Not good news...

I just got a phone call from our agency & our Guatemala facilitator. As soon as I saw my agency's # I got excited...this was it...we have Corynn's bc. The first thing
she said after she said hello was "it's not good news." She
connected me to our facilitator who told me that after 10 weeks of
waiting for the Mixco City CR to give us Corynn's bc they have
decided that they need more documents in our file before they
can "approve" us to give us her
bc. AFTER 10 WEEKS!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!! 10WEEKS!!!!! !!!! for a birth
certificate that should take no more than 2 weeks!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
We've been kicked out of the freakin civil registry!!!! ! our
facilitator said that our attorney is getting the documents together & we will be
resubmitted tomorrow (he didn't know what documents were needed) but
then the secretary at the CR told him it would take 30 days to
review it again & then 8 days before the bc could be picked up. 38
more days for a birth certificate! !!!! and that's IF Mixco is being
honest & it is really going to be 38 days....it could be another
freakin 10 weeks for all anyone knows!!!! I asked him what if in 30
days they decide more documents are needed & he said that they are
getting everything they've requested & that SHOULD be it. He did say
that he would be going there everyday to put pressure on them to
review it faster...that is my only comfort right now in this whole
mess. Corynn turns 1 tomorrow. All I can ask right now is for
prayers & support.

Jodie

Happy New Year

Edited to add: No knew news about Corynn's birth certificate. We are still waiting, with an undetermined amount of time that we have to wait. It is 9 weeks today that we have been waiting for a piece of paper that should have taken 1-2 weeks to have. I pray that the new year brings good news & she will be home with us soon.

More Signs??

I have really been feeling like we will be getting the birth certificate soon. A few months ago I found a precious moments doll for Corynn on an online adoption centric store that I loved..you can see why

well, the other day I was in the mall doing some Christmas shopping & came across the cutest ladybug outfit..of course I had to get it...it's adorable!! I put it in Corynn's closet then looked around her room and looked at the doll...this is the outfit I bought
The outfit is the same as the doll has on & I didn't even realize it!!
Then today I went to Cameron's school to bring his teachers their Christmas gifts & above one of the teachers on his halls door was ladybugs!! Okay, pretty neat you say, well then I get home & scan my DVR to see what was on "Adoption Story" today & it's a Guatemalan episode (!!) & the family stayed at the same hotel David & I did for our visit trip (!!) The San Carlos. I pray I pray I pray that we hear good news soon!!!

Bc

our attorney went back to the Mixco CR yesterday & still no birth certificate or any idea about when we'll get it. I promise to let everyone know when we finally get the bc..trust me I'll be shouting it from the rooftops! We're at the point now that we've almost been waiting longer for the bc then to get out of PGN! Trying to be patient & have strength through all of this. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
I was also trying to post a new slideshow, but couldn't get it to work. I'll try again later.

Shower

Family & friends threw me a wonderful baby shower Sunday after noon & then my work fam threw me one too! Corynn's room now looks like a tissue paper factory exploded :)
she'll be ready for the LSU championship game!



This is the cake from my work shower...I didn't want to cut it!!


& another sign. This may only look like a picture of me holding a bottle, but if you look closely there is a ladybug in the bottle (well vented.) A nurse I work with found it right before the shower! & saved it for me. The weird thing was it had what looked like an extra set of wings & someone said that means Corynn will be flying home soon! :)


Corynn's room after...and this is with more than half of the presents put away!!

more new pictures!

How stinkin cute is this baby?! I can't wait to see her again in person & not just pictures. No news yet on operation birth certificate. Also, Corynn is 11 months old today. Happy 11 months sweet baby!