Mr. Eyes

Hello all, this will have to be a short post, but we got some new pictures of Henry yesterday. Look at how big his eyes are! These are the first pictures where he is totally awake. Do you see the blanket behind him? We sent that blanket down to him shortly after we first saw him, so it is very nice to see that he's using it. He is also wearing pajamas that were bought and sent down. The overriding theme for these pictures is how much his face has changed. He looks so much more grown up than a month ago! We can still tell that it's him, but his look has definitely changed. Now we want him to get up here so we can see the changes for ourself!

We learned today that our case was submitted to PGN on October 17, and that the wait in this phase has typically been 1 to 3 months. It won't be shorter than a month (which were almost at already) but it could be a lot longer than 3 months. Our agency will call us once we are out of PGN, and we should get the OK to travel at the latest a month after that. So that is exciting news. Here is our updated case timeline:

Homestudy approval by Social Worker: 6-5-06
I-171H received (approval by U.S. govt.): 6-26-06
Josue Moises Morales born: 7-12-06
Guatemalan dossier completed: 7-17-06
REFERRAL OF JOSUE!!: 7-24-06
Referral paperwork completed: 7-28-06
Power of Attorney sent to Guatemala: 8-8-06
Birth mom & Henry DNA test: 8-25-06
DNA Match: 9-11-06
Approval by Guatemala family court (estimated): 10-1-06
U.S. Embassy Pre-Approval: 10-6-06
Entry into PGN (estimated): 10-17-06
Approval by PGN:
Travel date:
Return home!:

Adios!