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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February 8, 2008

Well, I'm pretty sure that my attorney got the documents back from the translator yesterday in time to submit them to the USE, but apparently there are some very, very horrible crimes happening in Guatemala City right now, and I guess he was in fear of his safety. He's also very busy re-registering all of his other pending cases with the Central Authority, so I guess he didn't have time to submit my paperwork yesterday. He says he will submit us to the Embassy on Monday, and we will get the Authorization the same day. Hopefully her DNA will be drawn the next day and then we wait for the results to get back to the Embassy. Then I will start watching my email like a hawk looking for our E-pink, the email that will tell us when our appointment is at the US Embassy in Guatemala to get Karly's VISA. We're getting closer, maybe about 4 weeks yet?

1 comment:

Debbie said...

Anne,

I don't know what was happening, but for several weeks the January 16th post was the last one. I've been checking almost daily for updates and then suddenly today all the ones since the 16th showed up.

I'm so happy to see things are moving along for you. At least you won't be stuck in the CA mess.

I'll be waiting anxiously to read that you've received ePink. Hope you have everything ready for your precious little girl's arrival. It won't be long now :-)

February 10, 2008 at 10:21 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!