Yeah Callum!!!

Callum is now officially potty trained!!! It has been a full week with no accidents. He is doing so well and we couldn't be prouder!!! Now I get a break from diapers and never in a million years did I think I would say this, but hopefully soon I will have more to change!!!

Here is our little man!!!

Here is our little boy that we have been praying for!!! He is now 15 months, and yes we have been matched with him for that entire 15 months:0) These are first pictures that we have gotten in over 6 months. We spoke to our lawyer in Guatemala today and he is still working on things. Today for the first time in a long time ,I think Gareth and I feel very hopeful. I truly wish that I could go in to details of everything that we have been through, but now that there is an investigation pending with the Attorney Generals' office and the FBI, I can't share much. Just please know that your continued prayers and support are VERY much appreciated!!!!

Isn't he adorable????

rather than posting something that is in writing and I can't take back, just know that we were supposed to get news again today and now it is 10:30 and we got nothing. I just need some positive news right now and no drama!!!! I have never felt so hopeless and down about a situation before ever!!! Oh well, maybe tomorrow!!!

another long weekend!!!

You would think that by now, we would be used to them. We were hoping to get pictures today and to hear the final word on our adoption. It is 5:30, and as of 2:00, our lawyer in Guat. hadn't heard anything. So, as the same story goes, we get to wait another weekend to find anything out.

Alex got her report card today and we couldn't be more proud of her. She got perfect scores on just about everything, except listening skills, (no suprise there hehehe). She is a full grade above grade level now. I treated her to a pet dog from target with a carrying case. She is very excited. A few weeks ago, Gareth took the kids to the Women's Basketball game at the Univ. of Maryland. They were playing Duke. Alex was so excited when she came home and said that she wanted to go to college to play basketball now, not be a Doctor. We had to inform her that although those girls plays basketball, they do study other things as well. Then she proceeded to ask me if she should go to Maryland or Duke. I told her that both schools required her to get really good grades and to study really hard. Today as we were going over her report card, she said, "If I keep this up, I can go to college and play basketball." too cute. I know what most of you are thinking. We have no idea where she has gotten this fixation with basketball, Gareth and I know nothing about basketball and neither of us have ever played it, but now that she is playing it, it is all she talks about. i think she has found her passion.

and so it continues......we were able to have a conference call today with Guatemala.
Things could still happen. What an absolute roller coaster we are on. In the past 2 months, we have been on and off again almost a dozen times. I am not sure how much more we can take emotionally, but we are going to hang on until they tell us that NOTHING more can be done. We now know that the birth mom still very much wants this to happen. How horrible that she is being effected by this too. Now we just have to continue to get through the other obstacles in our way!!!! I just pray that we can physically and emotionally do it. It seems that the main person holding us up is the facilitator. She is not cooperating My strength is getting better every day, but I am still not 100%. I think I am better and then I try to do something and it really reminds me how sick I was.

Alex gets her report card tomorrow. she is very excited and keeps talking about it. I hope that she always loves school this much!! It is very exciting!!!

negotitations didn't go well. very disappointed and our hearts are breaking more each day.

still trying!!!

As of 4:00 p.m. tonight, we were waiting for a call. Our lawyer down in Guat. was meeting with our facilitator. It is now 10p.m. and we just got an email from the lawyer saying that the facilitator will negotiate, and will call him with a "proposal" tomorrow morning. Always tomorrow. We can't ever get an answer when we are supposed to. Let's just pray that she really does lower what she is asking for. This is a child not a car!!!