A conversation with my mom:
mom: "Elizabeth, do you have a U tube in your computer?"
me: "Yep, put one in last week." (it's just easier this way)
Mom: "Really? Well that's good because I want you to use it to watch this British woman on a talent show sing. Her voice was amazing!"
me: "I've already seen it. How did you see it??"
mom: "Florence has a U tube in her computer and she invited me over to watch this woman sing."
me: "That was nice of her. You know, I also have a rodent that moves the arrow around on my screen."
mom: "What?"
me: "Nothing"
mom: "Are you making fun of me?"
me: "No, not at all. Love you"
mom: "Love you too"
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sometimes she's impatient...
I just got this in an e-mail this morning:
Growth Report on Fu Yan Mei
Fu Yan Mei (Fu means happiness, Yan means beautiful and Mei means Beautiful), female, was born on 5-13-2008 (estimated by her umbilical cord development level). She was found abandoned at the gate of Police Station on 5-13-2008, a staff of the Hong Shi Zui Resident’s Committee named Ma Shu Qin sent to our insititute for care. According to medical examination by our doctor, she is in good health.
Now, her height is 27.19 inches, weight is 16.5 Ibs, head size is 16.75 inches, chest size is 16.75 inches, foot length is 4.33 inches. She has 2 teeth (0/2). Her main food includes formula, cereal, she also eats noodle, egg, fruit, cracker, bakemeat soup, etc. she especially likes to eat egg. She has 7 meals per day, and usually eats formula at 5:00, eats congee at 9:00, eats congee at 12:00, eats formula at 14:00, eats congee at 16:30, eats formula at 20:00, eats formula at 1:30. She has good appetite, and eats formula 250ml per time or eats congee 120g per time. She sleeps well, every day she gets up at 5:00, has a three hours nap at 9:00 and two hours nap at 14:00 and goes to bed at 20:00. she could sleep through the night, she sleeps in her crib, she sleeps with sucking finger or cloth. She has 1 stool and several pees per day.
Physical development
Now she is able to stand with people holding her armpit, her eyes could watch the rocking rattle-drum. If you pull her wrist slightly, she is able to sit up. She can jump, can roll over while lying on her back, sit independently. She can hold the object with two hands, tear paper, and reach for the toys, she can pass the toy from one hand to the other, if the toy falls, she would look round for it. She could stand steadily with support, could crawl, and walk by holding the hands.
Language development
She could laugh, know the people she met before, and even speak to you with her own words. She could speak “papa”, she could turn her head when she hearing her name, she would request for food as long as seeing people eat things, understand people’s facial expression and knows some words that people said to her. She could feed herself some crackers, she also would request for food as long as seeing people eat things.
Personality
She is an extrovert with outgoing and active personality. She likes imitate people’s actions, listen to music, watch TV, she also likes bath time, playing with other children, toys, she likes imitating, sometimes she is impatient, she likes to play in the crowed place, her favorite person is her caregiver.
Growth Report on Fu Yan Mei
Fu Yan Mei (Fu means happiness, Yan means beautiful and Mei means Beautiful), female, was born on 5-13-2008 (estimated by her umbilical cord development level). She was found abandoned at the gate of Police Station on 5-13-2008, a staff of the Hong Shi Zui Resident’s Committee named Ma Shu Qin sent to our insititute for care. According to medical examination by our doctor, she is in good health.
Now, her height is 27.19 inches, weight is 16.5 Ibs, head size is 16.75 inches, chest size is 16.75 inches, foot length is 4.33 inches. She has 2 teeth (0/2). Her main food includes formula, cereal, she also eats noodle, egg, fruit, cracker, bakemeat soup, etc. she especially likes to eat egg. She has 7 meals per day, and usually eats formula at 5:00, eats congee at 9:00, eats congee at 12:00, eats formula at 14:00, eats congee at 16:30, eats formula at 20:00, eats formula at 1:30. She has good appetite, and eats formula 250ml per time or eats congee 120g per time. She sleeps well, every day she gets up at 5:00, has a three hours nap at 9:00 and two hours nap at 14:00 and goes to bed at 20:00. she could sleep through the night, she sleeps in her crib, she sleeps with sucking finger or cloth. She has 1 stool and several pees per day.
