Great question Steph! And Thomas!....thank you so much for your answers! It's so nice to have your point of view! We are also adopting a Guatemalan child and often worry about what sorts of problems this will cause (we are a white American family). My husband has already voiced that he definitely wants our daughter to learn Spanish and we have even discussed staying in touch with her fostermother who loves her SO much and perhaps taking her to visit in Guatemala when she's maybe 10 or so...depending on her maturity at that time. I hadn't thought about some of the points you raised about not knowing which ethnicity you felt most comfortable with, etc. We want our daughter to grow up with a healthy attitude toward all races and we want her to be healthy and happy on the outside AND inside! Thanks for your help towards achieving that goal!
J 
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Jeanne 
11/05 decided to switch countries from Ukraine to Guatemala
11/23/05 accepted referral for beautiful baby girl born Nov. 9th.
12/15/05 dossier to Guatemala
1/15/06 DNA matched and we are in Family Court
1/25/06 embassy receives DNA
2/23-2/27 beautiful visit trip!
3/10/06 contacted senator's office about preapproval.
4/21/06 got PREAPPROVAL! Yippeeeee! 
8/18/06 FINALLY IN PGN
8/25/06 ooops....our mistake! NOT in PGN! 
9/4/06 Okay! NOW we're IN PGN!
12/19/06
OUT OUT OUT of PGN! Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH! 
1/10/07 new birth certificate issued
1/17/07 PINK!!! Appt is 1/23/07 Thank you God! 
Finally home in Kentucky! 1/29/07
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