[SCA-AE] A Brief OT Announcement

[Syrfinn]

Congrats, very happy for both of you.

Finn


--- On Thu, 6/12/08, William Freskyn Murray <williamfreskynmurray at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: William Freskyn Murray <williamfreskynmurray at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [SCA-AE] A Brief OT Announcement
> To: "SCA - Aethelmearc" <discussion at aethelmearc.org>, "Rhydderich Hael EGroup" <Rhydderich_Hael at yahoogroups.com>, "Tribe of Tuatha Firen" <tribeoftuathafiren at yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 11:51 PM
> My apologies for this off topic announcement, and to
> those who get it multiple times, but it's the quickest
> way to get word out to our SCAdian friends who are
> keeping up with our adoption.
> 
> At times throughout this process we thought we would
> never be making this announcement, but at 3:30 this
> afternoon our coordinator called Stephanie (Kiersey)
> to say that our file has been approved by PGN and WE
> ARE OUT!!!
> 
> In a nutshell the Guatemalan government has approved
> our case and here is what is left until we are on a
> plane home with OUR SON:
> 
> The adoption decree is issued and signed by us and the
> birth mother (in our case our lawyer signs because he
> has power of attorney for us and he may have POA for
> the birth mom too so this step could be done!).
> 
> The adoption decree is taken to Atilian where Nicholas
> was born and given to the birth registry folk, they
> issue a new birth certificate listing us as his
> parents.
> 
> The adoption decree and new birth certificate are
> taken to the Guatemalan government and he is given a
> passport.
> 
> All of this is taken to the US Embassy and they
> authorize a second DNA test to be done (to ensure it's
> the same baby that was tested back in September).
> 
> Once DNA match is confirmed the Embassy orders a final
> medical exam (which involves the doctor going "LOOK! 
> A BABY!!!").
> 
> Once he is deemed healthy they look in their little
> book of appointments and we get the next one that is
> open, we will likely only have a few days notice to
> when our appointment is to catch a flight to Guatemala
> City.
> 
> ON AVERAGE from out of PGN to Embassy appointment is 5
> to 7 weeks which would put us right around the end of
> July.  Some areas are taking longer to issue birth
> certificates and as with everything in this process
> the variables all involve how quickly paperwork gets
> processed.  Over 200 cases have been released in the
> last 10 days so all of them will be getting to the
> Embassy around the same time as us.  If the stars
> align we could be there in 3 weeks or it could still
> be 3 months.... the important thing is that WE WERE
> APPROVED!  Now it's just waiting on paperwork to
> shuffle (the sweetest sound on earth next to my wife
> calling me at 3:30 in tears and saying "happy Fathers
> Day Papa!").
> 
> To everyone who has listened to us vent, offered a
> shoulder, kept us in your prayers, etc THANK YOU!  It
> is highly unlikely that we will be at Pennsic this
> year as we will either be freshly back, in GC or
> getting ready to go... but we may day trip to come
> down and see as many people as possible depending on
> when we travel.  We are not going to bring him into a
> totally foreign environment then take him to live in a
> pavilion for a week.
> 
> Nicholas' DAD!!!
> 
> 
> SKA William Freskyn Murray
> MKA Will Carson
> squire to Baron Sir Bedawyr of Avaricum
> foster squire to Viscount Syr Alexander Caithnes of Wyk
> Chieftain of the Tribe of Tuatha Firen
> Baron of the Court of Aethelmearc
> soon to be father of Nicholas www.carsonsadopt.com
> 
> 
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