DNA results....well, sort of!

Ok, we have been anxiously waiting to report that match! But it hasn't come to us yet! The lab said it would take 3-5 days from Tuesday of this week. ****However, we confirmed that the Embassy in Guatemala received our results on 9/6! YAY- that means that we can start the countdown for Pre-approval from 9/6! We talked with our agency and they *seemed* to indicate that the lab would call them if their wasn't a match or if there was some type of a problem with the match not being strong enough. So- we feel pretty confident that we are home FREE and officially have 2 days waiting for PA under our belt! PA--for those not aware- is the United States Embassy in Gutemala pre-approving us to complete our adoption. This is generally taking 8 weeks. Some receive sooner, but we're just being realistic and expecting an 8 week wait. That means we're expecting pre-approval by November 1st! Once we obtain this approval, we can move into the final (and most uncertain) phase of the adoption. It's nicely called "PGN"....but I've seen some other not so nice names for it. It can be brutal and is so inconsistent. Once you are approved in PGN, there is about a 4-5 week wait and then we'll get to bring Nathan home! We pray that he'll be home soon....but it is unknown until we get out of PGN. Anyway, for today we're celebrating the fact that the Embassy received our results and we're waiting for PA! :-) Oh, and Nathan's 4 month Birthday!