I have just received THE BEST news, well at least the best news in the last few months. Of course, hearing we’d been selected by a birth mum was THE BEST news and hearing that we’d made it through the 60 days cooling off period was THE BEST news but this comes as close to that news as possible.
It only took six and a half months! But finally our Final Adoption Order has been approved and signed by the magistrate and has passed through the courts and is, as we speak being couriered to the Pretoria registration of adoptions.
Thank you God that our adoption is now official and in a couple of weeks we will be able to start the arduous process of having Ava’s name changed. I am forever thankful to our birth mum for registering Ava as Ava Grace so we only have to have the surname changed, but from what I’ve heard from my fellow adoptive mom’s, it’s going to be a long and frustrating process regardless. But we’re another step closer.
In few months from now, I will have a birth certificate that lists Ava Grace van Wyk’s birth mother as Sharon Anne van Wyk and her birth father as Walter van Wyk and all prior records will be sealed!
Whoop whoop!
Wow that really is wonderful Sharon! Glad the official documents will finally represent reality.
Oh wonderful! That is spectacular news!
What fantastic news!! Congratulations!!!!! Good luck with the name change! May it go smoothly. I am so glad that little Ava found her mommy and daddy, she couldn’t have picked better parents.
Excellent news! I hope the process will go smoothly!
Awesome news!
Yay!! Good luck with the name change. Hope it won’t be too much of a mission.
xx
So totally awesome!!! yay yay yay
Congrats, great news.
Oh Wow Sharon that is fabulous news – a big congratulations to you!
Fantastic news.
what wonderful news. Am really happy for you. All these hoops that you have to jump through can seem arduous, but well worth it. Have a glass of champagne to celebrate.
I have a lump in my throat reading this, a happy lump! Great news
Congrats!
This is awesome news!
That is amazing – congrats to you all
That is fabulous news. Congrats honey!
xx
Julia
Many many many congrats !!!!
So glad it finally came through! Good luck with the name change. Am still waiting for our birth certificate. Been 6 months now.
I hope yours is faster. Just remember, SW advised me not to hand in adoption order, they only need a certifird copy. She said it never gets re-issued, only one copy exists.
AWESOME news, my friend! I am beyond happy for you and your precious family!
freakin fantastic – such great news!
Wonderful news
YAY YAY, YAY!!!!!
fantastic news. Congratulations and yes, that pic is GORGEOUS. She looks so cute – those little cheeks want a nibble, I think.
or is that only me being weird with my kids? LOL
Awesome news indeed! So happy for you and Walter.
xxx