2nd Checkup!

Good Day All -

I have received the 2nd checkup report for our son. It is attached and some pictures are also attached. There are more if you follow this link to see them.

http://public.fotki.com/jmsutton/

Also below is the details of his latest checkup. Michelle and I are delighted to see pictures and get information, but a bit sad that he is not here with us yet. He is growing up so fast!

Hello!

I do trust you continue to do well, this morning I have just finished seeing
little Jose Manuel, he has now reached, as you are aware, 2 months of age
and has been, in the words of his caregiver, doing well in the time since he
was seen for the last time here in my office, he is an alert and active
little one who is now spending a good part of the day awake and starts to
notice his surroundings, will listen when spoken to and makes some initial
cooing noises in response as well as smiles in reply, she shows active,
symmetrical, mainly reflex movements of both arms and legs and will also
move his head from side to side. When on his stomach he will briefly lift
his face form the bed. I ma told that he takes his formula and vitamins
very well. Upon evaluation today I was happy to find him in good health
with no physical or neurological abnormalities, his weight is 11 lbs, length
of 53.7 cms and head circumference of 36.8 cms. Please find some pictures
attached.


Best Regards

Francisco

Francisco is his doctor in Guatemala - New information will be posted soon.

Paperwork Complete

The paperwork has been officially completed - we are waiting for it to arrive from Buffalo and then we will be ready to ship it to Manhattan to the Guatemalan embassy for approval. In the best case, we are about three (3) months away. In the worst it could be another year. Depends on the paperwork and how the system is flowing. We should be getting more pictures and an update in the next week or so.

Child Abuse Clearance

The child abuse clearance is that final piece of government supplied paper work that Michelle and I have been waiting for and it arrived this week. The next step is to get all of the paper work county certified and sent to the Guatemalan consulate in Manhattan for review. Then it is off to Guatemala City for their review. We are almost at the point that we have done everything we can from our side. It goes to different cities and governments until it has been approved by all. This is the long wait part.

James Michael Pictures

Meet James Michael Sutton. He is our first child and an adopted little one from Guatemala. We expect that he will be with us within the next 6 - 10 months.

New Blog

Good day everyone! I have created this blog to keep everyone that is interested in our family and adoption up to speed as it is very difficult to email every one of our friends and family. Also, because I am a big geek and wanted to see how this all works out :-). I always seem to forget someone and it I feel bad every time. So...read, write, enjoy, and most of all let anyone you think I have forgotten know where the blog is so that they can not feel left out. Thanks a bunch!

Jeff and Michelle