Bebe Update!

Marcie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:44:03 +0000

I love days like this (Thursday, April 10, 2008); when you’re not thinking about getting an update because it’s not expected and then you get home from a hectic day, check your email, and there it is…an email from your social worker with pictures of the little guy.

The Bebe is three months old now and 12 pounds and 60 cm so it seems that he is just about 50% across the board according to US standards. Interestingly, this makes him a rather large Guatemalan baby.

Typical head circumference for Guatemalan boys is different than US children. If our son has a circumference of 39.7 he falls into the 50th percentile, which is typical for Guatemalan children.

Adoptmed.org has a fabulous site for growth charts from several countries.

We are still waiting for Family Court to finish, as the social worker in Guatemala is still working on it. And, we are still waiting for DNA to finish with the US Embassy. After that we will enter PGN.

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Bebe Update!

Guatemala Hague Update

Marcie — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:28:44 +0000

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption official went into effect with the United States on April 1, 2008. However, families in process and who signed their power of attorney BEFORE December 31, 2008 are still considered to be grandfathered into the old system.

The United States Department of State is still advising that prospective parents not initiate an adoption with Guatemala at this time because although Guatemala signed the Hague Convention on Adoption in March of 2003 they have not officially implemented all of the Hague guidelines. Because of this the Department of State can not process or approve form I-800, the Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative.

Hague Adoption Convention Partner Countries

Hague Accredited Agencies

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Guatemala Hague Update

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