Having only lived in Texas for a short period of time, I knew little of the state's merits. I know they do things BIG, but I didn't know they did them fast! Craig and I both had to request the long forms of our birth certificates (yes, there are different types) for the adoption. We requested them on the same day. I was able to call and talk to a very sweet, extremely southern woman in Brazos County, Texas. She wanted to know where I lived now and why I had moved. She wished me all the luck in the world and told me she would turn my request around the same day. She wasn't kidding. I got my birth certificate in a few days. The next step was to send it back to Texas (yes, back to where it just came from - this process is all about the efficiency) for authentication by the Secretary of State. This shows the Chinese government the birth certificate is valid.
New Jersey, the state of Craig's birth, yeah not so much. First off, we couldn't even communicate directly with the state. They send you off to a birth certificate service, which says if you see a birth certificate from NJ in 8 weeks you are lucky.
Well, when we got back from our awesome Thanksgiving in NY, my authenicated birth certificate was waiting for us. I love Texas. NJ needs to get it in gear!
Of course, we are still waiting for our I-171H too. We will just keep our fingers crossed for a December DTC.
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