We have now officially approved the US Embassy to conduct DNA testing on our future son and his birth mother. This, to us, is a huge step and it happened quite quickly after submitting our POA (Power of Attorney). The Child’s Dossier has also been completed and they are gearing up to submit everything to Family Court.
I have learned that Family Court and DNA happen concurrently so that the birth mother only has to travel to Guatemala City one time (she attends Family Court and at the same time she will go to the US Embassy to do the DNA …read more

I have been notified that our Power of Attorney was officially registered in Guatemala (on the 28th…just under the gun), that they have completed blood testing (poor thing!), and I received a copy of his birth certificate just the other day (which states where he was born and what time).
And I remember, once again, that I still don’t know what time AJ was born.
Whew…that is a lot to download.
Now if I could only wrap my arms around the little man again. I think I will have to hug AJ just a tad tighter tonight.