Why We Celebrate Adoption Day at Our House

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youngest came home on December 24, 2003. But even though those days were extremely important, we don’t celebrate them.Nope! But, as you see, I’ve never forgotten those dates. You never forget the day you become a mother.<figure id="4cc8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*aeWNhG0ERe22Kn7fghNsLA.jpeg"><figcaption>my oldest pic from my files</figcaption></figure>Our Adoption Day celebrations occur to acknowledge the day we went to court and officially made our children ours. Once that judge pronounced our children ours, no one could take them back!Because of our sons’ particular situation, our court dates were delayed for five months for our oldest and eight months for our youngest. In Georgia, biological parents have ten days to change their minds. In our case, since their birth fathers did not sign off, every effort had to be made to locate them. This process involves, among other things, advertising in newspapers to allow them to step forward.

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This process takes months. Meanwhile, the adoptive parents are on pins and needles, wondering if something might go wrong to disrupt the adoption. Whenever I hear a story of a disrupted adoption, I feel sorry for the adoptive parents. Adoptive parents already have to face the idea of not being able to have a biological child but then to be given a child to love only to have it taken away is heartbreaking.Fortunately for us, my husband and I were blessed with two successful adoptions. So now our boys have two days to celebrate: their birthday and their adoption day.This year, there is a bonus for my youngest’s celebration. My son will be getting a call from his biological mother to add her congratulations. He met her two months ago, and we are just getting to know her. I was able to speak with her today to let her know about our celebration. Maybe one day we will celebrate with us in person!Happy Adoption Day, son.Love mom</article></body>

It’s a very special day for our family

my youngest pic from my files

It’s an important day today! August 25 is our younger son’s Adoption Day!

Celebrations are a big thing in my family. Christmas, Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and Easter are great days to get the family together; of course, there are presents. If you live at my house, you can expect Santa to visit, and there’s always the Easter bunny. He likes to stop by as well. Cupid shows his love on Valentine’s Day by dropping off gas gift cards or maybe a Starbuck card.

However, my absolute favorite day to celebrate is my boys’ Adoption Day! This day is not to be confused with the day when we brought them home from the adoption agency. We brought our oldest home on September 26, 1996, and our youngest came home on December 24, 2003. But even though those days were extremely important, we don’t celebrate them.

Nope! But, as you see, I’ve never forgotten those dates. You never forget the day you become a mother.

my oldest pic from my files

Our Adoption Day celebrations occur to acknowledge the day we went to court and officially made our children ours. Once that judge pronounced our children ours, no one could take them back!

Because of our sons’ particular situation, our court dates were delayed for five months for our oldest and eight months for our youngest. In Georgia, biological parents have ten days to change their minds. In our case, since their birth fathers did not sign off, every effort had to be made to locate them. This process involves, among other things, advertising in newspapers to allow them to step forward.

This process takes months. Meanwhile, the adoptive parents are on pins and needles, wondering if something might go wrong to disrupt the adoption. Whenever I hear a story of a disrupted adoption, I feel sorry for the adoptive parents. Adoptive parents already have to face the idea of not being able to have a biological child but then to be given a child to love only to have it taken away is heartbreaking.

Fortunately for us, my husband and I were blessed with two successful adoptions. So now our boys have two days to celebrate: their birthday and their adoption day.

This year, there is a bonus for my youngest’s celebration. My son will be getting a call from his biological mother to add her congratulations. He met her two months ago, and we are just getting to know her. I was able to speak with her today to let her know about our celebration. Maybe one day we will celebrate with us in person!

Happy Adoption Day, son.

Love mom