Marcus has DNA!

We got an update yesterday. The DNA test was completed on July 31st! Of course, since this is a never ending process, there is still so much more to do to finish the whole DNA portion. We don't have the results of the test yet, so technically we don't know if Marcus has DNA yet or not. The lab that performs the test is located in North Carolina. Once we get the results we have to send them to be state certified in Guatemala. Then we have to get them authenticated by the Guatemalan Embassy in Georgia. Then we have to get it back to Guatemala so we can get our pre-approval (a form saying that our DNA has been done). We have been waiting FOREVER to get the DNA test done so Greg and I can finally travel to meet our little boy.

The other news is that our file was in PGN and got kicked out again on August 5th. In the meeting just last week that the US Embassy had with PGN, PGN agreed to issue all previos (errors with files) at once. We are hoping that PGN continues to uphold their end of the agreement. Our file was kicked out only because we are missing the pre-approval. Hypothetically this means that once we get our pre-approval (which we will get once this DNA stuff is through) and our file is back in PGN, it will get approved.

We are still waiting to get our next medical report and updated pictures. Marcus should have had a doctor's appointment in July that we should receive information from.

Beyond that, Greg and I have been nesting. Over the weekend we rearranged the furniture in the family room in hopes that there will be more room for all the toys and baby stuff that we will surely accumulate. Last night Greg and I headed to Target to pick up a few things that we will need when we eventually travel to Guatemala. We are both feeling the anxiety and impatience to get him home soon. Next in the plans is to get the crib and changing table that my sister is lending us.

--Annie