[LISAKAYE]

I am Lisa and my DH Brent signed with our agency at the end of September 2005. This will be our first (and only) child.
We accepted our handsome little guys referral in March and yadda yadda yadda......here we are 115 days in PGN !!!!!

Lisa

[Aryanna]

We first entered pgn Nov 6th 2005, that makes 368 days and we aren't any closer. WE just found out that if the attorney is unable to get the other judge to sign our resolution to proceed back into pgn, she is going to give up on the case. So not only have we been to visit 4 times, we may loose her after 16 months.
I am sick of this process, sick of looking at a room that has been decorated for a year, and of course missing her 1st birthday and now what will be her 2nd Christmas.
I haven't posted much for obvious reasons but I still check in daily. I hope you all hear good news soon.
Kim

[jaambe]

It's so sad to see everybody's story and it's hard to remain positive and optimistic. We started in PGN in the end of March, had the case pulled over the summer, and now are back in after a KO.

Please, please, please let us long-timers out!!!

[djchris]

Guess I am officially a member of this club .... I accepted the referral of my daughter in late February- she was 4 1/2 months old at the time....I received my dna results this week... first attempt to get authorization was in late March.... There were numerous rejections from the embassy....I'm hoping and praying that things will now go more smoothly.....good luck to all of us

[DFNY]

Until I read the posting from Kim, above, I thought we'd been in PGN the longest. We went in for the 2nd time (once PA rec'd) on Nov 28, 2005. As I show below, we've been waiting for a decision from a judge since April. We finally have a court date next Thurs, 11/16, and pray that the judge will decide in our favor, saying that the adoption can proceed. I try not to think that this can fall through but I'd be lying if I said it doesn't ever occur to me. At the same time, part of me believes that somehow God will allow us to have our daughter home for Christmas. I guess it's this hope that helps us get through it.

Here's praying that all of our children come home soon.

Damaris

[praying4rlittl1]

Although we just got home last night with Emilee, we are unfortunate members of this club.

We took the referrals of Ronaldo and Julia back in May of 2005 (yes, 18 months ago). As you can see by their timeline, things have not gone well with their case. We had to give them back for the 5th time after another visit this past week. It is killing me. We anticipate that we will still be in it at this time next year. THAT is disheartening, and I pray that we can still bring them home.

[dixiebell]

Hello. We are in this club too. I can't give any more details at this time. But just wanted to say hello everyone. Sorry we had to "meet" this way.....
L
Filed for I-600A: 01/21/2005
Homestudy Approval: 02/12/2005
USCIS Approval: 04/20/2005 (expired Oct 2006)
Country changes (Russia/Ukraine to Guatemala)
Accepted Referral : 8/25/2005
Dossier Sent: 9/29/2005
Entered Family Court: 10/24/2005
Birthmother issues: 11/1/2005 thru 12/26/2005 ("Wrong" lady claiming to be birthmother)
First Visit Trip to Guatemala: 1/12 - 1/16/2006
DNA testing: 1/18/2006
DNA results: 1/27/2006
Homestudy Update 1/31/2006
Pre-approval from Embassy: 2/22/2006
Original Attorney quits case-New Attorney & New POA
Entered PGN: 3/6/2006
Second Visit Trip: 3/13 - 3/17/2006
Re-fingerprinted for USCIS: 3/17/2006 (expired 6/2006)
Rec'd Previo & Kicked out of PGN: 4/26/2006 (court wanted proof of financial stability----UNTRUE!)
Returned requested docs for previo: 5/16/2006
Back in PGN: 6/19/2006 (untrue!)
Informed by PGN- no record of our adoption: 8/11/2006
Notified by agency's facilitator- we were not in PGN: 8/16/2006
Daughter's 1st Birthday: 8/17/2006
Entered PGN: 8/23/2006 (confirmed by PGN)
Received threats from Guat Attorney & facilitator (RE: pulling referral): 8/24/2006
Filing for I-600A again: 9/25/2006
Kicked out of PGN: 10/6/2006
Rec'd new USCIS clearance: 10/17/2006
Hired outside legal team: 10/26/2006
Planning trip to Guat: Dec 2006

[leifjackie]

I'd rather be on the OUT list, but we've been in PGN since January. It seems like forever. Our little angel turned 13 months this week, so we've been hoping to get out! It is tough, for sure, but each day is one day closer! We've got to be strong for our little ones : )

[baybeeboy]

No real introductions necessary for us..... just take a look at our timeline.

[monalouise]

Thanks for sharing all of your stories. Ours sounds similar to many of them.

Our baby girl will turn one on Christmas day. It pains me to think of not being with her on this day.

Please, let all of us out !!!

[Travelkid]

My husband and I just turned 40 and this is our first child. Like many of you we were told to expect our baby home by Halloween and now I am holding on to a thread of hope that maybe he will be home by Christmas.

Like many of you, I have good days and very dark days. Let's keep the faith long-timers, the babies do come home!

[Stacytoadoopt]

[quote=jennifervan]Hello,
Wow...it just hit me that I am such a longtimer that I started a group like this one (called the Platinum Club) that lasted a couple of months...that was a while ago.

Jennifervan - so sorry to see you are still stuck.

I am a former long timer - it took 14 months to bring my daughter home. I knew I was struggling though the process (started the process in Jan 04, changed agencies and countries in April 05) - but thought I was not showing it to everyone.

The number of people who have said it is so good to see you happy tells me that I wasn't hiding very well.

I hope all of you get some good news soon. I think often of this forum, but rarely come to visit anymore.

ps - my daughter is wonderful!

Stacy

[ManyTimesBlessed]

Just bumping this to keep the thread going. Would you guys like to create a list kind of like Jennifer Van's "Platinum Club"? I don't mind creating it, but I don't know if there is enough interest. Just let me know.

[P.E.Z.]

I'm interested in a "Platinum Club", not that I'm at all happy about being a long timer .
But this thread has been a real eye opener.
I had no idea there were so many of us.
Thanks for this thread

[Natalie1125]

Originally Posted by P.E.Z.

I'm interested in a "Platinum Club", not that I'm at all happy about being a long timer .

I also would be interested but I kind of feel like it should somehow be a PM distribution that we can share any info from additional hired help and maybe see other factors that are similar about our cases - i.e. same facilitator, agency, etc.