It has been way too long since I Blogged... and I keep telling myself I am going to be better and I have not been. We have some big changes coming our way and to keep track of everything our family is going through. I need to be blogging about our lives. I have LOVED my books I have made of my blogging adventures. It has helped me keep track of things and still document our adventures of life. This is my Birthday Goal to myself, BLOG! Share our adventures with the family, so when we do change our location, I will be in good habits of keeping everyone informed.
A lot is going on right now, but not for sure answers yet. Because of that, I cannot spread too many rumors yet. Instead, lets talk about the for sure things in our world. I am going to start with, I QUIT MY JOB! I am so happy to be moving forward away from being an aide. My last night at McKay Dee Hospital is on June 6th. The girls, Grandma and I will then be heading on a long Road Trip to Georgia and Alabama to visit family and see the Country. I am beyond excited to road trip with the girls!
I am going to finish with Olivia.
Josh officially adopted Olivia on April 30th. (Olivia's now Second Birthday) It was a WONDERFUL day! She is a Nielsen to the rest of the world now and I am so grateful for a husband that is such a good Father. Josh took the initiative to start the adoption and put all of Olivia's questions to rest. When we asked her if she wanted to be adopted, she said: "I consider myself to be 99.9% Nielsen but I want to be 100%." So... here she is now 100% Nielsen! Everything proceeded very fast. We found out about the court date only days before, I have never seen the Justice system work so fast. The Judge gave us a heart attack for a while... the tension was thick in the court for a few moments. He was just doing his job to make sure we had covered all our bases before he ruled on taking away her sperm donors rights. Luckily our Lawyer did a great job and helped the Judge see it our way. I had to testify that
sperm donors name was not on her birth certificate and that he has had
no contact since birth. Since there was no contact even before her
birth, that was helpful. Josh had to state some of the things he loved
about Olivia, just looking at him get choked up as he tried to talk
about what a good piano player and artist she is. My heart was full, it
made me so proud to be sitting there that day next to my brave girl. She
was so nervous to go before the Judge not knowing what to expect. We
were lucky to have our parents and Jorja in the court room with us,
sitting on the first row. So thankful they were able to share in that
moment with us.
We are on our way to making everyone know she is a
Nielsen, her new birth certificate with Josh's name on it will be here
soon and we can proceed in changing her name on all things. It was a
fun day! We decided to make it a big celebration for her and Josh
started calling it her Birthday since she was getting a new name. We are
so lucky to have so many amazing people who love us! Thank you to all
our Family and Friends who made it an extra special day. We felt
overwhelmed with love and support sent from all over!
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| Hanging out for the Party. The kids had a great time playing and it was wonderful to visit with everyone who came to celebrate. |
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| The Party in Centerville's Founders Park ended up being a bit on the cold side. |
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| The cake... Josh picked it ALL out. When we went to pick it up from Bowman's they had left off the "Miss", which was the important part. OOPS! Though the cake was super tasty! |
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| The after party hanging out with Aunt Brandy, Kay, Mommy and Daddy |
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| Josh sporting the Mohawk for a minute or two before shaving his head again. |
I am so blessed to have such an amazing and wonderful family! We are all proud to be Nielsen's!
