Get my daughter back and raise her with love.

Since my daughter has come home and she has adjusted wonderfully. There were some definite bumps along the way as we worked to establish a routine that was likely very different from what she knew, but it gets easier each day and she is so much fun. Everyone just loves her.

So that means my daughter is coming home in 30 days. :-)

I’ve won the appeal. The prior court ruling has been reversed. It’s almost there.

Well .. the news is that I lost the case. The good news is, I am appealing and feel like I have a damn good chance of overturning this inane decision. There was not a single bit of true legal reasoning for the decision. Many implications and the admission of hearsay. My daughter is going to be a year and a half old this month and I’ve had a total of about two weeks with her for her entire life.

It’s going to be a tough transition for her and I feel horrible that she may have to go through this. But .. I think it will be harder for her to grow up thinking her Daddy didn’t want her.

Her Daddy does want her even though I know it may not be easy for any of us.

Even so .. I won’t stop fighting.

The DNA test results came back and they can now stop calling me the “alleged” father and just refer to me as the father. Supposed to be a hearing at the end of this month. I am praying ( if you want to call it that ) for closure to this nightmare.

Aside from getting to spend three hours with her the other day, I got my part of the dna test done. They are throwing some more curves at me, but I can handle them. Wish I had a time line, but just have to take it one day at a time.

I don’t get her back, yet, but the DNA test should be finally behind us and then no more trying to call me the “alleged” father. 5 months since I’ve seen her. She is going to be so big.

I can’t wait, but am so scared at the same time.

I’ll get to see her and, hopefully, get the dna test done and get paternity established. After this, it should not be much longer.

She turned 5 months old a few days ago and I still don’t know when she’ll be coming home. I know it will happen, but I am losing precious time with her.

Wish me the best and light a candle or something.