Levi Douglas Bradley: Still w/2nd reviewer~PGN

Our Adoption Story

Levi was born on April 21, 2007 in Chinautla, Guatemala, a small town known for pottery. He weighed 6.7 pounds and was 19.7 inches long. He was in private foster care in Guatemala City where he lived for 10 1/2 months with his foster mom, her son and daughter and Isaac, his foster brother. Throughout our difficult adoption journey, Isaac's mom, Nancy and I became very good friends. God placed our boys together and had the perfect plan in place long before we ever realized it. When I was undecided on an adoption agency, I joined an online forum where Nancy provided me with information about her agency and recommended them to us. We decided to sign with the same agency and I emailed Nancy back to let her know. Over a few months we emailed back and forth to learn we were both from TN and lived only 30 minutes apart... we thought wow, it's a small world. Little did we know a few months later we'd both get referrals, earlier than we expected, of 2 beautiful Guatemalan angels. When they turned 2 months old our agency called and decided it was time to tell us that they were in the same foster home together and had been since they were 1 day old. We were amazed they were together. Even more so, God amazed us once again when we learned shortly after that they were born on the same day and were from the same town... no longer a coincidence that was for sure. We were being told by the foster mom how attached they were and acted like brothers. But, Nancy and I got the chance in January '08 to go to visit them and see it for ourselves. It was an amazing time of bonding with our boys that we will never forget. After that trip it seemed when one of us would reach a roadblock in the crazy process of international adoption the other would be delayed with something else. We stayed right together until the very day we picked them both up. We had our US Embassy appts the same day and we flew home through Atlanta on the same flight on March 11, 2008 when they both entered the US as citizens! It was an awesome time for us in the Atlanta Airport when we rec'd the congrats they were official! We've made friends for life with Nancy, Eric, and with Isaac's extended families. We look forward to many years of watching them both grow up so close together. Over the past year, as we went through battle after battle to bring our boys home, Nancy and I both would never think of one without the other in our endless prayers to keep them safe, happy and healthy until they could be home with their forever families. We're finally parents and it's what we've both waited for, for so many years.. our families are finally complete!!!

Friday, January 18, 2008

Still w/2nd reviewer~PGN

Just wanted to post that we're still with the 2nd reviewer as of today when I called PGN. The good thing is there is rumor that Laura at PGN, the girl who we talk to that speaks English, her computer is a little behind with your actual case status. People on the web forum we're on are saying that she seems to be like 7 days behind with her information according to when some of their agencies are calling them with their outs. One can only hope that we're actually on Barrios' desk (he is like our attorney general who does the final sign off). Nancy never heard that she was on his desk but, called Dec 26th to learn she was with the 2nd reviewer and she got the call from our agency she was out 8 days later. Which would make the information she is about a week behind seem like more of a possibility. Who knows?? We saw a case that was resubmitted on 11/21 who got out today so, we're praying we're right behind them with a 11/23 resubmit date into PGN after our kickout. We are just so ready to get PGN behind us so they can call the birth mom to come sign for the final time. Once we know he is officially ours then we'll sit a little more comfortable. We'll still have the birth certificate issue in front of us to face but, we are ready to get to that step which would be one step closest to having him home. Just keep praying we're out soon. Will keep everyone posted here if we get any updates. I have posted some new pictures as I guess you would see before reading this post. He's just the sweetest thing! - Tracy (aka Levi's mommy)

1 comment:

Gail said...: I hope you get out soon. And all the other November submits. Then they can move on to us Dec. submits. LOL
The new pictures of Levi are adorable!!
Gail; January 19, 2008 at 10:32:00 AM EST