HOLY SHAMOLY!!! THIS IS IT

WOW! I can't believe it is finally here. We are going to pick up our baby girl. It's such a weird feeling. I am really going to be a mom. THIS WEEK!!!!! It took me all day to pack, distribute weight, distribute my clothes, Mikes clothes, and Avea's clothes in each suitcase. THen I go to zip it and the zipper breaks. So I go to moms get another one of her huge suitcases. Then I start getting rid of stuff, because the weight is too much. UUUUUGGGGHHHH Well I finally have it done. A little too close for comfort 47 lbs in one and 45lbs in the other, AND I still have to get my last minute hair and face stuff in one of them. Well anyways, I hink I am ready. I still either have to book a hotel for tomorrow night, or I have to call brother Chris to stay at his house. DECISIONS, I HATE MAKING DECISIONS!!!

Well, I think this will be my last post until I get her. WAHOOO she is almost HOME.

Oh I forgot to tell you all. Leaving on the plane at 6:00am Wed Sept 17th. Flying to HOUSTON TEXAS and then on to Guatemala. We will be coming back the same way on the 24th. We will arrive in Detroit at 8:00pm if all goes well with the flights.

Please pray that our little peanut will love us, that she won't be scared, and that she will not miss her Foster Mom too much. My heart breaks for her, that she will be thrown at some strangers not knowing whats happening. Also please pray for her Foster mom. Her heart is definately going to be crushed, she loves Avea so much.

See ya'll on the BLOG!! I will try to post while we are there.

WE ARE PINK!!!!!!

Pink is the appointment with the Embassy. THE FINAL STEP!!!! We will be all done with everything on Sept 22 and 23. WE are thinking at the moment going down on the 17 or the 18th and staying until the 24th. Instead of waiting for the appointment then staying longer. I think we are going early and leaving right after the appointment.

Holy COW!!! this is it. We have been waiting for this since May 1 0/07. It still doesn't seem real, or like it is really happening. I think it won't feel real until we are on that airplane on our way home with our girl.

I think we could maybe get one more set of pictures this week. We'll see.

DNA is DONE!!

DNA is done and back in Guatemala. Yes we are now waiting for PINK!!! THINK PINK!!! This could happen soon. This is where we get the appointment to go pick up our daughter Avea!!! The embassy will be sending me a email telling me the date.

COMING SOON!! PINK Watch your emails everyone!!

My Best Guess

Okay this is what I think could may or may not happen. You just never know with this process.

Well anyways DNA was taken on Tuesday in Guatemala. It was received here in the U.S on Thursday. The lab was working on it on Friday. I contacted the lab (intellegenetics) via email and they sent me one back. It said that they were working on it and most likely it will be done next Thursday or Friday. Then they send it back to Guatemala to the Embassy. A day or two after that which I am guessing would be around the 8th. Then the embassy issues the big ole' PINK SLIP. ( that has the date on it when our appointement will be) The date is usually a week later. So I am figuring we will have our DAUGHTER between the 15-19th.

DNA

Well, on 8/25 my charge card showed a pending amount charged. Found out that 8/26, they actually took the sample. Now it gets sent here to the USA to be tested and compared to her first DNA that was taken at the beginning of the process. Once that gets done the results get sent back to Guatemala to the embassy, they issue something called a pink slip. This is email'd to me with a date of when we have to go. Those are the last steps. As of right now I have ALL of our paper work down. YEEEHAAAW Wow we are getting soooo close.

I have been going crazy trying to get things all done before she gets here. (It aint gonna happen) I want to be able to devote every second to her while I am off. WE have to work on bonding, not staining the porch! So I am trying to get 100 jobs done, or at least I will try.

She is almost packed

Well I decided I should get Avea packed. I have a full suit case for her. THere's alot to take. Also gifts for the foster family. I tried thinking of some good things to take them. I decided to take the Foster Family a DVD player. I thought then I could send them dvd's of Avea as she grows up. I made them a photo album with all the pictures that the agency had taken every month and I also sent some of us all with her. I got the FM And foster Grandmother, both heart lockets that I am going to put the cutie pies pictures in. I bought two little toys for the Foster brothers. Well anyways we are getting ready!!! To go get the little peanut!!

We Have the PASS PORT!!

We're plugging away now. Found out we received the Pass Port on 8/14. The next step is DNA. I am checking my credit card daily to see when it gets charged. Once we get a charge for the DNA it won't be long.

Updates

July 31st Formula NAN 2
Food Everything (just like her mother)
Wake time 8 a.m.
Nap time 11 a.m.
Bed time 8 p.m.
Wake during the night ----- (that would be sleeping all night long)
Current health status: Excellent

Height 68 cm (26.77 in)
Weight 16 lbs
Head Circ. 41.5 cm
Pants 6-9 m
Shirt 6-9 m
Shoes #17 (does anyone know what size that would be here)
Sit with assist
Holds head without support
Leg support
Holds own bottle
Pushes up on arms when on stomach
Vocalization (I am sure she's saying, "I want my mama"
Good Eye contact
Tracks objects
Holds toys
Transfers objects from one hand to another
Rolls from back to front
Rolls from front to back

The owner of the agency was down there taking pictures this time. She said Avea just woke up from a nap. THat's why she looks so sleepy. ( I figured it was because she wanted her daddy on his Birthday)

Feliz Cumpleanos PADRE`

Happy Birthday DADDY!!!


Just got an email from the agency. Wow the attachment was the birth certificate. It says my name by madre and Mikes name by Padre. Wow what a feeling. It worked out good since today was Homey's Birthday. I would have never thought,that a piece of paper would make me so happy. Wow I am a MOM!! That is weird but an awesome weird.

I got most of the final paper work done today. It is coming to an end. I can't wait!!!!

These are probably the last pictures

My precious baby!! with the wonderful MULLET!! I love it!

I did not think it was going to be curly. But I might think about it again seeing this picture.

This is probably the last time I will see this beautiful face, until I see it in person. How could I be so lucky. My heart turned to mush when I seen this picture. I think I could be in trouble. With those eyes, she'll have me eating out of the palm of her hand.

Mike says, "I wish she was looking at me". ME TOO!!!

Check out those eye lashes!!

I think she has rosy cheeks because she's popping some new teeth. I think if she was here, I would use my teeth on her and chomp her up.

Homeboy says she looks like a little model. She's so beautiful.

Check out the little guy peaking around her. That is her foster brother.

Wow she looks so cute.

Where are the pictures???

I know they took pictures of the babies Monday. I have been expecting them for two full days now. I want them and I want them now. I live for pictures.