Another sad day for a friend....

Another sad day....

Last January as we started finishing our dossier for your adoption, i met a Melissa online at the Guatemalan Adoption Boards. She's become a very good friend of mine, Emma. She and her husband, Guy, have 2 little boys and were in the begining stages of getting their dossier together to adopt two little girls. Our referral of you came first....meanwhile, Melissa and her husband decided to adopt via an attorney and an adoption agency. They sadly lost a referral thru the agency when the birth mother decided that she wanted the child back; but i was happy that this child would be back with it's Mother. They then got another referral for Maite, who just turned two. They also had a referral of little Ana thru their lawyer and that adoption was in the process.

Our adoption of you, Emma, went by very quickly and smoothly. Of course, your Daddy and i were thrilled but it was difficult to tell our online friends, most, like Melissa, who had been in the process much longer than we had been. But she was thrilled for us and i could tell it was sincere. We continued to keep in touch via emails and thru the boards as i wanted to cheer her on as she had done for me.

Both of the adoptions have run into problems. Little Ana's adoption paperwork was KO'd from PGN for 6 privos; which basically means that the paperwork was not in order. This was after Melissa found out that the birth mother of little Ana was missing....she was eventually located-she didn't understand that she still had to sign paperwork. The paperwork was fixed and currently, Ana is still in PGN.

Today, Melissa found out that little Maite's paperwork had been kicked out of PGN. My heart breaks for her, Emma. To give you an idea of how long she's been in PGN compared to us: we were in PGN a total of 11 days which is unheard of. Typical time for PGN is 8 weeks.....and she is way, way past this time frame. I don't know how to comfort her, Emma. I don't know the words to say.....it seems so unfair that i am blessed with you and she continues to wait and have hardships.

As i look at you in your bouncy chair, you make me smile. You are bouncing your heart out, little one!

I love you, Emma. I love you very, very much.....

Mommy