[Joeythegirl]

Hey I'm Joey, dh is Jory we live in Mesa, AZ and are adopting my cousin's baby girl that is due May 23rd but could come any day now.

After reading a lot of the posts today I'm a little freaked out that our process has been too easy as far as legal stuff goes.

Our lawyer seems like this is no big deal since it's a non contested adoption.

Actually I'll start over, in January we found out that my cousin living in Utah was preg with her 2nd child, her parents(my uncle and aunt) are raising her first daughter. We knew she was thinking of adoption and was told she would be calling us. She did call and ask if we would want to adopt her baby. (we've been TTC for 10 years now, had a son, Jack but due to incompetent cervix he came too soon on Aug. 31, 2006 and passed away on Sept. 1, 2006.) Being family she knows of our struggles to have kids so she wanted us to adopt her baby. Of course we jumped at the chance and said yes!

All was going great until after our baby showers in Utah in Feb, when she stopped calling or taking our calls/texts. We heard she was struggling with her decision and that her new BF wanted to keep baby.

Until 1 week ago we had not heard anything, not a no it's not going to happen, not a yes it will, absolutely nothing. My uncle & aunt (her parents) just kept telling us to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. We were just starting to accept that our little girl wasn't coming home.(this is after we've already finished the nursery and spent all this money on everything)

Then BLAM Bmom sent me a text, asking if we still wanted her baby. After she assured us, she was 100% (as much as we can believe until papers are signed) we of course agreed to still adopt. What a roller coaster!

So in the last week, we contacted our lawyer again and told him this would all have to be fast tracked because the adoption is back on. He said to just finish the homestudy stuff and call him to get the consent papers drawn up. We have been rushing to get the homestudy paperwork filled out, got our finger prints and background checks done today. Our homestudy can't be scheduled until June 6th, which our SW said was fine, we just need to get Temporary Custody until the homestudy goes through, we can still take baby home after birth with Temporary custody. This part worries me because I know temp custody still gives the bmom rights to change her mind up until the consent form is signed. I believe in my heart that she won't but you never really know.

Anyway...can it really be this easy(not that any of it has really been easy) or are there just a lot of horror stories in the forums?

Joeythegirl in Arizona

[feelingreyt]

IT can be that easy. Depending on what State you live you in.

I pray everything will work out for this baby!

Keep us posted.