April 29, 2008

Dawson's DNA is in the USA as of April 25th. It takes approx. 5-7 business days to complete the test and then it is Fedexed back to Guatemala City. After about 48 hours of its arrival, I will get an email with my embassy date. The day I get my embassy date is what is considered being "PINK" in the adoption world. Looks to me like I might travel mid May?

April 14, 2008

Wow! Unexpected pictures just appeared in my email! It's hard to believe how big she is and of course how cute she is too! Looks like she is thinking about walking! Last week, I received her birth certificate and passport in two days instead of the usual 2-3 weeks. This means things are really moving along. No complaining here! Looks like I will be traveling sooner than I thought! I will keep you posted!

April 9, 2008

I've been so excited I almost forgot I had a blog. My loyal blog followers have been emailing me reminding me to update them! Sorry about that! My official adoption decree was picked up on Friday, April 4. This officially names her "Dawson Mariela O'Hara." Today I have an email from the attorney submitting this decree for a new birth certificate from her birth town of San Marcos, San Marcos, Guatemala. (town, province, country) It's a little ways out of Guatemala City. My attorney has to drive it there and then we wait for it to be changed. This usually takes a few weeks depending on the town. That's all the news for now.

APRIL 2, 2008

I GOT A CALL TODAY AT 2:00....WE ARE OUT OF PGN!!! We are very, very lucky that we were never kicked out. She has been quite an unusual case for my agency! What next you ask? WELL....we now wait for the week notice to travel to attend her embassy appointment. My estimated time frame for travel is 4-8 weeks. These next few weeks she gets a new birth certificate, a passport, a physical and a final DNA test to make sure she is the same baby. The craziness has officially begun!!!

March 25, 2008....HAPPY EASTER

PICTURE DAY!!!!!!

Just wanted to share a few of my new Easter pictures. I'm thinking she is screaming because she wants to COME HOME! The middle picture is her with her foster mom. You can tell how much she loves her. Check out the dress she is wearing! It's the Easter dress I sent down! Waiting for good news to come our way! Enjoy the pictures!

March 11, 2008

I'm either going to get out of PGN soon or...get kicked out of PGN soon! The wait continues!!!!!

March 1, 2008

I thought I would share a funny picture I took this morning. I left my computer on my bed while I took a shower and when I came back to my room....there was Ella taking a little nap! She must have been reading Dawson's blog! She's in deep thought thinking about how she is going to steal all Dawson's toys or how she can steal food from her. Either one would fit Ella's personality! No news this week except that I am STILL in PGN. It is not uncommon to get kicked out for some type of paperwork error. In fact, most people do get kicked out one or two times! We are in for the wait! I will not be getting new pictures until close to the first of April. Guatemala shuts down completely for the whole week before Easter. The families have celebrations each day with festivals, parades and parties. To no surprise, the embassy shuts down too! I will post any news if it occurs, but for now...all seems to be calm!