Friday, September 28, 2007

2nd Visit, 2 month Dr. visit and PA!!

My mom and I went to Guatemala for my second trip and her first trip to meet baby Natalie. We went from September 20-25 and had a wonderful time hanging out and meeting various other adoptive parents. Things are getting a little panicky with all the government shenanigans but people are still holding out hope that in-process cases will get through in a reasonable time frame. It's good to have dreams.

Baby Natalie also turned 2 months on September 21. Dr. Montiel says: Natalie is
doing well in the time since her last visit with me, she is now spending a good part of the day awake and from what I can gather from the caregiver both the growth and development appear to be progressing well, she is alert and loves to be talked too making some cooing noises of her own as well as smiling in response, shows active, symmetrical, mainly reflex movements of both arms and legs and still also move her head from side to side, when on her stomach she will briefly lift her face form the bed. I am also told that she takes well her formula and is receiving her ordered vitamin supplement. Upon evaluation today I found this little one in good health with no obvious physical or neurological abnormalities, her weight today is 10 lbs 2 oz, length of 50.5 cms and head circumference of 35.1 cms.

And on a VERY high note, we received PA (pre-approval) today. As you know from previous posts it has been taking the US Government about 12 weeks (from DNA collection) or 60 days (from DNA notarization) to issue a pre-approval. So imagine my surprise when I sit down in front of the computer tonight after a few margaritas out front with friends and my first email is from "DONOTREPLY-USGOVT" and I start SCREAMING!! Poor David is like WHAT? WHAT? And I'm screaming we got a DONOTREPLY, we got a DONOTREPLY!!! Again, he's WHAT? WE GOT PREAPPROVAL!!!!!!! 6 wks from collection/35 days from notarization. I'm just stunned. I made David read it a million times to make sure it was our baby's approval. I've been stalking the computer waiting to hear we are out of Family Court (or at the very least interviews are done) and the last thing I expected to see was DONOTREPLY. AHHHHHHHHHH!! Now we wait to exit Family Court so we can enter the dreaded PGN.

Here are some pics of our princess:

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