3rd Visit!

David and his mom went to Guatemala to visit baby Natalie on October 21 and returned on October 25. They met a lot of people from our agency down there and had a great time! I still have not received an update on our case. I was really hoping to have heard we were out of Family Court and had entered PGN. Very disappointed household here as our agency was given updates and we didn't get one. Also, for some reason, we haven't received our monthly social visit pictures that we usually have by now along with Natalie's medical update and pictures (which she just had on Thursday so it's probably too soon).

I'm sure you guys just want to see pics so here we go:

My favorite picture of the trip...



Cutie little earrings...



Sleeping Sweetie...



Happy Halloween!



Daddy's Little Girl...



I'm SO sick of Halloween!



Daddy Dressed Me!



My friend Maria sent this dress...



Gramma Barb's favorite outfit thus far...



Meeting Gramma Myrna...



Checking out the Westin's pool...



Natalie's bud Nora...



Dinner at the Westin...



Natalie, Isabella and Nora...



Amy & Nora (ERAmy), Rachel & Isabella (chrisrachel), and Myrna with Natalie...



Ok Nora, Wassup with this??



Chris w/ Isabella & Jacob, Jim w/ Nora, David w/ Natalie...



Sweet Baby at 3 mos old...

Quote for the Day

A Friend just emailed this to me:

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Thomas Jefferson

OPEN BLOG

I've reopened our blog to the public for now as I feel I can get more info re Guatemala out right now this way. Hoping to get it more updated by this weekend.

Please check out www.5000orphans.com for updated info and links on how you can help bring our baby home.

ORTEGA LAW PASSES

Well, yesterday we received the sad news that the Ortega Law passed in Guatemala yesterday. This is not good news and as far as we can tell at this point, there is no grandfathering clause in the Bill for those of us still "in process" on January 1. We've been bombarding the Department of State and our US Senators and US Reps to ask them for help. Apparently there is another reading on Tuesday of this Bill and hopefully Amendments will be added. Ugh, we are trying very hard not to freak out. Please pray for us, and especially for the babies in process whose birth moms have already given up their rights and now their adoptive parents may not get to bring them home. What happens to them?

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) left me a message today asking for me to talk with him about this - I am shocked to get to actually talk to a Senator instead of his staff. I hope I don't sound like an idiot. :)