Apparently, I didn't understand...

Just wanted to communicate a misunderstanding I had. When we arrived at our lawyer's office last week, we were informed that we were not finalizing, but signing the required papers to submit to DHS for finalizing. I guess I didn't completely understand the finalization process, and when our lawyer called to have us come sign, I got so excited, I just assumed it was "it"! So now, we're back to waiting on the state to process our paperwork. After THAT, our lawyer will get a court date, and we'll be able to finalize. We also requested a court hearing (not required in our state), so we'll all go to court to finalize with the judge. Our lawyer said this should happen in a month or so, so stay tuned!