28 Hours

As of this hour, that's how much more time we're trapped here in Mexico City. 

Not gonna lie, it's getting to us. We're not really trapped, it just kinda feels that way. 

We're a basically a slave to the process. The entire process. It sucks. It sucks so bad because we have zero control over it. It's also the timing of everything. 

The twins (it's still weird to say and write that) were born on a Friday. That's fine, we were discharged Sunday afternoon and got the hospital birth certificates during discharge. Great, we submit those to the lawyer on Monday. In theory we would have been able to get official birth certificates by Wedneasay or Thursday. Instead, we waited seven business days, that's nine days total. For nothing. It seriously all could have been done in maybe a total of two to three days. Max. It's really hard to fathom what the fuck took so fucking long to get the birth certificates!?! It's cause our lawyer was fooling around? I dunno. No contracts were signed, nothing was notarized, nothing was submitted early. That's even with our coordinators pushing pushing pushing him to get shit done. We had everything on our end ready to go. We had all of what they needed from us I think at least a couple months beforehand. So, what the F, dude. 

We finally get the birth certificates a week and half later. We get the appointment at the embassy the very next morning. Great! They say if we get the DNA test results back by Friday they can issue passports that day and we would be able to leave over the weekend. Fantasic! Oh but wait, there's more. Didn't get results on Friday. Therefore, no passports. Also, there's a freaking American holiday on Monday! Therefore, the U.S. Embassy is closed on Monday!!! Grrrreaaat... Three extra days here... Super awesome... We absolutely love it. 

Got a email from Stella at the Embassy this morning saying she would contact the lab. She heard back and emailed me saying the lab would get the results to them "this morning." Well, it's basically past "this morning" now. We are here for one day more. One day fewer at home with our babies and the closer to the time we have to go back to work. 

It's 11:30am. Still no word from the U.S. Embassy. The only flight we can take is at 2:45pm. 

I'll keep you updated.

By the way, thank you for reading and flowing along throughout this entire process!