Adoption Process - Week 4 9/4/2004
This week was definitely less crazy than previous weeks. I had my Dr. appointment, at which upon completion my Dr. had to sign 2 separate medical forms, provide a copy of her medical license, and all 3 of the above had to be notarized. She thought it was all pretty ridiculous but agreed to cooperate. I thanked her profusely for being willing to “dance on cue” and also thanked my co-worker/notary who came along and waited a long time while the doctor seemingly forgot that I existed. While at the Dr.’s, I also got some vaccinations that were recommended.
This week we also got Steve’s employer statement reissued and notarized for the 4th time. Previous versions had a variety of problems including a notary stamp from a notary whose commission expires before the adoption will be finalized. No problem in the U.S. but Ukraine will not accept this. Another one had a very minor clerical error that called for white-out. We asked if this was okay and got a firm, “No.” Attempt number three had a date written incorrectly (all dates must match exactly), so this was attempt number four, and I’m pleased to announce that it appears to have been a success! Thankfully, both Steve’s employer and our notary were real champs to be willing to repeat this procedure so many times.
We received information that the various government agencies requiring our Arizona criminal clearances are going to cooperate with one another in order to produce results in the proper formats for both the Ukraine portion and for the Arizona portion. This is definitely good news.
Other than that, we have continued reading our Toddler Adoption book and preparing ourselves emotionally for this huge change our lives will soon take. I started a new category on my blog called I’m going to be a parent?!? to chronicle the more parenting-related experiences of our journey, such as my first freak-out.