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Who knew there were so many Guat families in Southern CO on the forums! Very cool. YES, it is FREEZING here today. So cold the snow is "squeaking"! Tom, I hope your little ones are home soon! We adopted our youngest daughter and son from Guatemala at relatively the same time. Our son came home 3 months after our daughter. Kim
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Hi Boulderbabe - There are a ton of terms we all get to learn (or in this case dread). PGN can be a place where your adoption case is hung up in red tape for a while. PGN is "Procuraduria General de la Nacion." Cody (aka The Moose) does an awesome job of explaining it on his blog: [url=http://guatemala.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/pgn-procuraduria-general-de-la-nacion]Guatemala Adoption Blog - PGN - Procuraduría General de la Nación[/url]. Here is a small excerpt that he got from the [URL="http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_389.html"]US Department of State[/URL]:[INDENT]The PGN scrutinizes the adoption case for signs of fraud or irregularities before providing its approval of the adoption. Upon receiving PGN approval, the adoptive parents in the U.S. are legally responsible for their child(ren). The attorney obtains final approval from the Guatemalan birth mother and then requests a birth certificate listing the adoptive parents as the parents of the adopted child. [/INDENT]Hope that helps. Kim - you're not kidding. Still Freezing today with squeaky crunchy snow. I'm definitely ready for some warmer weather - which of course will make everything VERY sloppy :rolleyes: I haven't seen anyone whose brought home two children that closely - like we will probably do. How far apart in age are they? Did you guys have any major challenges associated to the close arrival dates? Take care everyone.Tom
I'm definitely up for something a little warmer. You know it's been cold when 30 degrees feels warm. The kids wanted to play outside in the snow without coats today!!! :) Tom: Our two Guatemalan born children are 6 weeks apart in age. Londy turned three on Dec 21st and Jeremy will be three on Feb 5th. As hard as it was at the time, bringing Londy home and having those three months to adjust before bringing Jeremy home was a blessing in disguise I think. Jeremy had some developmental issues that required a lot of physical therapy in the beginning so he and I were at lots of appointments. It was good to have already formed an attatchment with Londy at that point. Other challenges were just logistical really. Things that any parent of two little ones the same age faces I think. How to juggle two car seats and how to get two nonwalkers into a grocery store/resteraunt, ect... It was pretty labor intensive the first year and a half, but things are much easier now (minus the potty training with Jeremy!). They are the best of friends. Watching them play together gives me so much joy! Keep us updated! It will be great to hear your little ones are on their way! Kim
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Hello, everyone! I know this thread is old, but I just found it, and I wanted to say hello. My husband and I live in Fountain, and we are in the process of adopting a baby boy from Guatemala. Hopefully we can all meet up sometime!18 Nov 06 - I-600A fingerprints completed 15 Dec 06 - Home study 11 Jan 07 - Carlos is born! 14 Feb 07 - I-171H approval 14 Feb 07 - Received referral 15 Feb 07 - Accepted referral 16 Feb 07 - Dossier handcarried to Guatemala by agency director Feb-Mar 07 - Family court 04 May 07 - DNA taken 11 May 07 - Its a match! 99.94% 14 May 07 - DNA results received by U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City 19 May 07 - DNA results received by us 15 Jun 07 - Waiting on pre-approval҅.