Not IN but.....

OOOOOOUUUUUUUTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woo Hoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are OUT of PGN, and WE FEEL GOOD... everybody sing along!

What does that mean, you ask? Well, along with us having to do a lot more paperwork in the next few weeks - not to mention having to buy EVERYTHING but furniture and bedding since I would not even allow myself to really look, there are a few more steps... we are guessing on time frames based on some we have seen...

1. The adoption public deed (decree?) needs to be signed by birth mother (we think that this happened today, but we are not positive).
2. The deed is submitted to the Civil Registry to get the new birth certificate with OUR last name on it! Woo Hoo! (2-3 days to register based on where he was born)
3. The birth certificate/passport is taken to the U.S. Embassy. That means we will be ORANGE, which is a slip of paper stating that they are permitted to obtain the final DNA test (we are hoping by Halloween)
4. The DNA test is taken (to ensure that the baby we were referred is the same baby at the end) and sent to US with the final report sent back to the Embassy (hoping by second week of November?)
5. US Embassy then gives the "PINK" slip with our US Embassy appointment date
6. Jeff goes to Guatemala for the interview appointment at the US Embassy (he will be there about 4 days)
7. Then HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will be the BEST Christmas EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! We will have him for his FIRST CHRISTMASSSSSS!!! How awesome! I better get painting and shopping and - well, I better get ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!