SNOHOMISH, Wash. --  -- Little Jeremiah crawls on the floor, unaware of the long journey he's already taken.

"I'm so relieved to finally be home," said Sarah Stratton, as she watches her son acclimate to new surroundings.

Stratton spent four months in Uganda, trying to finish the adoption process.  She says U.S. Embassy officials tied up the process for weeks, without much of an explanation.

"I am honestly not sure what the root cause is," said Stratton, "I wondered at a certain point, if the embassy would ever let us come home."

So did her husband Mike. "We were kinda stuck," he said.

The State Department has been paying close attention to Ugandan adoptions, even posting on their website " a U.S. consular officer must ensure that the adoption is legal under Ugandan law and that the child is qualified under U.S. Immigration Law to immigrate to the United States" and "depending on the orphan status...and circumstances...the investigation may take up to several months to complete."

After 108 days, Stratton and Jeremiah finally got the green light.  They landed in Seattle on Saturday, and the frustration quickly went away.

"Once you have that baby in your arms, you'd never do anything different," said Mike.

"It's a difficult experience, but it is worth every second," said Sarah, "He's an American citizen now, and home for the Fourth of July."