Thursday, June 07, 2007

Announcing the referral of our daughter...




We are elated to introduce you all to our daughter and baby sister...
Xiao Xin Jin ... our boys call her Mei Mei
Date of Birth: October 2, 2006
Jiangxi Province, China
According to her paperwork she is in an excellent orphanage, she likes music (rock on baby) and nature, sleeps deeply (yeah!), and can be obstinate (Jeff rolled his eyes when he read that).
We will probably fly to China at the end of July or beginning of August to pick her up.
Check out her split pants. They start potty training at 6 months.
We will send her a care package next week.
During the past week we were reminded about the mystery of God's plans. The news of our nephew's illness hit our family very hard. A few days later, this news lifts our family up. God planned for us to be a part of a large family. That makes us susceptible to big happiness and immense times of sorrow. We find ourselves drawing upon our strength to get us through difficult times and looking forward to happier times.
Around the time our Mei Mei comes home, Jason will hopefully be done with chemotherapy and will also be coming home. Two precious homecomings for two precious people.
C, J, G and J

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I saw your blog listed on RQ and wanted to congratulate you on your new daughter. She is beautiful and defintely worth the wait. My Dh and I adopted our daughter from Hunan 7 months ago and she has ben such an amazing blessing!
I also want to let you know that I am praying for you and your family during this difficult time with your nephe being sick.

Kim said...

Such a beautiful baby!

Deb said...

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Peek-A-Boo!!
Just sticking my nose in to have a peek at your
adorable little ladybug ! Congrats to you!

Yiftach said...

OMGOMGOMGOMG! I'm so so excited for you, and so thrilled for all our kids! Hadarya's birthday is Oct. 8 '06, and I hope they're as close personally as they are in age. We can't wait to see you all! Much love!

Jenn said...

OH MY GOSH!!!! WE are so excited for you. We've been following your news of the last week and praying for your family. God has a plan and you are only allowed to see some parts.

WE are thrilled beyond belief... our daughters are the same age. How wonderful is that?! We will have lots of things to share. MUCH LOVE AND HUGS AND KISSES TO ALL.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! Isn't it all just wonderful!
Stephanie
www.forksandchopsticks.wordpress.com

Elisa...life as we know it. said...

Congratulations....she is a cutie!

Research-China.Org said...

Congratulations on your referral! When you are ready to obtain her finding ad (usually with the actual newspaper available) come visit us at www.research-china.org.

Have a safe trip!

Brian