I put out everything we're bring to Guatemala for the baby. Of corse, I've gotten more since this picture. I hope we have room for our clothes!

PGN update...

We heard from the agency last week , they said that we are finally in PGN. (for real this time) So I naturally called PGN myself to be sure.....they told me we were submitted on December 14th! YEAH!!! So I figured it out...we should be approved around February 11th. If we are, we will possibly go get her around Easter.

Me and one very spoiled dogie!!!

We had a very busy Christmas...It was great!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad news...

Where do I start...I'll just make a long story short. We called PGN on December 3rd and were told we are approved and OUT of PGN. Then found out from our agency that we are not out...we were never even in PGN. Our case was mixed up with another one and sitting on someone's desk collecting dust for 2 months!!!

Our attorney sorted it out and we are waiting to be submitted to PGN, hopefully this or next week. I hope we are approved quickly...

I've had time to calm down and focus on our visit trip in January. I am still very excited about meeting our babygirl for the first time!

We are going to visit!!!!!

We are planning a visit trip in January. I am so excited! I can't wait to see her live and in person! We are going to celebrate her first Christmas with her. I know it will be on the late side, but she won't know any better. I'm so excited!!! I have almost everything ready to be packed and I can't wait to hit the after sales for her Christmas dress.

Did I say I'm excited?

BTW...Maybe our visit trip will actually be our pick up trip!!!!!!Please...Pray, Pray, Pray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are still in PGN. I am so close to having a nervous breakdown! This Friday makes 8 weeks in PGN. That means we will be finding out sometime between now and early next week if we are OUT of PGN or Kicked Out of PGN!

I read that 5 people from our agency got OUT today! All submitted close to our date!

Finally...NEW PICTURES!!!

It looks like her hair is filling in a little. My poor baby needs a bow. lol

I love her little lips...I could just eat them up.

We also received a medical update from October. She weighed 11 lbs at 4 months old!

She must be a tinny little Peanut!

I have some good news!!! I've been calling and e-mailing our agency every week since we received PA on October 2nd. Their response is always the same, "No news" or "Your case is still in Family Court". Well, I emailed them a little over a week ago and they sent me an e-mail saying they received word from our attorney that we have been OUT of Family Court and IN PGN since October 5th!!!!!!! We went in to PGN 3 days after we received PA! Of course I didn't want to get too excited b/c it seemed like someone got the wrong info, but the lady from our agency assured me that it is true! So this Friday makes 6 weeks IN PGN. We should hear if we are approved on week 8. If we are not approved we have to get whatever the problem is fixed, get submitted back into PGN, and wait another 8 weeks. Please let us get approved!

No news is not always good news...

I just received an e-mail from our agency saying there is no news yet. We are still waiting to exit Family Court.


COME ON FAMILY COURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WANT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!

We have PA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got the E-mail yesterday! On day 19!!! WOW, that's way better than the 9+ weeks we waited last time! Now we just have to get out of Family court and it's on to PGN.

We are on day 18 waiting for PA. I was expecting 4 to 6 more weeks but I have alittle more hope now. This past weekend there were many PA's issued...some 20 to 30 days into the wait, and even a 17 and 12 day wait!!! I pray that we will hear something this week or next week.

Our agency told us that we should be out of Family court by the middle or end of October. That means that if we get PA soon, we could be submitted into PGN by the end of October or begining if November.

We should be receiving a medical update of our baby soon. I would love to know how she's growing. (and a few new pictures would be a nice supprise!)

WE HAVE DNA RESULTS...99.99% MATCH!!!

This is great news, but my heart is just breaking for her birth mom. She is holding her baby so close in the picture and she has the most bitter sweet look on her face. Like she is heartbroken, but wants to look happy in the only pic her baby will ever see of her. I just can't stop looking at her. She is so beautiful...

On a happier note...time to wait on PA!!! Last time we waited a total of 63 or 64 days. If things keep moving like they are, we hope to have it in 45-50 days! I hope things continue to speed up.

MORE PICS...

I couldn't help it... I guess I'm in a picture posting mood! These are from the second set of pictures we received from our agency. She was about 6 weeks old. They are my favorite!

No DNA yet. But.....

