Hello Everyone!
Wow! Long time, no post.....sorry y'all! I'll try to do better! Since my last post, Jim and I have met with an adoption attorney, Lauren. She specializes in adoptions, and we are very comfortable with her. We met with her on September 27th to go over all of the details of what Jim and I should be doing between now and our next meeting in November. Our homework includes:
1. Calling our insurance company to see how we can get Kira on our insurance while she's still at the hospital.
2. Getting a brand new physical exam with documents to be signed by our physician. (Both me and Jim)
3. Get a copy of our marriage license.
4. Get a copy of our birth certificates.
5. We were supposed to be fingerprinted, but the computer scan method is down in our county. Now, we will have to get fingerprinted on the old cardboard cards, and Lauren suggested waiting until mid-December to do this.
6. Collect/save/beg for $2800 to cover the cost of the attorney's retainer. She expects this sum to be paid in full by November 1st. We're not doing too bad - we have saved $2100 at this point. Only $700 more to go! YAY!!!!!!
7. Start an escrow account for J & D's medical expenses. These monies will be paid by our attorney directly to the medical facilities where the services will be rendered. We currently have no money to put into that fund, but we are hoping to save all of Jim's mileage checks and all of my jewelry show money to go directly to that fund. We estimate that we will have approximately $800 in that account by mid-December. We hope and pray that we will be able to do more. We need about $2500 in that account in order to pay all of the hospital fees and insurance deductibles. Only $1700 more to go! (Sigh.) We can do it!
That's about it as far as the legal aspects go. We don't have anything more paperwork-wise to do until we file for adoption when Kira is born. After that, there will be more paperwork on our end. At this point, we just have to keep our attorney informed about what is going on with D and her pregnancy. Our attorney will have to come to the hospital where Kira is born and have J & D sign some really important documents within 24 hours of her birth. (That is why our attorney wants to know how D is doing - she has to be ready to drop what she is doing and come to the hospital when Kira is born.)
This weekend, we went to a local church yard sale and got a TON of girls' clothes for just $25.00. There were at least 25 outfits in the bag that we took from that yard sale, and 4 baby hats. Almost all of the outfits were brand new. Some of the outfits were for 0 - 3 months, but most of them were for 6 - 9 months. I STILL love buying girls' clothes! It is just TOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!! I get over-emotional every time that I look at the little dresses.....(happy tears).
~Kris~
