Tuesday, August 21st we had Olivia's USA Adoption Hearing in Juneau. A bunch of family came along and Judge John Storck handled the case, thanks to Olivia's Aunt Lynn who works for the Judge and pulled some strings. That made it even more personalized and special for us. He did a really nice job and Olivia had fun and smiled and laughed the whole time. She is always happy to be around a lot of faces she recognizes and once again put on a show for everyone. Even Judge Storck asked if she is always so happy and smiling.
So it is now official in the US and the paperwork is winding down. There are still monthly things to do for the adoption agency but that is minor compared to the mounds of paperwork we have done over the last 2 1/2 years.
After the hearing we came back to our house for pizza and cake and ice cream to celebrate.
Olivia is now walking on her own. I still keep her confined to only carpeted areas since she sometimes falls pretty hard yet, especially when she gets tired. We are still working on standing up without pulling up on something but that will come soon. She is a very happy baby and make our lives very happy too!!
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Happy Day! Judge Storke did JJ's finalization almost 7-years ago and he's helping us with the paperwork for the Russian courts too -- He's been great! What a nice feeling for you all to have it be "officially offical" now! Best Wishes - Debbie
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