Guatemala Adoptions - MAY SHUT DOWN

Many of you who read this blog know what is going on - you can skip this post!

For those of you who are friends or family that read this, there are some major problems going on in Guatemala right now.

We've all known that the Guatemalan adoption program could shut down in the future. No one knew for sure, but it was going to be a possibility.

The current (and outgoing) President of Guatemala is trying to get his hands on a major amount of UNICEF money and in exchange he is to shut down intercountry adoption out of Guatemala. (that's a whole other post but if any of you give ANY money to UNICEF at Halloween I'll come hunt you down!!!!)

President Berger has said that starting January 1st, 2008 there will be no more adoptions. The scariest part is that he is also saying that there will be no grandfathering. So, if someone's adoption is in process, but not completed by January 1st, the adoption will not be able to go forward.

No one knows for sure that this will actually happen. The President doesn't have the power to do this on his own, but no one really knows what will happen.

As you can imagine, for those of us who are still in process, this is a very scary time.

According to the JCICS there are 5,000 children that are currently in process. This would be 5,000 children who would not be able to come to their forever family, 5,000 children who would then be sent to orphanages (that really don't exist) in who knows what kinds of conditions.

You can read more here http://www.jcics.org/Guatemala5000.htm including what you can do to help.

There are a few Petitions that I BEG OF YOU TO SIGN.

Here are the links:

http://www.petitiononline.com/41203gm/petition.html

http://www.petitiononline.com/foafoa1/petition.html

I've have been thanking God so many times in the past couple of days that Angelena is home. Just one year - if this happened one year ago - I'd won't have her... And now with this... I may never have Angelo...

I am so afriad of not having Angelo Home. The thought of this is killing me. I need him, Angelena needs her little brother... The family needs him...

PLEASE HELP!!!!

FOTO FRIDAY~

These are pictures of Angelena with OUR Bestfriend Jasmine. The weekend before Jassy Passed...

Yes... They both are spoiled!

Gotta Love them!

I lost a week...

So, here is a l picture of Angelena that I will charish for the rest of my life...

The look on both Angelena and my mom's face don't any words to explain.

Friday Post...Picture day...

Tomorrow we are going to be having a VERY busy day... Angelena will is getting professional Pictures done, compliament of http://www.celebratingadoption.org/ Celbrating Adoptions. You should check it out... We were originally going to have them done in the Park, but it seems that is will be a little chilly tomorrow morning, so the Photographer suggested we do it in her studio... I think the Photographer is just as excited as I am about this. I picked out about 5 different outfits, and we will see what we end up with... I am even taking the Dress she worn on her Re-Adoption day in Dallas. Back then it was really big on her, but now it is her size! Imagine that... We are taking her Pillow Case Dress I got for her on Easter.

Angelena's will be getting Baptized on 10/27, we were going to wait for Angelo to get home, but I think they need to have thier own special days, so he will be Baptized later...

And a REAL SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY SBP! I recieved a package in the mail the other day, it has a Sticker of the US and GUAT Flags Crossing like an X... This is symbolic for a US/Guat Adoption... I love it! We also rec. a Onsie for Angelo, that says "GUATPO" on it... and a Cute Bib for Angelena that has Mommy's Lil Princessa. **WINK**WINK** LOVE IT!

Message to SBP - Please email me though the email!!!!

For those who don't know what a SBP is: Remeber back when you were in school, and you and a Secret Santa before Christmas... Well, this is a Secret Blog Pal... SBP... But it is year round. Every few months they are reveiled and the rounds start over. You meet many WONDERFUL people that have or had gone though the same things you are going through...

Angelena has an annoucment to make:

MY BABY BROTHER IS 1 STEP CLOSER TO COMING HOME!!!!

We reiceved the PA today, and will be going into PGN tomorrow or Thursday!!!

I am getting so excited... OH... AND SO IS MOMMY~~~

ANGELO UPDATE!!!!!!!!!

AUG 9 DOCTOR APPOINTMENT

11.5 lbs...

He is getting to be a very BIG boy...
*His weight very is adapted for its stature, his stature is within limits for its age.
*Hernia does not have complications by umbilical his, and this is corrected with the nonamerita age
*He maintains either its head and it very moves or its legs and arms*His muscular tone is very good.
*His neurological development is good
*First dose of vaccine was applied

He has changed so much. I wish I could reach out and really touch him. Angelena is getting so excited, but I honest don't think she really understands, but she does know something is going on.


Here are a couple of Pictures...