A Touch of Drama and Some More Paperwork

One would think that when an adoption is finalized that all the paperwork should be done, right?! :)  Well, after court, we had to wait for paperwork to arrive in the mail that we would need to sign and then send back so we could get Jaydon's birth certificate.  We are pleased to say that as of Saturday, we have Jaydon's official birth certificate!!  YAY!!  Now that we have that in hand, our next step will be to work on getting his social security number.

We also worked diligently to get all of our paperwork together to send in receipts to Skeeter's bank from work so that we can be reimbursed for some of the legal expenses that we have put out so far.  The packet of papers have been sent off, and we pray that the reimbursement will not only go smoothly, but relatively quickly so that we can finish paying off the remainder of our bill with our adoption agency.  We are thankful for their willingness to wait for the remaining payment until after we are reimbursed - - there are not too many agencies that would be willing to do that.

As for the bit of drama -- about 2 weeks ago, our social worker contacted us and said that Mommy D had contacted her saying that if she didn't get to see Jaydon, that she was going to get an attorney and take us or the agency, I'm not sure which, to court for breach of contract (this said contract does not even exist).  Because Mommy D had not been able to see him after he was born, we felt that she deserved a chance to see him and to know that he was ok and to also get some sense of closure from placing him.  We tried to work out a meeting time, but Mommy D, was then unable to be reached.  In the meantime, we have sent some pictures to the agency to pass along to her should they come into contact with her again.  So for now...things have settled down with that situation.  We do hope that soon, we might get a chance to see Mommy D so that we can get some pictures so that Jaydon will at least have that piece of the puzzle in his life.  However, with her constantly changing her cell phone and not having a place to live, it makes it difficult for the social worker to reach her.  We will just need to completely trust the Lord in this area and that His will, will be done.

Jaydon continues to thrive and grow well!  He weighed 13 lbs, 5 oz, at his last check up.  The doctor can't find anything wrong with him and does not see any side effects, at this time, from the drug exposure!  I love how "amazed" the doctor and nurse are when they see him.  God is so good and He is powerful enough to protect when the odds seem to be stacked against someone.  I know that this isn't always the end result for drug exposed babies, but we praise the Lord for his protection over Jaydon!