Exactly 8 months and 12 hours after Maya was born, at 1.30pm on Wed 29th October, Ahmed and I will finally present ourselves before our judge (or more likely, her secretary) at Tijuana Family Court #1 for our ratification.
This crazy, longed-for court appearance is all of a sudden happening. About six and a half months after we thought it would, but, phew, here we are at last.
Basically it will involve us signing our names on our adoption petition to say we are who we say we are. It's about that simple. Ahmed's flying back to Tijuana for 48 hours to do that, sign another document to say that he gives permission for me to apply for Maya's passport on my own, kiss Maya and see her crawl forwards - new development, as of today - and then jump back on a plane for the 30-hour trip home, for the last time!! Then it's just a case of about 25 more official bits and pieces (un tartuffe!!) before Maya and I jump on a plane ourselves and come home too.
I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's like a giant weight slowly lifting. I almost feel like taking stabs at when we might jump on our homeward-bound plane. Right now, I'll say: 25th November. Wild guess, but who knows?
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Great News At Last
Now you can breathe easy, enjoy the last days in Mexico and start saying your Good-byes. They will all miss you and you will keep in touch... from AD.
Maya is crawling forward? What perfect timing, crawling towards the light at the end of the tunnel.
Now there is no holding her back. More pictures please.
Best wishes to all of you. The pay off after your patience and sacrifice. Enjoy every moment of it. You sure deserve it!
Love,
Dadima
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