Adoption

So today I talked to Chris's dad who is a lawyer. Chris has wanted to adopt my daughter Whytney since we were dating. Well, his dad is going to talk to the partner at the law firm he works at to get permission to file pro bono and when he gets it we are filing for him to adopt Whytney. This is what Whytney wants and it's great. Whytney's biological father told us that he will sign the paperwork and won't fight it so that is even better news. Whytney is so excited. She said that now she can tell kids that Chris is her real father instead of calling him dad and having them say, no he's just your stepdad. He's been in her life for more than half of it and she's almost 10 years old. Paul decided to be a father about a year ago now and he was never in her life previous to that. He understands that Chris is her dad and he even said that Chris is a great guy and knows that Whytney will be loved. Chris has always thought of Whytney as his own and has never once thought of her differently than he has Meadow and Lizzie. So I just pray that this happens before he leaves for Iraq so that it is finished and Whytney can finally have a "real dad" that never goes anywhere and is always in her life.