The most exclusive club...

AND WE ARE IN!!!!!!

We entered into PGN on August 31st!!!! That is a HUGE step in our case!!!!! I am so thrilled that nothing else can bother me right now!!!! This is awesome! Many, many, many WONDERFUL friends and family members have been asking - When? Why is he not home yet? What is taking so long? Believe me - I WISH we could give a date and say, well, don't ask me to do anything after such and such date because I will be home with my SON... but nooooooo, international adoption has the loosest timeline... it is the best estimated guess... this is how it works in my rough, rough idea:

We were submitted to PGN (the equivalent to the US Attorney General's office) on August 31st. They are the Guatemalan side of the process. A person who works there will review our documents CAREFULLY. They are the ones who give the final "thumbs up" for approval. If they do not like something in the documents (signature is not legible, it is signed in the wrong color, we are missing something) they can issue a previo - or kick us out. Then we would start the process again after we corrected the problem. Our lawyer would then send it back in for review. Most folks get issued at least one kick out - we have had one for not having pre-approval, remember?

The average stay in PGN is 8 weeks, but there are cases that get stuck there and do not get out for way longer. It is a rare case that gets through more quickly from what I understand. With elections and all of the problems there, things seem to be taking on the longer side.Once we get approval or the final decree or PINK, then Jeff can prepare flight plans, etc. The US Embassy will then give us final approval while dealing with Visa issues and such. That process takes about another 4 weeks to travel. If all goes well, maybe we will have a Christmas gift!!!!!!!!

We are SO HAPPY to move forward with this. Please pray for our son, his foster family and his birth mother and father. Please pray for the individuals reviewing our case that they are kind to us :-). Thanks so much for all of your support. I love the comments from the lurkers, bloggers, friends and family. It is so wonderful!!!!!