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Well, finalization was in May...
I did go. I probably shouldn't have, but the Afamily didn't mind...the lawyers thought it was weird...but I wanted to be in the video and pictures we made so that my daughter would know that I would always be there for her, even (or especially) when times are hard, or at least not as fun as we'd hope. So, yeah, we took pictures together and at least have photographic evidence of integrated families...who knows, maybe we'll be able to back that up for real someday.
She's now 13 months...almost 14 come to think of it. I hear she's doing well, talking up a storm even (can you imagine?) and thriving...I just hope they allow me to share some of that with them...to me, she is still that baby kicking in my tummy, or that little Angel in the hospital...hopefully soon I'll give my little heart an update...see how she really is now. Maybe they'll figure whatever it is out soon and start to follow up and continue contact in the way that I was promised before she was born.
I know a consistant open adoption is what's best for the kiddos...and that's what I want, an open adoption. Even APs can benefit from it, I'm sure.
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