Can you believe that there was yet another mistake in the court termination order that will delay our adoption of our foster baby, Lil Bit???
Apparently, Lil Bit’s full name listed on his Mexican birth certificate has FOUR names instead of the usual first, middle, last. This means that the court order to officially transfer his case to the State agency’s Adoption Division has to be re-done and sent back to the judge to sign AGAIN!
However, there is good news! The INS received Lil Bit’s application for certification of citizenship. Lil Bit will be certified as a citizen of the United States by the end of July!!! Do you think he can learn the Pledge of Allegiance by then? 🙂
On the other hand, there is some not-as-bad news associated with his application. A few months ago, I created a passport-type head shot of Lil Bit for his INS application for his certification of citizenship. I found a really, cute head-and-shoulders pose of him (without a shirt on) sitting in our yard. I cropped the photo to the correct dimensions and printed.
The staff LOVED the photo – with those chubby cheeks, thick dark hair, and sweet smile, they called him a “total cherub.”
But, guess what? He is sitting in the grass. Not against a white background that is the INS requirement for application photographs. Ug!
So, with the magic of Photoshop, I will crop Lil Bit from the photo and place him against a white background. My project for this weekend.
With everything going on with Lil Bit’s case, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
We are on target to adopt our foster child before Labor Day!!!
