7 week old weight check

Nora saw the doctor on Wednesday. Shes now 7lbs4oz and 19 inches long. Shes gained another pound in the last 2 weeks. No new photos though yet. :(

DNA match

We finally got the official papers, DNA is a match. The lab is 99.96% sure that Nora is the birthmoms baby.

We entered Family Court

We are still awaiting the results from the dna test. We get the results mailed to us directly from the lab here in the US. We are guessing we had at least a 1-3 day delay due to the holiday so we hope to get them this week.
But good news tonite as we found out we entered family court. Theres many steps in this process. Heres a cut and paste from our agency website....
The Guatemala adoption then progresses in the following general order:
DNA (this is in process)
Family Court
PGN
New Birth Certificate and Passport
Translation and submission of documents to U.S. Embassy for pink slip
Medical Exam from U.S. Embassy Doctor
Embassy Interview with Family and Travel Home

And a tidbit on FC (family court) also from the agency website...

Around the same time DNA is happening, your Guatemalan adoption file will be submitted to Family Court in Guatemala City, where it will be assigned to a court social worker.
The social worker will review your home study, the birth mother's documents and the child's documents, and then interview the birth mother and see the child and the child's foster mother.

If everything is in order, the social worker will issue a report and make a recommendation in favor of the Guatemalan adoption and your case will exit Family Court

First day of first grade

Ryan woke up early he was so excited. He practically ran to the bus. I met him at school to show him where to line up and help put supplies away and all I got was "when are you going home mom?" He got off the bus tonite and said "I likeded every thing about it!".

DNA done

The first steps in this process are having a POA, power of attorney signed. Since we cant be there, we have to give an attorney legal permission to act on our behalf during the process. Ours arrived in Guatemala on 8/22 and usually takes about 21 days to get translated and officially registered.
Next step is DNA. They require the birthmom to prove by DNA from a mouth swap that she is indeed the actual birth mother for that child. (At the end of the process we will need to do another DNA test but on baby only. To prove that baby that is leaving the country with us is in fact the same baby.).
Here she is, actually awake a bit again!

1 month old medical

Nora was a month old on Sunday and today she had her 1 month checkup. Doctor says shes is "doing really well in the time since her first visit", "she starts to notice her surroundings, will quiet her cry if spoken to, shows active, symmetrical movements of both arms and legs and when on her stomach will lift her chin briefly from the bed". She is taking her formula and vitamin supplement well. She is up to 6lbs 1oz (gained a lb in 2 weeks), and 18.5 inches long.
Pictures of course. We are SO lucky with our agency to get regular photos. In upcoming months it will probably not be this often but will be at least once a month. We love watching her grow in photos at least since we cant be there!
Seems she likes to sleep just like mommy. :)