OUR PRINCESS KARLY

This blog was created for our beautiful daughter Karly, who we adopted from Guatemala at 10 months old on 03/06/08. Thank you all for your love, prayers & support, we really appreciate it!
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January 16, 2008

7 Weeks in PGN today since we were resubmitted! (12 weeks total that we've been stuck in this step!) The average stay in PGN is around 8 weeks now, so we might only have one more week to go!! I heard that we are still with the 2nd reviewer, but we should be sent for final signature soon. I really hope so, because it's starting to feel like we will never get out of the black hole that is PGN. Maybe on my birthday we'll get our long awaited approval. Then within 4-6 weeks we will be bringing Karly home!

2 comments:

Stacie said...

I'm hanging in their right with you..resubmitted on 11/28 to.
http://myguatemalaadoptionjourney.blogspot.com
We will be out soon!

January 16, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Debbie said...

Okay, I need an update. Are you out of PGN yet?

February 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM

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Adoption Timeline

Karly born: 04/26/07
Accepted Referral: 05/16/07
DNA taken: 07/02/07
DNA results: 07/14/07
FC: Not sure of dates, but SW interview was on 7/24/07
Pre-Approval: 09/03/07
Held up for 6 weeks from entering PGN because a Judge wouldn't release our social worker report!
Enter PGN: 10/23/07
Kicked out of PGN: 11/15/07
Resubmitted to PGN: 11/28/07
Out of PGN: 01/24/08 Actually approved on 1/22
New Birth Certificate from Antigua: 02/04/08
Passport:02/05/08
Orange:02/12/08
2nd DNA test taken: 02/15/08
DNA results received at Embassy: 02/25
PINK slip from Embassy stating when our appointment is to pick up Karly's VISA (sent via email): 02/26
Travel date: 03/03
Embassy appt: 03/04 at 7:15am!!
Home forever: 03/06!!!

About Me

Pennsylvania, United States
I am married to the love of my life, Rick and I am mommy to 2 boys, Drew (7) and Luke (3), and 1 girl, Karly (1 1/2). Drew (4/25/01)is our biological son and he is in 2nd grade. He's such a smart, handsome boy! We adopted Luke (9/12/05) from Harrisburg, PA in 2005 and we brought him home when he was 2 days old! He is always making us laugh! We adopted Karly from Guatemala and she came home on 3/6/08. She is our little princess. I am also mommy to my 2 angel babies in Heaven, Blake (12/26/03)& Gabriella (10/10-10/13/04) who were so small, so sweet and taken all too soon. I run an infant loss support group once a month and I volunteer at a grief center for children.
YOU

All babies are a gift, some are even surprises.

But YOU, my adopted child are a treasure!

YOU were not only planned and prepared for;

YOU were a journey we took, a mission we had our hearts on, a treasure so precious!

YOU were worth the wait, worth the tears, worth all the fears we faced.

Because YOU, our adopted child are a treasure!
Not of my flesh,
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.

Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it!