Its Official..........

We got word yesterday that Devin's Birthmother signed the final adoption decree and his birth certificate has been ordered. This means that Devin is legally ours. There is no taking him back at this point. He is forever a Buster. YEAH!!! We are beyond estatic......

Here are the next steps

1/ A new birth certificate must be issued noting the adoption and changing Devin's last name
2/ In order for Devin to leave Guatemala, a Guatemalan passport is necessary
3/ The final step is to obtain a visa from the U.S. Embassy so Devin can enter the United States. In order to receive a visa, Devin must be declared in good health by a US Embassy-approved
physician and a DNA test must be done to confirm that Devin is the same baby that we started the process with.
4/ Once the US Embassy receives our documents which include the results of the physical & DNA test they issue “Pink Slip.” This slip is basically an appointment for us to come pick up Devin.

Hopefully, Devin's birth certificate will be in by the end of this week. I know everyone is curious about a timeframe but it is really hard to pinpoint. My best guess is that we will have him home sometime in May if all goes well. I will update this website at least once a week to update you all!

Thank You God

The Buster Family is out of PGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got the call tonight from our adoption coordinator. Our case was approved through PGN. I can not tell you the way we are feeling right now. It is like a big weight has been lifted from our shoulders. We hope to have him home within 4-8 weeks.

The next steps are:

1/ Birthmother has to sign off one final time
2/ After she signs off on the adoption Devin's birth certificate will be issued with us as his parents
3/ Devin will have a final DNA test to confirm he is still the same baby we fell in love with 8 months ago

4/ Then we are issued an appointment by the US Embassy to come pick him up

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Thank you for all your love and support. We will keep you posted.

Guatemala Trip #2

We had a wonderful time in Guatemala. We are so happy to be able to spend this time with Devin. As usual, he was a great baby. We stayed at the Grand Tikal. This is becoming our second home during this process.

Devin got over the cold that he had last time we visited, which was great. Overall, he seems to be a healthy baby. We may of upset his stomach with the stuff we fed him because he had diarrea the last two days we were there. We think it was the baby food. His foster mother cooks for him where we were giving him packaged baby food. I have been worrying sick about this. He didn't seem to have any other symptoms such as a fever or vomiting. Hopefully his foster mother has him back on track.

We took Devin to the pool and he had a blast. He loves the water. I am sure he will have a blast in our pool when he gets home.

Devin's two bottom teeth are in. He is sitting up on his own. He also loves to stand up (with you holding him). He still is very happy. He babbles and giggles all the time. He is still a Daddy's boy.

It was extremely tough leaving him. We are just praying feverishly that he gets approved through PGN like NOW!!! We have been in PGN 6 weeks today.

Here some of the photos.

Playing with Mama


Hanging out with Dad - Trying to wake up

Mom, enough of that flash

Playing with Dad on his birthday - Happy Birthday!!!

Look at my two teeth

Just hanging out in my stroller

Trying to keep warm after swimming

My first swim - I love the water!!

Hola from Guatemala

We made it safely. Devin is doing great. He is doing much better than our last visit. He does not have his cold anymore. Thank God!

We are having a great time and will update our blog with photos when we get back home.

7 1/2 month checkup!!!

Devin had his 7 month check up yesterday. He weighs 18lbs and is 26.2 inches tall. He is sitting up on his own. Yeah!!

We can't wait to see him tomorrow!!!! Enjoy the photos.

Happy Easter!!

Today I suprised Philip with an early birthday present. I booked a trip to go back to Guatemala to visit Devin. We went over to my mother's house for Easter. We had a cake and sang Happy Birthday to Philip. I gave him a Daddy Birthday card from Devin. In the card it said "I can't wait to spend your birthday with you, Love, Devin".

Philip read the card and put it down. He did not get it at all. I asked him, did you even read the card? He repied, yeah I read it and he then looked at it again. He still did not get it!! I then had to explain to him that we were going to Guatemala for his birthday. Needless to say he was very suprised.

All in all we had a great Easter and wish that Devin was here to celebrate with us. We are so excited to see him this week and can't wait to hold him in our arms.

P.S. We are still in PGN (4 weeks)

Happy 7 months baby boy!!!

Today Devin is 7 months old. We were hoping to have him home by now but it just has not worked out that way. We accepted his referal when he 7 days old. It feels like we have been waiting for years.

No real news to report. Just waiting to get that call that we are approved through PGN. Wouldn't that be nice!!! We have been in PGN for a little over 2 weeks. It is really hard to predict a timeframe with PGN. Some families get out in a few weeks, a few months, or get kicked out multiple times. We hope & pray this is our last round of PGN and that we are out very, very soon (like now).

We will keep you posted.