Last night Luke and I signed our Adoption Decree along with other court documents. We sat the kids down and discussed with them what we were signing. We read through the documents of their old names and what their new names were going to be.
We also explained to them what a birth certificate was. We told them that it was a piece of paper to prove that you were born. We also said that their old one had their bad Mommy's name on it because they came out of her tummy. Little R looked at me and said, "Well sometimes people can be born big- like us." I was thinking...ummm I hope not! LOL! Little A told us she wished she was born from my tummy. I told her the same thing, but it just didn't happen that way.
I took pictures of each of us signing the documents. We told the kids that this new piece of paper would look to everyone else like they were born from my tummy. That they have always been our kids. Their old names would go away and they would be have brand new names. They were extremely excited.
It was also heartbreaking to have to explain that to their young faces. No kid should ever have a "bad" home. No kid should have to realize that their birth certificate is being changed- even if it's changed for the better. This is a messed up world we live in today. I may not have given birth to my two kids, but they are ours none-the-less.
So, bring on the new names and new birth certificates. We're ready to become officially a family of 4!
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