Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Outside the courthouse this AM


We went to court this morning at 10:30 and things went very smoothly, thanks to the professionalism of our MAPS coordinator, Zhanat and the support of both Ministry of Education and Delphin House. We were asked a few questions, and by 11 am we were smiling on the courthouse steps.

After that, we went to Delphin House to tell the good news to Morgan, who giggled approval, and then did some paperwork related to power-of-attorney and visa documents at a notary office. Tonight we're planning to go to Mango Cafe with Nan and Jim to celebrate the great news.

What's next is a 15-day "appeal period" in which anybody can challenge the decision and so we're not officially the custodians of Morgan Adams until then. We fly home on Sunday April 8th (Easter) and expect to be back in Miami by Monday afternoon. Then, around May 8 or 15 we fly again to Almaty, and a week later we can bring our daughter home.

This is a big milestone and we want to thankd the whole MAPS team including Libby in Maine and Dina in Almaty, and again thanks to Zhanat for making so much of her personal time available to work on our case.

10 comments:

Nan & Jim said...

Woo Hoo!!! Yippee!!! Hooray!!! and all the other superlatives out there.

Congratulations to people who will be great parents; to Morgan who chose the right people; and to your extended family everywhere.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!! We hope you enjoy the next few days with Morgan and that the time flies by until the day Morgan comes home.
Love, Sue & Norm

Anonymous said...

Doing the Happy Dance for you!!!
Florence

Anonymous said...

Congrats - I am sure you feel a little relieved.

Chris

Genevieve said...

Yay! Congratulations on arriving at this milestone. I am so thrilled for you that it went so smoothly.

genevieve

a hopeful Kaz mommy (no relation to Nan and Jim, as far as we know!)

Anonymous said...

We are all cheering for you in Boston! Pat and Jim

Anonymous said...

Fabulous news! I am really very happy for both of you and your new family! It is a huge milestone. I can hardly wait for Nikki to meet Morgan! best wishes, Katy and Nikki

Anonymous said...

MAZEL TOV!

With love,
Ellen A.

Libby said...

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! Morgan is so sweet! I am very happy for the both of you. Safe travels home.

I have been following your blog and couldn't figure out how to post. I hope this message gets to you.

Libby

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! We hope you have safe travels home and that your time away from Morgan isn't too lonely. Go see as many movies as you can before you bring her home!!
Love Karen