Just some more random info.
I'm trying to post every week to the blog, so far I'm failing miserably!!!
Ok I will try to do better.
Anyway with this weeks update there wasn't anything new to report. Our DNA results are in the authentication process and should be back by weeks end. Once back at the agency they will over night them to our Guatemalan attorney and she will take that and the Social worker report (when it comes in) and submit us into PGN. So we are very close to the getting into the final stage of the process.
There is one more piece of paper you need to get into PGN and that is a Pre-Approval from the US embassy and they issue that after they get the DNA results from Labcorp. Right now those are taking on average 30 days from the day Labcorp overnighted the results to the Embassy. So ours was sent out on September 15th so we are half way there.
So we are hopeful that the DNA results, social worker report, and pre approval will all be back and they can submit us to PGN on or around the time we get down there. 18 days and counting. Todd and I have been packing and unpacking and trying to make everything fit and still stay within the FAA guidelines for baggage, and I think I need to find bigger suitcases and not take the smaller ones??? Not sure, still working things out.
I'm meeting one of the other moms from here in Louisville tomorrow for lunch and we will be taking things down for her son who is a month older than Meredith. When I look at the different stages my friends are in with regards to the process, we are not that bad off. We are at the same point in the process as those whose babies are a month to 2 months older than Meredith.
Although Todd and I have told ourselves that the chances of Meredith being home by Christmas are pretty slim. We are still remaining hopeful.
18 days yyiippeeee!!!!
Ok I will try to do better.
Anyway with this weeks update there wasn't anything new to report. Our DNA results are in the authentication process and should be back by weeks end. Once back at the agency they will over night them to our Guatemalan attorney and she will take that and the Social worker report (when it comes in) and submit us into PGN. So we are very close to the getting into the final stage of the process.
There is one more piece of paper you need to get into PGN and that is a Pre-Approval from the US embassy and they issue that after they get the DNA results from Labcorp. Right now those are taking on average 30 days from the day Labcorp overnighted the results to the Embassy. So ours was sent out on September 15th so we are half way there.
So we are hopeful that the DNA results, social worker report, and pre approval will all be back and they can submit us to PGN on or around the time we get down there. 18 days and counting. Todd and I have been packing and unpacking and trying to make everything fit and still stay within the FAA guidelines for baggage, and I think I need to find bigger suitcases and not take the smaller ones??? Not sure, still working things out.
I'm meeting one of the other moms from here in Louisville tomorrow for lunch and we will be taking things down for her son who is a month older than Meredith. When I look at the different stages my friends are in with regards to the process, we are not that bad off. We are at the same point in the process as those whose babies are a month to 2 months older than Meredith.
Although Todd and I have told ourselves that the chances of Meredith being home by Christmas are pretty slim. We are still remaining hopeful.
18 days yyiippeeee!!!!
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