OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

APPROVED!

We got the word that the girls file was approved today. Next step is that we will be entered into the Civil Registry of Guatemala for the new birth certificates. This should take 17 days or less. Then we can submit paperwork for the 2nd DNA and VISA.

Long Overdue Post...

We have been in Maine and off the computer for a couple of weeks. I will try to provide a comprehendable update here.
The update on August 13 never came. We would call our facilitator daily only to hear things like "still with the 2nd reviewer hope to be at the window tomorrow; call again tomorrow." Finally on August 20 when we called the facilitator (our adoption agency is mute at this point) we were told that the file was picked up, but that it was not approved. Kickout #5! This time the final reviewer did not like that an "n" had been missed and then added by a U.S. Embassy official with his initials verifying the change. The document had to be redone and the birth mother had to be brought back to the city for signature. We were resubmitted on Monday, August 25. Now we wait through the entire process--again. The facilitator pushed the first reviewer as she is leaving this coming Friday. She signed it and now the file sits with the 2nd reviewer. After this signature we have to get through one more reviewer; the reviewer that kicked us out last time. He is known to be difficult. I don't think we will learn anything until next Monday.
We are extremely discouraged, disappointed and angry!