Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Wordless Wednesday, part two: It's FINAL!!




I loved hearing the judge call Rubin
"Mr. Woobin Kim" this morning.

But not as much as I loved it when he called him
Rubin Andrew S______, our son.
Not as much as I loved it when he told him
that Dave and I are officially his parents,
at the same time recognizing that,
although it's finalized,
we've probably felt like a family for some time now.

Not probably, Your Honor.
Absolutely.


24 comments:

Aunt Casey said...

Yay! Congratulations! What an exciting moment.

Elizabeth Frick said...

Awesome.
Didn't you want to just weep openly in the court room? Sigh... :)

sue said...

i have chills. so wonderful!

Anne said...

Yay! Congrats. Brings back memories of that moment in our family, too. Such a special day!

Shelley said...

Awesome! Congrats to you all!

Bekah said...

Awesome...just awesome!

Kris said...

That is totally awesome. Congratulations. When we had our finalization in the courtroom, I knew it would be great, but I had no idea how powerful the judge's words would be. Happy day to the whole family!

Christine @ 12,450miles said...

Oh, Emily. I'm *sobbing* happy tears sitting at my kitchen table. I'm so happy for your whole family... what a wonderful present!!

jessica said...

and dave must've felt it too... those are pretty big smiles for him!

Yvonne said...

What a special, special day!! And a great Christmas gift too! So awesome to have what you already know on paper. Final. Forever. So happy for you all!!

Norbyah said...

This makes me cry. I'm so happy for you. xo

Janet said...

Such a wonderful day...and such a powerful moment. Something to remember forever. Congratulations! LOVE all the red sweaters. Cute.

Lora Maria said...

awww. i can't believe i didn't know this was happening right now. :(
CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you.
and really, i mean, they're a little slow on the uptake there. he's has SO been YOURS like, forever already. Hello!
:)

kelly said...

Awww, tears streaming down my face right now. I'm so excited for you guys to have this official proclamation. Nothing has changed ... and yet everything has changed.

PS - Was his Korean name Woobin? If so, I love that you named him Rubin.... :)

JoJo said...

Congrats!! What a wonderful day.

emily said...

thank you everyone! i didn't expect to feel so wonderful at the finalization (just a formality, you know?), but it was really, really great!!

and yes, kelly, woobin!!

Dena said...

So, so great! What an absolutely perfect Christmas gift.

Tracie said...

Happy tears for you! Congratulations!

Unknown said...

Emily! I knew this day was coming up, just could not remember the exact date! Yeah and congrats! So glad that it's finally final. Now you can begin the awesome and amazing reams of paperwork for the SS# etc... Anyway, I know what you mean because it's not really real until the judge declares it. Health and happiness! Miya, Max and Lily.
Merry Christmas! PS just spoke to Dave, he's in love and she's gorgeous (of course):)

Krista said...

Congratulations!!
Onto the next? :)
Merry Christmas!

gilly said...

cograts to the whole family!

Shan said...

Congratulations - such a special Christmas present. xo

CatherineD said...

I love it! Congrats!

The Browns said...

happy, happy, happy day!! What a beautiful, beautiful family!

Our Adoption Timeline

  • December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
  • May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
  • May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
  • May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
  • April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
  • April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
  • April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
  • April 7th, 2009- NVC out
  • April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
  • March 9th, 2009- I171H received
  • February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
  • February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
  • February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
  • February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
  • February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
  • January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
  • January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
  • January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
  • January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
  • January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
  • January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
  • December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
  • December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
  • November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
  • November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
  • November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
  • November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
  • October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
  • October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
  • October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
  • October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
  • September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
  • September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
  • August 2008- decided to adopt

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