Hello from Guatemala! Today is Sunday, July 29th and in two days we will be home forever! The time has been going very slowly. I guess the anticipation is killing us. We can't wait to touch down in Houston because Miranda will automatically become a US citizen!!! It will be even more exciting to touch down in Baltimore so we can see our family, especially Patrick and Luke.
Today we are going to Antigua. It is about 40 minutes from Guatemala City. We are taking a guided tour with another couple from our agency. We are hoping to be able to see some real Mayan ruins, and a little bit of how people live. Also we are looking forward to shopping in the local markets.
We will be home very soon and we can't wait for everyone to be able to finally meet our little princess!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
We are tickled PINK!!!
For those of you in the adoption world, you know what this means. For everyone else, PINK is the official notification from the US Embassy re: the time and date of your embassy appointment. Between the time that Miranda's file exited PGN and now the following things have taken place:
1. New birth certificate issued in the name Deysi Marbella Ochs
2. Birthmother signs off on the adoption for the fourth and final time
3. Miranda had to have an exit exam by a US physician
4. Our file is submitted to the US Embassy. If everything is in order, they issue you an appointment date and time on a pink slip of paper...thus an actual pink slip.
Our appointment date is Friday, July 27th at 7:15 a.m. We are leaving for Guatemala on Thursday. We will arrive back in Baltimore Tuesday night, after a brief layover in Houston, TX. Miranda's visa will be ready 24 hours after our PINK appointment; however, since this would be Saturday we have to wait to pick up her visa on Monday.
We came home from our vacation one day early. We have so much to do. Make flight arrangements, hotel arrangements, wash and repack our suitcases, and get all of our final documents in order.
Stay tuned for more information!
1. New birth certificate issued in the name Deysi Marbella Ochs
2. Birthmother signs off on the adoption for the fourth and final time
3. Miranda had to have an exit exam by a US physician
4. Our file is submitted to the US Embassy. If everything is in order, they issue you an appointment date and time on a pink slip of paper...thus an actual pink slip.
Our appointment date is Friday, July 27th at 7:15 a.m. We are leaving for Guatemala on Thursday. We will arrive back in Baltimore Tuesday night, after a brief layover in Houston, TX. Miranda's visa will be ready 24 hours after our PINK appointment; however, since this would be Saturday we have to wait to pick up her visa on Monday.
We came home from our vacation one day early. We have so much to do. Make flight arrangements, hotel arrangements, wash and repack our suitcases, and get all of our final documents in order.
Stay tuned for more information!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
It's Picture Day!!!
We received our last update today. Does that mean that our Embassy date is right around the corner? Miranda is now pulling herself up in the crib, she is starting to crawl, and has started talking. Wow! She is going through a cute phase where she closes her eyes before her pictures are taken. She is still 17 pounds and is a about 25" tall.
Our caseworker is checking on the progress of our file. We are getting ready to leave for vacation and we need to get a sense of when we might travel. I have a business trip scheduled for two weeks at the beginning of August and I can't stand being in limbo.
I have attached a picture of Miranda, and one of her and her foster mother.
Enjoy!
Our caseworker is checking on the progress of our file. We are getting ready to leave for vacation and we need to get a sense of when we might travel. I have a business trip scheduled for two weeks at the beginning of August and I can't stand being in limbo.
I have attached a picture of Miranda, and one of her and her foster mother.
Enjoy!
Friday, July 6, 2007
Still No News!
Well here we are...eleven days after getting out of PGN and we still do not have any additional information. Talk about an anti-climatic event! Our caseworker is on vacation this week so we will have to wait until Monday for an update. I would like to know the following:
* Has the new birth certificate been received from Coban?
* Has the birthmother signed off on the dossier for the fourth and final time?
* Have the necessary documents been translated yet?
* Have we been submitted for pink?
We are anxious to make our flight arrangements. We have been experiencing a little bit of sticker shock as we start looking at possible flights. The flights will be about twice as much as they were in February & April. Oh well, we plan on being in debt for the rest of our lives (especially with three children)!
We leave for vacation on Saturday, July 14th. We will be going to Myrtle Beach for a week. Our boys, Patrick and Luke, are looking forward to spending the week with their cousins. We were so hoping to have Miranda home with us but that isn't God's plan. We will take the opportunity to spoil the boys rotten since their lives are going to change once Miranda comes home.
I did take the opportunity to shop for some new clothes for Miranda. She weighs about 18 pounds now. I bought several cute outfits, especially her "Welcome to the United States" coming home outfit.
I'll post once I have some additional information to share.
* Has the new birth certificate been received from Coban?
* Has the birthmother signed off on the dossier for the fourth and final time?
* Have the necessary documents been translated yet?
* Have we been submitted for pink?
We are anxious to make our flight arrangements. We have been experiencing a little bit of sticker shock as we start looking at possible flights. The flights will be about twice as much as they were in February & April. Oh well, we plan on being in debt for the rest of our lives (especially with three children)!
We leave for vacation on Saturday, July 14th. We will be going to Myrtle Beach for a week. Our boys, Patrick and Luke, are looking forward to spending the week with their cousins. We were so hoping to have Miranda home with us but that isn't God's plan. We will take the opportunity to spoil the boys rotten since their lives are going to change once Miranda comes home.
I did take the opportunity to shop for some new clothes for Miranda. She weighs about 18 pounds now. I bought several cute outfits, especially her "Welcome to the United States" coming home outfit.
I'll post once I have some additional information to share.
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