A Year Ago Today, Losiah Became a Whittaker

So yes a year ago today marks our move,  but it also marks the day Losiah officially became a Whittaker.  Our adoption paper work was a long road and it has officially been 365 days of having that weight off of my shoulders! What a relief!
September 24, 2007
Woke up said good-bye to my brother, went to Starbucks with family, mother in law and grandma. Then went to the courts.




He became ours! Legally. And then we went home grabbed our bags and got on a plane to Atlanta. What a day! H

Comments

[Tasha Via]

Heather, that is so exciting!! I love adoption. I worked for an agency for a year before I got married, preparing all the dosiers. It never got old seeing the happy pictures of the families with their new additions=)

[Brittany]

What an awesome day for you and your family! Congratualtions! ~B

[Kaley]

What a crazy day! You guys are awesome :)

[debra parker]

Loving this.

[adam]

i'm tearing up over here...

as kristy and i are just starting down this road with prayer and lots of studying, i just can't wait until we have our own day that some little child becomes one of the blacks. i know we have a long road ahead of us.

congrats and give Losiah a hug for us all!

[Lana]

Congratulations one one whole year! You know, I think the day we brought Carmen into the U.S. was one of the most exciting days ever. So many hopes and dreams! I sure hope we can do this again.

[Anita]

Happy Gotcha Day! Adoption stories are so touching. I noticed a link on Carlos' blog that said something about his son's story. I'll have to go back and read it.

Congrats on getting through a year in a foreign land and your first year as a mom of three!

[Ruth]

Awwww, you guys are such a beautiful family.

[jimmy james]

I remember those days like it was yesterday...I had just gotten canned. I'm at home...Alyssa comes home and tells me she has to go to court. I'm thinking...great I'm fired, and now we're getting sued for malpractice. Sweet. Nope. Ms. Heather needed help throughout the process with moving and adopting so, Alyssa got to go to your house, court, house, court again to finalize papers. Good times.

[Debbie]

I remember that day.
I could only imagine how busy and emotional that day was...couldn't believe it happened like that for you guys.

"OH and on the way across country, we adopted our son..."

CRAZY!

But I'm so thankful for it. That boy couldn't have better parents!

[sherry]

remembering ! my phone rang tex-message losiah is ours. i saved that message for along time on my phone. tears of joy that day! so happy for you and your family. good memories, thanks your the best.

[Nicki]

Wow! What an emotional day that had to be, for many different reasons!

So sweet!

[Michelle]

Thanks for sharing the memories with us!
have a great day.

[Lita aka Grandma]

On that day I would force myslef to focus on the adoption and not on my family leaving California. Being in the center of God's will is not always easy, but it does help knowing it. I love you and miss you bunches, but is OK, life goes on and God's blessings keep pouring on. We don't have the whole picture.

[jen]

what a huge day for you guys...I am dreaming of that court day with Molly AND i have been living out your "keep busy" idea. I put together her little kitchen (took me all day)and packed her bag. So far, so good. Did you bring a ton of diapers..or did they send you with plenty?

[Michelene]

Awesome. Which agency did you go through? I am trying to talk hubby into it. He wants one more from me and then says I can adopt as many as i want. I have already had four C-Sections. No more. I need a tummy tuck. LOL. I have had a heart for adoption since college. I have been praying for God to change Scott's heart. have a great day!

[Tim]

Whoa, congrats! 1 Year. That is awesome

[Carolyn]

YEAH! Happy anniversary to you and to him! What an awesome milestone!

[PatrickJohn]

I watched the story on Ragamuffinsoul..What an adventure.

[fatgirlslim]

Nawwww... I am all teary.
I absolutely cannot wait to go through the rollercoaster of adoption myself... surely it must be totally worth it.
Congrats on the 1 year... you have a beautiful family H.
L xo

[heather]

hey i have that shirt too! ;)

i remember "adoption day" with my sister. she is from south korea. she was six and i was twelve. such a sweet memory.

we still celebrate "adoption day" each year by going out to dinner...usually korean food since we are huge fans.

congrats! he is blessed to have you as his family.

[Kelly]

Love the pictures. I wish I had your wardrobe and that I could fit into it!

[NANI]

I REMEMBER I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE TIME FOR HIM TO BE OFFICALY A WHITTAKER----AND DID NOT WANT TIME TO COME AS I WAS LOSIMG ,MY FAMILY TO SOMEPLACE CALLED GEORGIA----ALSO DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT CRYING---YOU FOR GOT TO TELL EVERYONE YOU EVEN MADE TIME TO GET US AN IN AND OUT BURGER I CANT WAIT UNTIL I PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU BACK IN CALIFORNIA I LUV YOU AND MISS YOUP-------N

[Simone]

Congratulations on the 1 year anniversary of Losiah's adoption finalization!!!

I remember each of our kids' finalization days. It was great when we passed each milestone in the adoption process. When we returned home after our son's finalization, I felt like I could breathe again. Until that moment, I hadn't realized that It was as though I had only been breathing from the top half of my lungs for the 9 months between seeing being in the delivery room until the finalization. I could finally relax 100%. He was ours and no one could take him away from us.

[Vanessa]

What a wonderful, wonderful day! Happy anniversary to your amazing family.

[Ashley]

H, I am so very glad for yall. I was adopted myself. and i am so glad that i was. he is a very lucky little boy.
there is a special dr phil coming on today at 5pm! check out my post today (it's too long for me to write here). i thought since you and los have A LOT of readers it might be a good way to get a good word out!
thanks for your help! :)

[Jacinda]

I couldn't imagine your family without him! I miss him.
-why can't comments be made on your recent post?

[Rebeckah]

So beautiful!

[Angela]

What a great post! Congrats on the first year!

[Jennifer]

Hey Heather--Random information for you. I saw on-line for flights to Fresno that "Northwest Airlines prices this destination at just $200 round-trip on trips taken through August 20, 2009 - and on any day of the week (based on “K” seat availability)". Just thought of your family!

[jess]

awe i remember when this was originally blogged about last year :)