We are so close to bringing our precious little Sofie home!

Last summer when we started thinking about adopting from Guatemala again, we were unsure of the risks and road blocks we might encounter. Little did we know that we would face the possibility of Guatemala shutting its' borders to adoption forever! After a lot of prayers, sobbing and screaming, the government in Guatemala created new legislature and grandfathered cases that began in 2007. That sounds easy enough, but 3000+ cases had to be registered in the span of about 4-5 days with a newly formed Central Authority. Kudos to them for working well into the night with little more than paper and pencil to record all the precious cases.

This journey was nothing like our journey to adopt our first angel, Kyle, from Guatemala in 2003. Well actually that isn't true.....we are using the same facilitator! Since we accepted Sofia's referral on September 6, 2007, we have been on a roller coaster ride out of this world. I've always been told that God only gives you what he knows you can handle. Apparently he thinks I can handle a lot more than I think I can! There were many days that I thought we wouldn't be able to bring her home. NOT ANYMORE!!!!!

We are waiting to hear if the 2nd DNA was done and on it's way to LabCorp in North Carolina! Once LabCorp does the testing to make sure this sample matches Sofia's original sample perfectly, then they will FedEx the results back to the US Embassy in Guatemala. The US Embassy will then issue a "pink slip". This is your appointment notice with the Embassy. Then we fly!!!!! Anyone that knows me very well, knows that I HATE to fly, but of course, this is so worth it!