November 30, 2007

Still not back in PGN. I spoke to my caseworker today and he said that the Mayor still has not signed off on the birth certificate but supposedly my attorney's office has called and spoken to the Mayors office and it should be ready on Monday to be picked up so maybe when I arrive in Guatemala, I will hear I am back in PGN. Please pray for that to happen!
The exciting news is that I leave in 4 days and in 5 days I will have Maya in my arms! I can hardly stand it. I think the only thing keeping me from not going nuts is all that I have to do between now and then. I made a list in hopes it would make me feel better to get it out of my head and on paper but all it did was make me panick about what all I have to do. :-) So I will sign out and go about getting things marked off my list. I hope to be able to update my blog while I am in Guatemala so check back often.
I Love You Maya. I will see you real soon.

November 21, 2007

More waiting... It had been hoped that the amendments to the Ortega Law would have been passed in Guatemala yesterday but the Prensa Libre (A Guatemalan paper) is reporting that the amendments are still pending. They said:

"Despite the fact that all parties agree on the urgency of adopting a law on adoptions, and already agreed to the amendments to the initiative which is being discussed in Congress, final approval is still not included in the legislative agenda."

I do believe it will all work out but it sure is hard going through all the emotional ups and downs while waiting for the final word. I spoke to my caseworker yesterday and I am still not back in PGN. They hope to have the birth certificate issue resolved today and then reenter PGN soon. The good news is that I leave in 13 days to go meet my daughter! Now that is something to be THANKFUL for. I love you Maya!

November 19, 2007

Time for a new update and pictures...Maya just keeps growing and growing. She is now 18.8 pounds. She is so obviously well taken care of. I am so thankful for her birth mother who chose to place her for adoption and her foster mother who loves her and is taking good care of her. Maya is one blessed little girl and I am so blessed to have her as my daughter. I leave in 15 days to go see her. I am so excited and I am getting a little overwhelmed preparing for the visit but I can't wait! Maya, I can't believe you are 6 1/2 months old and I have not met you in person yet. Time is almost here though. I love you!!!

New Pictures

November 16, 2007

We'll the Guatemalan government has not voted on the amendments as of yet. They are now saying they will vote on things next week. We think this will occur on the 20th. Please continue to pray that amendments will pass to allow in process adoptions to finish.
I leave in 19 days to go see Maya! I just can't wait to go!

November 7, 2007

I got a "Previo." This means I was (temporarily) kicked out of PGN. Apparently whoever signed Maya's Guatemalan birth certificate did something wrong so now my attorney has to go back to the city she was born in and the Mayor has to sign off on it. They estimate this will take 2 weeks and then I will be resubmitted back to PGN. The good news is at least someone was looking at the file in PGN and it wasn't just sitting on a desk in no mans land. Please pray for a speedy resubmit and no more previos.
Also please remember to pray that amendments are made to the Ortega Law that will allow all in process adoptions to complete. It is anticipated that these will be discussed next week and potentially voted on in the November 14th (one week from today) congress session in Guatemala.
I can't wait to meet you Maya. I leave in 27 days to come see you. I love you!