193. The Long-Awaited Adoption Day (all the details)!

As promised in last week’s episode, we are giving more detail today about the newest addition to our family whom, after being with us for 21 months, we have finally adopted!

We have been referring to him as Baby D on social media and on the podcast, but we are now finally able to reveal that his name is David, and we touch upon the Biblical significance of his name and how it coincidentally (given that we didn’t name him) follows our pattern of boys’ names.

We didn’t go into foster care with adoption as the goal. Our goal for David, for example, was family reunification, but we share the story of the road that led to adoption. Although we are sad that reunification was ultimately not an option, we feel so blessed and grateful to have David as part of our family. Be sure to check out my Instagram page if you want to see pictures from the ceremony!

In This Episode

[00:35] - I reveal today’s topic to be the recent adoption ceremony.

[01:15] - Jesse reveals Baby D’s name.

[03:11] - Hear how his name follows our predetermined pattern of boys’ names.

[05:19] - Jesse shares how he felt about adoption day.

[07:15] - We never sought this; we went into foster care knowing that adoption isn’t the goal.

[10:10] - David requires complex and unique care.

[12:21] - David’s biological mother always assumed that we were going to adopt him.

[14:58] - Jesse explains why we maintained David’s middle name.

[16:40] - We shift the conversation toward the adoption ceremony.

[19:26] - Hear about the actual adoption itself.

[20:46] - I touch upon one of the most special moments of the adoption process.