Jaxson has had a lot of big days lately!
Two weeks ago, we were able to finalize his adoption. It felt so good to make everything "official" and know that he is legally ours, even though he has always been part of our family. Everything went really well...it was such a smooth process. We were so fortunate to have Mike's grandpa represent us as our attorney, which made it seem even more special.
This is us with the Judge after the adoption was finalized. The Judge made a point of saying that he had to hold Jaxson since "there is a rule saying any newly adopted babies have to be held by the judge during photos". I think it is just because Jaxson is so cute!
We have had to wait to bless and seal Jaxson until after his adoption was finalized, so we were able to have his blessing day yesterday. This was something I have really been looking forward to, and it was such a special time. We were able to have some family and friends come up to our ward, and we really appreciated everyone's support. We are so luck to have such great people in our lives! Mike did such a great job, and Jaxson did better than I was expecting. He is so wiggly and is always trying to get down and crawl, but Mike said he did pretty good being held...he just wouldn't keep his head still.
We are so fortunate to have Jaxson in our family...we couldn't imagine life without him!
I entered Jaxson into the Gerber Photo Contest, and we need your help getting votes! Voting is very simple...all you have to do is click on this link and then click vote. You can also go to facebook.com/Gerber and search for him using his entry ID, which is 77850. The winner in each category gets an Ipad 2, and the overall winner gets a $50,000 scholarship.
This is us with the Judge after the adoption was finalized. The Judge made a point of saying that he had to hold Jaxson since "there is a rule saying any newly adopted babies have to be held by the judge during photos". I think it is just because Jaxson is so cute!
We have had to wait to bless and seal Jaxson until after his adoption was finalized, so we were able to have his blessing day yesterday. This was something I have really been looking forward to, and it was such a special time. We were able to have some family and friends come up to our ward, and we really appreciated everyone's support. We are so luck to have such great people in our lives! Mike did such a great job, and Jaxson did better than I was expecting. He is so wiggly and is always trying to get down and crawl, but Mike said he did pretty good being held...he just wouldn't keep his head still.