is done in proper order, with no room for questions or objections.  

Following court we arrived at the baby home to take S home forever!  All of us were very ready for this but sad also as our routine of playing and visiting the baby home was a highlight for us.  We plan to go back for a farewell party for S in a couple weeks, once he has bonded to us some and before we leave for Canada.  

S has come out of his shell over the last couple of days.  He now laughs and smiles at his siblings easily.  He is seldom cross or crying. He has no problem telling us what he wants and at this point if we can grant it we do. He has grasped this whole new world with gusto and destroys everything in his path!  So great to see! 

First night is already under our belt and he slept from 8-6.  Win in our books!  Praying he continues to sleep well at night so we can all enjoy or days here.  We have done our first napless day and he seemed to cope well with that too.

These are the next steps with approximate timelines, each item can not be filed until the previous is completed:

Court documents filed -about 7 days 

Canadian Citizenship - 24 hours to 28 days(there is never a pattern in how long this takes)

Canadian Passport - 5 working days following the grant of Cit

At this point we are now just waiting and waiting and waiting.  Please continue to pray that all will fall into place with as much haste as the Lord sees fit. 😊