Well, we didn't get DNA results this week. But the good news is.....we have new pictures! This is the 4th set of pictures we've received since her referral in July. Our agency is doing a great job of keeping us up to date so far.

I also want to mention the elections that are taking place in Guatemala today. Please keep them in your prayers.

DNA IS DONE!!!

I received an e-mail from our agency Friday telling us that we did get authorization for the DNA test to be done. Then I received a second e-mail right after that one saying that the DNA test was done that day! This is very good news considering that we thought it would take at least a couple more weeks to get the test done. Hopefully, we will receive the results this week.

Once we have the results, we begin waiting for pre-approval (PA). This is taking about 60+ days right now.

We are still early in the process, but this is a very big step.


Happy Labor Day!!!

Starting over...

Herre she is!!!

@ 2 months old

We have accepted a new referral of a baby girl. She was born on June 18th, weighing 7 lbs. We are waiting to get authorization for the DNA test. As soon as we receive the results we will have to wait for PA . (about 2 months) Then we will submitted back into PGN.

I know that things are risky with Guatemalan Adoptions right now. Especially with the political situations that are going on . But we are going to continue with our plans to adopt. I truly believe that "our little girl" is in Guatemala, even if we had to wait to find her.

Isabella ...

Our "almost little girl" you will always have a special place in our heart...

As most of you know, we lost Isabella last month. Her birth mother has decided to raise her. It has been hard, but we are moving forward. We pray for her and her mother, that God watches over them both...

Update on Our Case...

Here's a little update on our case.......

We entered PGN on April 24th. This is the last big stage of the adoption process, where the case is reviewed and either approved or rejected. If your case is Rejected (or kicked Out) your attorney has to fix the problem(s) and then the case gets resubmitted into PGN. The case can be rejected for many different reason, as minor as a misspelling or in some cases more serious problems.


We received a Kick Out (Rejection) on June 21st. Once we get resubmitted we have another 8 weeks to find out if we are Out of PGN (approved), or kicked out again. Right now we are just waiting to find out when we re-enter PGN. It's very frustrating, but she's worth the wait.

God is definately teaching me patience.

We had the most amazing visit with Isabella. She was an angel, and such a happy baby. We wore her like a purse. It was so hard to give her back. Here are some pics...

We have Pre-approval!!! And we are going to visit!

We just got the e-mail from the Embassy today! After 9 long weeks we finally have Pre-approval. This means we will be entering PGN soon. This will be our last real wait! Hopefully it's a fast one!

We have other great news too. We are going to Guatemala to visit our little girl next month! May 28th - June 4th. We will have her for 4 days! We have to give her back on Friday the 1st :0( So we are going to do some "exploring" to get to know the country a little better June 2nd - 3rd. I'll be sure to take A LOT of pictures. I can't wait!!!

We're out of Family Court!

I found out that we exited Family Court on March 16th! We are still waiting on Pre-approval. The wait for pre-approval is 4 to 7 weeks right now. We have been waiting for almost 7 wks. Things are moving slow this week b/c of the Easter Holiday. Hopefully we will have good news next week!

5 month pic and update!

It looks like her Foster Mother dressed her up for us b/c of Easter! How Sweet!

Her Dr. wrote that he is alittle concerned thta she didn't gain enough weight this month. So he is changing her formula and giving her vitamins.

02/23/07 New picture and medical!!!

Yea!!! I just love getting new pictures!!!

Isabella's 4 month checkup: Her Doctor wrote that her physical was again fine, still smiling at him and rolling over.
Weight: 14 lbs Length: 25 in

02/19/07 Update on Paperwork

DNA authorization was given on February 1st. They put Philip's name in the wrong place and had to get it corrected. I got a call from our agency on February 19th and.....ITS A MATCH!!!!!!!!!! Now we have to get pre-approved by the Embassy... Come on Pre-approval!!!

The agency also told me that I am in Family Court right now. The interviews with the social worker took place on February 19th. Once we are out of Family Court and have Pre-approval, we move on to the real waiting game; PGN.

01/17/07 3 month pics and medical!

These are my favorites!!!
The Doctor saw her again, she is 3 months old and he said that her exam was normal. He also wrote that she has a nice social smile and is begining to roll over. Weight: 12 lbs Length: 23.5 in