Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Red Thread Update

We received updated information this morning about Siena from Ann at Red Thread China. In our care package we asked a few questions and here are the answers!

Email from Ann:

Dear Deborah:
Below are answers to your questions:

1.Yu lei use both bottle and cup ,but most of time ,she use cup.

2.Yu lei can say "a yi hao(hello ,nanny!) ,ji ji(chicken) gou gou(dog) ,yang yang ,ect"She loves to say "yue yue (sounds like yeah).

3.Yu lei loves to go to lots of people or fun places (like streets ,shops or park), she also likes outside activities, she loves to watch song and dance TV programs.

4.She is potty trained, adults have to help her with her pants.

5.She loves to eat fruits, such as orange, banana, ect. she also loves to eat cookies, bread and candies.

6.She still needs nap. Sometimes when she cries when she rolls over (turn over), adults need to pat her on her back.

7.Hua yu lei is attached her foster mom very much.

8.Her current health is quite good.

9.She is an easy going and good baby.

Have a wonderful day,love,Ann

Monday, April 13, 2009

Updated info on Siena!





















We contacted http://www.redthreadchina.com/ yesturday to try and send a care package to Siena and see if we could get updated information. Ann at redthreadchina is a miracle worker and not only did she get us updated mearsurements, but also gave us 5 new photos of her! Our care package is due to arrive to her in the next 2 days. Below is the email from Ann that we received this morning:

Dear Deborah and Justin:
Attached are some hua yu lei`s update pictures and your package picture ,below is yu lei`s update measurement:

Height:75cm
weight :10kg
head :45.5cm
chest :48cm
teeth:6
feet:12

Yu lei weill get your package in next two days ! I will let you know when yu lei gets your package!

You are very lucky ,yu lei looks very pretty ,she has beautiful eyes ,I love her eyelash very much ,they look like curcle like doll eyes !!! Have a wonderful day,love,Ann

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Meet Siena Yu Lei Leland

We have finally decided on a first name! After much debate, arm wrestling and a coin toss Siena it is! We have both really liked the name for several years now and we were lucky enough to be able to travel to Tuscany and visit Siena in 2002. It is a great city and we have many fond memories of our trip.

Siena Yu Lei Leland, woo-hoo!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

China Program Update-AFC Email

Dear all,
5 Alliance families received their referrals for the month of April. These 5 little girls are from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and range in age from 16 months to two and a half years. Congratulations to these families!

The cutoff date for this batch of referrals was March 8th, 2006. Our next log in date is March 24th, 2006.

Have a great weekend!
Lin Jing

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Meet Hua Yu Lei!







We went to the Alliance for Children this morning and got to see pictures and get some medical information. Her name is Hua Yu Lei and she was born 11/3/07.

The name given from the orphanage is Hua Yu Lei. Hua is the surname. Yu Lei somewhat translates into raining flower bud. Our translator said it was a beautiful name in Chinese but it doesn’t translate well into English. We will probably give her a name but we haven't decided on what it is yet. You would think that after four years of waiting for her we would have figured this part out already!

She is at the First Social Welfare Institute of Yulin in the Guangxi Province. We will have a specialist in the area of international adoption review her medical history in more detail, but so far she seems quite healthy.

According to the translation from the original referral she has dark hair, rosy skin and cries very loudly! She was moved into foster care 9/18/08 and is developing very well in all aspects. She gets very excited when seeing food which is great. She will fit right into our family very well.

At the time of the report she had just turned one. She had one tooth and was starting to take steps with the support of an adult.

Monday, April 6, 2009

REFERRAL!!!

We got the call from our agency today that our referral has arrived! Her name is Hua Yu Lei and we are seeking the translation. Tomorrow we go to the agency to pick up the package/photos, etc. More to follow. . .

3 years, 4 weeks and 1 day from our LID!

Saturday, April 4, 2009

One more referral day?

We are hearing through the Rumor Queen that the latest batch of referrals are through March 8th. We are the 9th, argh!