Journey to our son...: October 2009

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Our Journey thus far...

2006
~Nov 7-Mailed Application
2007
~Apr 30- #4 on Boy list!
~May 29-#1 on Boy list!
~June 7- Rcvd Mauro Jose's Referral (born 3/21/07)
~June 21- Lost Mauro's Refferal
~June 24- It's A BOY!! (Jose Pablo)
~July 13- Rcvd Nathan's Referral
~July 17- Signed POA and USCIS
~Aug 8- Health Update, went for DNA, applied for PA
~Aug 17- DNA A MATCH!!
~Aug 31- SWI done
~Sept 13- Health Update
~Sept 19- Submitted to PGN w/o PA (SWI back)
~Sept 26- GOT PA!!!
~Oct 5 -Health Update
~Oct 10- KO & resubm /w PA to PGN
~Oct 31-KO and resubmitted
(fixed on Guate side)
~Nov 10-16- Visit Trip
Meeting Nathan for the 1st time!
Cut his first tooth!
~Nov 19- Health Update
~Dec 10- Health Update
~Dec 17- KO due to error on
Nathan's BC
~Dec 24- Nathan 6 mths old
Christmas Eve
~Dec 25- Nathan's 1st Christmas
~Jan 10- Health Update
Rolling over in crib!
~Jan 14- No PGN, No CA,
No BC
~Jan 16- corrected BC
~Jan 19- 5 months since first submit to PGN
~ Feb 21-need 2 witnesses for BC
~Mar 11- Case Update-working on BC
~Apr 13- Mommy's Birthday- All I want is my BOY!
~Apr 16- Case Update- no movement, awaiting BC issues to clear
~Apr 18- Informed of issues with Mixco
~Apr 28- The new BC was rectified with a favorable opinion from the 1^st PGN
~Apr 29- All documentation were given to Belia for her to submit to Mixco to get the actual BC
~May 3-10- 2nd Visit Trip!!
~May 11- Mother's Day and Daddy's Bday- We miss our baby!!!
~May 15- Received Rectified BC!!
~May 20- BACK IN PGN!!
~May 29- Unable to locate BM
~June 10- interview scheduled-still no BM- 15 day extension
~June 24- Nathan's 1st Birthday in Guatemala

What Next:
Resubmit to PGN- check!
Out of PGN-
New BC-
2nd DNA-
PINK-
Home FOREVER!

Monday, October 26, 2009

John Piper on Adoption....

Orphan Sunday November 8th, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

getting so big... i miss him.

this one.