I’ve been called many names;   some bad, some good, some funny, but today I got a new name and it’s one of the best ever...   Momma!   As of 11:58 a.m., we became Liam’s official parents!   Here are the new, proud parents in front of the court room:

Rob & Dede in the Moscow Regional Courthouse


We were a little worried this morning because we thought we were going to be late for court.   Tanya kept calling us saying that Alusha was running late due to traffic.   We were supposed to be picked up at 9:30 but he was about 45 minutes late.   We picked up Tanya on the way to the court house and arrived there without a minute to spare.   Fortunately, the judge wasn’t in the court room yet and the Prosecutor was running even later than us — in fact, she nearly missed out on the whole proceeding!

Once the judge arrived, the proceedings only lasted about 35 minutes.   The hearing went smoothly and we were only asked a few questions each.   None of the questions were difficult or a surprise because Tanya had already done an excellent job of preparing us for the kinds of questions that might be asked.

We spent the afternoon at the CSS and the notary offices finishing up more paperwork.   We met up with Teresa & Chris whose court case was at Noon — they became new, proud parents today too!   We’ll be celebrating with them tonight at the Hard Rock Cafe before they head home tomorrow.

We’ll be entertaining ourselves doing touristy things and meeting up with other PAPs over the next 10 days as we wait to pick up Liam.
 

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