We received Jaci's translated referral information and I realized that in my excitement over being a mommy that this information is a few months old. So...Jaci is still little but not quite as tiny as we first thought.
As of October 14 (at 12 months of age):
Weight: 20.9 lbs.
Height: 27.5 inches
She has six teeth!!
Yang--is the family surname; means in relief; open, positive
Li--means beautiful (I couldn't agree more!)
Hai--means ocean; sea
It says that "Li Hai is our wish that this child's life will be fulfilling like an ocean filled with sunlight"
When happy, she laughs out loud, and when unhappy she cries loud too! Yang Li Hai is an active, smart, lovable little child.
We have sent our acceptance letter back to Harrah's and I cannot explain in words how absolutely happy I am! I want to thank everyone for their wonderful comments...they make my day!!
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Friday, February 2, 2007
FedEx Nightmare
What an amazing couple of days!! Yesterday, we see our little one's beautiful face for the first time and was able to see everyone to show off her picture. Her brothers and sister thought she was pretty cute. They are going to spoil her!! And...Mackenzie had an amazing basketball game and they won. It was the perfect day!!
Then...FedEx happened. After you hear about your referral and Harrah's (our adoption agency) emails you pictures, they FedEx you the referral package. This package is uber important because it has the acceptance letter that you must sign and send back in so that they can start working on getting your travel approval. So all day I waited and tracked our package...it was scheduled to arrive around 4:30. After school, I was getting a headache so Keith told me to go home and he would wait in the office for it to arrive. He waits...and waits...and waits... A little after 5:00, we finally decide to leave a note on the door to come to our house which is just down the street from the school.
Long story short...FedEx came at 3:59 to the wrong door...not the main door to the school but the side door that was locked so they stuck a note on the door that they couldn't deliver because no one was there. After a very long phone conversation, where I stressed how very important this package was, I had two options...drive all the way to their substation which is near the Midland Airport (only about 60 miles away) or wait until Monday and they would 'try' again to deliver it. Of course, I was in my car in an instant. If they would have tried a little harder to deliver the package, I would have been more understanding but the main door that was open was literally 100 feet away from the locked one. But all is well that ends well...we have our package and can send in our approval letter asap. And...Logan's team also won his basketball game tonight (although I missed it because I had to drive to Midland...aughhhhh!!)
Jaci is residing at the Yangjiang Social Welfare Institute in the Guangdong Province. I will try to post a map tomorrow. The major city here is Guangzhou which is also where the American Consulate is located. We should travel in about 4 - 6 weeks. I have so much to do!!
Thanks for all of the great comments!
Then...FedEx happened. After you hear about your referral and Harrah's (our adoption agency) emails you pictures, they FedEx you the referral package. This package is uber important because it has the acceptance letter that you must sign and send back in so that they can start working on getting your travel approval. So all day I waited and tracked our package...it was scheduled to arrive around 4:30. After school, I was getting a headache so Keith told me to go home and he would wait in the office for it to arrive. He waits...and waits...and waits... A little after 5:00, we finally decide to leave a note on the door to come to our house which is just down the street from the school.
Long story short...FedEx came at 3:59 to the wrong door...not the main door to the school but the side door that was locked so they stuck a note on the door that they couldn't deliver because no one was there. After a very long phone conversation, where I stressed how very important this package was, I had two options...drive all the way to their substation which is near the Midland Airport (only about 60 miles away) or wait until Monday and they would 'try' again to deliver it. Of course, I was in my car in an instant. If they would have tried a little harder to deliver the package, I would have been more understanding but the main door that was open was literally 100 feet away from the locked one. But all is well that ends well...we have our package and can send in our approval letter asap. And...Logan's team also won his basketball game tonight (although I missed it because I had to drive to Midland...aughhhhh!!)
Jaci is residing at the Yangjiang Social Welfare Institute in the Guangdong Province. I will try to post a map tomorrow. The major city here is Guangzhou which is also where the American Consulate is located. We should travel in about 4 - 6 weeks. I have so much to do!!
Thanks for all of the great comments!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
The Stork Has Landed!
We received the call at 11:30 and it has been absolutely the best day. Jaci is beautiful and I cannot wait to meet our little girl. I think I was in shock so I did not ask many questions but here is what I know so far.
Introducing Wang Li Hai (Jaci Li Stone)
Birthdate: 10/02/2005 (she will 16 months old tomorrow!!)
Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Height: 27.5 inches
She is in the Guangdong Province and I will post more information when I receive it tomorrow. She walks with help, stacks blocks, and loves music. They described her personality as shy but active and can be impatient at times. She sounds PERFECT!! Everyone has fallen in love with her picture...she has the most expressive face. I am in love!!
We were LID 10/10/2005 and requested 18-36 months AYAP in that age range. We will forever be thankful to Harrah's International Mission and especially Stephanie and Melva for all of their hard work.
Introducing Wang Li Hai (Jaci Li Stone)
Birthdate: 10/02/2005 (she will 16 months old tomorrow!!)
Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Height: 27.5 inches
She is in the Guangdong Province and I will post more information when I receive it tomorrow. She walks with help, stacks blocks, and loves music. They described her personality as shy but active and can be impatient at times. She sounds PERFECT!! Everyone has fallen in love with her picture...she has the most expressive face. I am in love!!
We were LID 10/10/2005 and requested 18-36 months AYAP in that age range. We will forever be thankful to Harrah's International Mission and especially Stephanie and Melva for all of their hard work.
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