Boaz Kerson McDonald--It's official!

We had a courtdate today for the State of Oklahoma to acknowledge Bo’s adoption. Judge Bonner officially changed his name to Boaz Kerson McDonald. We went back and forth on his name, but finally ended up with Boaz as his first name. We think that will be easier since he goes by “Bo.” I decided to not hire a lawyer for the adoption. I didn’t use an agency for the Haitian adoption, why start now? But I did need a little help from the lawyer grandparents. ;) The court proceedings were short and sweet. We had no problems with the order that Papa made, and the judge simply glanced at the pile of paperwork. He had us swear to be Bo’s parents and let Bo hit the gavel on the bench. Kimberlyn and Nana were watching as we officially adopted Bo. It was a stressful, but surprisingly easy day. I went up to the State Health Dept to get Bo’s Certificate of Foreign Birth. That was more stressful than the court proceedings. We waited for a long time, but finally they gave us his official “birth cert.” Now if Bo needs a birth cert, we can get a copy from Oklahoma instead of trying to track down one in Haiti (that is in French)! My next step is Bo’s citizenship....

For the photo album of today, click here.