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| Who's happy?! |
Today was the big day…or at
least another big day. We woke up around
3:30, a little later than the day before.
For breakfast, the chef prepared fried vegetable and meat ‘samosas’ that
were delicious. Soon after, the drivers
picked us up around 8:30 for our 9AM court appointments. We drove about 20 minutes or so through the
city, in a light rain. One we pulled up,
the driver let us out so he could park and we headed into the building. The security guards made patted down the men,
and seemed put off when I unzipped my jacket preparing for the same. Apparently
women can sneak things into the courthouse J
There were a total of (4)
families with our agency, and we all met up in the waiting room with our
lawyer, Mr. Alemu. The room was packed,
and we heard that this was the last day of court before the rainy season closure…we
just made it! When it was our turn, we
all went in together and sat before the judge.
She looked over our passports and paperwork, and then the questioning
began. Basically, she asked us all the
same questions at the exact same time and we all answered together:
1.
Do you have any other
children?
2.
If so, have you
told them about the adoption? How do
they feel about it?
3.
Have you seen the
children yet? How much time have you
spent with them?
4.
Do you know any
other families that have adopted from Ethiopia?
5.
Have you been
learning about Ethiopia so you can teach your child about their culture?
6.
Do you realize
that this adoption is final and irrevocable for ANY reason?
7.
Do you still want
to adopt this child?
It was on this last question
that my eyes teared up…there are no words strong enough to answer this and
convey how much we want this. She looked
over the paperwork one final time and then brought out her stamp.
“Congratulations, you have all cleared and
the adoptions are approved” and just like that she made us parents J
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| Destination: Berkeley, CA |
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