Friday, January 25, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
January 22, 2008
It's PICTURE DAY.... Dawson at almost 7 months. I think she's looking a little sad because she wants to come home! My agency did not go down to Guatemala this month so the picture was courtesy of the attorneys down there. I only got three so I posted the best one! Notice the new look on my blog! There is a person I met who is "snazzying up" blogs for a small donation. With this money, she is funding her way to the Dominican Republic on a humanitarian trip. I'm quite impressed with how my blog turned out! What do you think? Tomorrow is Family Court for Dawson's mom. Hopefully she will show up and we can get on with the long wait in PGN! Look for weight and height info to follow in the next few days!
Monday, January 14, 2008
January 14, 2008
Some good news today...These past few months have been shaky on whether or not all pending adoptions were going to be completed since the announcement that Guatemala was closing all adoptions. It has been a roller coaster ride but...the news looks promising. Here is a statement published by the Department of State....
Processing of Transition Cases
On January 1, 2008, PGN stopped the processing of all pending adoption cases including the acceptance of new cases, acceptance of cases with previos and the review of cases previously submitted. PGN has however continued to release those cases in which reviews/approvals had been completed as of December 31, 2007. The processing of pending adoptions will begin with the registration of those cases with the Central Authority no later than 30 business days after January 1, 2008 (approximately February 11, 2008).
Both USDOS and USCIS continue to process adoption cases, including the issuance of visas, released by PGN.
Where is Dawson now in this process? We are waiting to register with the Central Authority which was just formed last Friday. All pending cases (Dawson) must be registered by Feb. 11. What the process is to register is still unknown. The authority hasn't met yet, but will announce procedure as soon as possible. I'm just relieved to hear that we are moving forward and I am now quite confident she will get here! Here's to good news!!!! Keep it coming!!!
Processing of Transition Cases
On January 1, 2008, PGN stopped the processing of all pending adoption cases including the acceptance of new cases, acceptance of cases with previos and the review of cases previously submitted. PGN has however continued to release those cases in which reviews/approvals had been completed as of December 31, 2007. The processing of pending adoptions will begin with the registration of those cases with the Central Authority no later than 30 business days after January 1, 2008 (approximately February 11, 2008).
Both USDOS and USCIS continue to process adoption cases, including the issuance of visas, released by PGN.
Where is Dawson now in this process? We are waiting to register with the Central Authority which was just formed last Friday. All pending cases (Dawson) must be registered by Feb. 11. What the process is to register is still unknown. The authority hasn't met yet, but will announce procedure as soon as possible. I'm just relieved to hear that we are moving forward and I am now quite confident she will get here! Here's to good news!!!! Keep it coming!!!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
January 3, 2007
Just a few updates....I FINALLY have a Family Court date of January 23. The reason for the long wait is that Guatemala takes a lot of time off for the holidays. Being a Catholic country, they celebrate every feast and holiday from Thanksgiving until mid January. Most of the working people are off during this time. Dawson's stats came through today. At 6 months she is now 23 inches long and weighs in at 13.5 lbs. She goes to bed at 8:00 and sleeps until 5:00 a.m. This means she is sleeping through the night. Good news for me!!! (hope she can keep this one up) She did have a case of viral tonsillitis, which was treated and cured with an antibiotic. All is going well now! Now, we just wait for an exit from Family Court!
Friday, December 21, 2007
December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays!!! I got some surprise pictures today, just in time for Christmas. Notice the outfit doesn't match...burgundy dress, pink socks, and black shoes. My mom and I want you to know we did NOT send this outfit. She is going to need a personal shopper as soon as she lands here in the U.S. How about that pony tail? We are going to need lots of ties also! We love her anyways and are glad she is healthy. Next week I will get weight and height updates. For now, just enjoy the holiday season...MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Monday, December 10, 2007
December 10, 2007
Yay, I finally got PA...now we just have to wait for the Social Worker Interview to happen so we can get out of Family Court! Hoping to post new pictures by end of December!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007
I haven't posted lately because there has not been any changes. I am still waiting for my pre approval and also waiting for a scheduled court date. Things become a little slow in Guatemala over the holidays. In December, half the workers take off 2 weeks and then the other half take off for 2 weeks. This is probably why I haven't been assigned a court date yet??? I will post any changes if they occur. For now...we will just have to wait, wait, wait!!!
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