No news on whether the DNA test took place yesterday. It sometimes takes a couple of days for our agency to get the information and the pictures from the test to us. Once person did receive the good news yesterday that her DNA and family court interviews were both completed – but she has had a longer road than many to get to that point so the agency may have notified her more quickly to ease her mind.

I feel safe in saying that the worst case scenario didn’t happen. Worst case (selfishly for us) being that the birth mother came, took one look at the baby, and said she was taking her back. If that had happened, I am sure I would have heard from my agency yesterday. So either the test was completed and I’ll hear that happy news soon or the birth mother wasn’t able to make it to the appointment and nothing happened.

**For those not involved in Guatemalan adoption, the US Embassy requires DNA testing of the baby and the birth mother to ensure that the person relinquishing is the mother and therefore has the right to relinquish the child.