MORE GOOD NEWS!

We received an email today from the US Embassy in Guatemala granting their pre-approval of our case! Here is the description of that step from the "adoption process" link to your right.
The US Embassy reviews the DNA test results and all supporting documentation. If all documents are in order, the US Embassy/BCIS provides the attorney with the Consentimiento (consent form), which is required before the PGN will authorize the attorney to prepare the final adoption decree.
As long as we have been released from Family Court (which we assume we are, but haven't heard for sure) then our next step is PGN (Procuraduria General de la Nacion – the Guatemalan Attorney General’s office)
PGN REVIEW AND APPROVAL The attorney submits the adoption case file and a petition for approval of the adoption to a notarial** officer of the PGN. A PGN notary reviews all documents in the case file and, at his/her discretion, may independently investigate one or more aspects of the case. PGN may reject the file (issue a previo) any number of times for a wide variety of reasons that range from serious (e.g., irregularities in the birth mother’s or child’s identity documents) to minor (e.g., minor spelling errors, expired notary seals). The attorney for the birth mother and adoptive family corrects the problem and resubmits the case to PGN. Ultimately, the PGN typically concurs with the Family Court’s recommendation and issues its approval for the adoption to proceed.
PGN is the most random part of the process. A great deal depends on how thourough your paperwork is (job of Guatemalan attorney) and which reviewer's desk your file lands on! If you are a pray-er you can pray for our reviewer! Cases can be approved in as little as 11 days or as long as 10 months! The average stay at this step right now is about a month.
We should hear for sure next week whether or not we are in PGN! And we are STILL waiting for updated pictures! Thanks for stopping by!