Why that depends on the agency you choose. Most agencies call you at the birth, you travel to the hospital and are there at the birth of your child. Depending on the birth mom, you name the child. The attorney met us at the hospital and got sign off from the birth mom for her rights. Then the child basically got handed to the lawyer and back to us.
Now my wife and I are working with another agency in the state of GA. That agency does things a little differently. They place the child in a home where they hold it for 10 days while they wait for the mothers rights to be terminated. At that point, the child is handed to us for finalization. Both ways are neat. As a first time father, I learned a lot from the nurses at my sons birth. They really taught us how to care for an infant. We learned a ton. My wife was even wheeled out in a wheel chair with the baby. I understand from some online sites that the wheel chair for adoptive moms is common. The hospital staff was great with us so you can tell they have done that a lot. They let us stay in a hospital room Others sometimes stay at the local Ronald Mcdonald house. That all depends on the hospital you use.
