We Have the Vitals!


May 10th medical
6 lb 10 oz
Length 51 cm (20.1 inches)
Head 34 cm (13.4 inches)

Totally healthy..
bloodwork negative for everything!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!


You see this picture on the side, that is exactly how I felt today... Today was complete waist of time and engery. To make a VERY long story short, we didn't get to get mom's finger prints done. We were told "They have exhuasted their resources in doing her prints, and we would have to go and visit the Orphan Officer in the main office.... So off we went there, and found a line 1/2 mile long. I talked to the Deputy at the door, (any excuse to talk to him) and he said the line was for people that didn't have apointments, and they were going to start taking them till 1pm.... To say the least we left and I went to work, and Cindy took mom home...

I talked to the Adoption Agency, and she gave me an email address to the orphan officer, so I emialed her and explained everything. She replied very quickly, and said that mom will have to do a FACE-TO-FACE interview, and need to bring any record clearance of anywhere she lived in the past 5 years...

So of course, I had to contact California for record clearance, and they said she needed to be there and be finger printed to get the clearance.... OMG.... WHAT THE HECK IS THE DIFFERENCE between here or there. I them emailed the officer again, and told her what they said, and she said to go to the local police in CA, cosidering we were in that town for more than 10 years, and get a clearence form them.

I called the Vallejo Police Department, and now were are office to writing letters, notarizing them, FedExing them to CA, and oh ya, I need a Money Order.... IMAGINE THAT!!

So, I am writting mom the letter and sending it off Tomorrow... AND THEN......

WE WAIT!

AGAIN!!!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!


We received word from the INS/IMIGRATION/HOME LAND SECURITY!

Guess what... MOM didn't pass the FBI background check... Imagine that... We have a criminal in the household.... No Just kidding... They were unable to read her fingerprints, so she has to redue them. We will be heading to imigration first thing in the morning. The results will be back in 3-4 weeks, in which, if they can read them we will receive the I171H form. We are still waiting for the vitals and blood work on Angel. We are also waiting for the extra stuff that the OTHER agency didn't have me do. But with fast working friends, and loved ones, we are getting the stuff quickly.

It is just another... Hick up the process, but it is all in a days work. Mom is disapointed, and feels that it is her fault for the hold up... But, I look at it as, IT is NO ONES fault and we just need to get it done so we can get past it.

We are having Torando Warnings, so, I think I will get off the computer now.

Good Night!

PICTURES ARE HERE!

There are no words that could express the feeling I got when opened the email I received from the Agency. I got the call first and she said, I want to send you some pictures, which address do you want them sent to, work or home... At first I said home, because I wanted mom to be with me when I opened them, then I said no send them to me here at work, then I paused a little, then I said send them to both places! Once I received them, I called home and had Cindy and Mom go into my email and pull them up, and we all looked at them. It was an amazing feel. Now, I keep looking at them and start giggling to myself. "This is MY daughter" ... I can't seem to realize that this is really happening! I keep saying to myself... MY DAUGHTER>>> MY ANGEL... MY BABY....

We are still pending the vital information on her, all we know is her birthday. April 27.. 2 Days before Auntiee Kathy's... There is just something about my family that keeps having kids on or close to someones birthday. I think it all started with my mom's parents...

Mom's Birthday is 12/25, with 1 sister that is 4 years younger than her on the same day, and another sister yet younger 2 weeks later... It must have been the Irish in my grandparents... They CELEBRATED St. Patricks Day.... LOL, Then My mom had Kevin (my brother) on my Dad's Birthday, and Kathy(my sister) had her son Joey on my Dad and Kevins birthday. 3 Generations on 1 day. And Kathy has a daughter born 2 days after Coco's (my other sister) birthday... AND THEN, Coco had Timmy, 1 day before my birthday, and My niece had a daughter 2 days before Johns (her dads) birthday. AND THEN.... Shannon had Daisa 6 days after my birhtday, and Coco had John in Aug too! What is so funny about all this, I was the only person in the family that had a birthday in August, and everyone always forgot it.. Then once Timmy was born (Coco's) everyone starting remembering.... Then once Johnny was born (C0c0's) everyone remembered Timmy and Johnnies, and forgot about mine! Which is JUST FINE WITH ME.... Cause I AM NOT GETTING ANY OLDER!!!!!

So you see.... The family birthday thing.... How could we not keep the tradition going! Well that's all for now. Love to all, and I will post more when I here more.

Ellie

YOU'RE FIRED

Well.... A little step back...

I have some news to share with everyone. I have fired the Adoption Agency, due to their inconsistency, lies, misconstrued, and ignorance. (To put it nicely) There are too many details to put in, and I have the utmost concerns for friends that I have meet though the agency, that can't back out as I did. I can only pray for them and their children that everything works out and their children come home.

I have signed with another agency, and they have indicated that we should be hearing something within the month. Once we identify Angelena, they will do the DNA testing, and once we get the results; 6-8 weeks, we will be going for a visit to Guatemala. Then it could anywhere form 2-4 months after that to bring her home. So with that said. We are looking at the end of July, beginning of Aug, for the visit, and anywhere form Oct-Dec to bringing her home. And this agency HAS, I say it again, HAS had successful adoptions from Guatemala! Unlike the other agency... The name that must not be spoken... LOL.. Ya so I am a Harry Potter Fan...

Anyway... Hope all is well with everyone. Blessed to all and to all a good night!