mama's mess: Finalization

I know, I haven't been posting lately.... we've been having too much fun with David and Nancy!!

Here's the long awaited post about Finalization.

We went to court last Tuesday, August 5th. We drove to Nashville & finalized in Davidson county. They do all their adoptions in one day, so you show up @ 10, and wait for your turn. It was fun seeing all the different families and babies/kids waiting. You could feel the excitement and anticipation in the air.

Nathan was excited to be on our way.

So excited, that he had to chew on Puppy!!

Once we got there, we had to fix his hair... have I mentioned that I'm ready to trim it??

He's ready for me to trim it too... combing it out has become a serious ordeal!

Phew, we're done! Aunt Nancy is ready to get him up there. :)

Going up! (we had to take a lot of gear, because we could be there ALL day!)

Davidson County Court House and City Hall

Close up

We were on the Sixth Floor

Nathan waiting his turn. I think at this point, we were trying to locate the Attorney. Yep, he's cute.

Found the Attorney!

Going over paperwork

Nathan wanted a snack

Oh yeah, he waves now...

Nathan and Daddy

He got tired of waiting... I was amazed that he slept, it was loud in that hallway and kids were running all around us.

Lots of families! 14 including us, and most brought friends and family with them.

No one left, but us... I started to feel a little nervous. What if the judge didn't like us? What if Nathan threw a fit in there? What if what if... said a silent prayer, took a deep breath and calmed down.

Here we go...

Standing before the judge.

Our Judge. She thought Nathan was at least 15 months old, and declared that he would "be a handful". Oh, she also gave him a Tootsie Pop. That will go in the scrapbook, not his mouth. lol