Physical development
Now she is able to stand with people holding her armpit, her eyes could watch the rocking rattle-drum. If you pull her wrist slightly, she is able to sit up. She can jump, can roll over while lying on her back, sit independently. She can hold the object with two hands, tear paper, and reach for the toys, she can pass the toy from one hand to the other, if the toy falls, she would look round for it. She could stand steadily with support, could crawl, and walk by holding the hands.
Language development
She could laugh, know the people she met before, and even speak to you with her own words. She could speak “papa”, she could turn her head when she hearing her name, she would request for food as long as seeing people eat things, understand people’s facial expression and knows some words that people said to her. She could feed herself some crackers, she also would request for food as long as seeing people eat things.
Personality
She is an extrovert with outgoing and active personality. She likes imitate people’s actions, listen to music, watch TV, she also likes bath time, playing with other children, toys, she likes imitating, sometimes she is impatient, she likes to play in the crowed place, her favorite person is her caregiver.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Still flying high!
Today we sent in the paperwork accepting our daughter's referral. I was pretty excited. In fact I was so excited that I forgot my purse at the FedEx office. Luckily they called me and we went right back to pick it up.
So now our paperwork is flying to Texas and should get there tomorrow morning. Our agency wanted all the letters back by Friday so they can start travel arrangements, and I didn't want to be that "Alaskan Family that held everything up because it took forever to get their acceptance back", so we paid for overnight shipping. I'll rest easy when I get verification that our paperwork got there.
This is so exciting!!
So now our paperwork is flying to Texas and should get there tomorrow morning. Our agency wanted all the letters back by Friday so they can start travel arrangements, and I didn't want to be that "Alaskan Family that held everything up because it took forever to get their acceptance back", so we paid for overnight shipping. I'll rest easy when I get verification that our paperwork got there.
This is so exciting!!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Ok, you guys were right. I needed to change my blog name, so there you have it! I can now see her and she is absolutely adorable!
Graham has been at a track meet since last Thursday, so I haven't seen him since we got the referral. I want to celebrate, but I want to celebrate with him first. However I think I'm going to have to go buy some baby clothes today! Now that I know what she looks like and what size to get it's going to be so much more fun to buy cute outfits for her!!
Graham has been at a track meet since last Thursday, so I haven't seen him since we got the referral. I want to celebrate, but I want to celebrate with him first. However I think I'm going to have to go buy some baby clothes today! Now that I know what she looks like and what size to get it's going to be so much more fun to buy cute outfits for her!!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We have a daughter!!!!!!
She was born 5/13/2008, Her name is Fu Yan Mei, she was 16.5 pounds and 27 inches at 8 months She is from the Jiangxi provence and Fuzhou City. The person who called me said she has rosy cheeks, little brown hair,full lips, she sits up by herself, she can hold blocks in each hand, she likes to mimic facial expressions, likes music, playing games, and has a ready smile!
We don't have a picture yet but hope to get one later today. I will e-mail it as soon as I get it!
We have a daughter!!!!!!
9:31
I explained to all my co-workers that they can't use the phone today and they were all OK with that! I told them there would be violence if anyone forgets and tries to dial. So they've been warned.
8:31
Got through the meeting somehow. Now I'm at work just waiting. Waiting! Waiting and freaking out!!!
7:21
OK, off to my meeting. I'm going to be so out of it they are going to think I've been drinking!!!
My agency officially confirmed that today will be the day:
"Our Beijing office has been able to confirm that the CCAA has issued referrals and that the cutoff date for this batch of referrals is March 14, 2006. I have checked with our courier again this morning and the package is still scheduled to be delivered today. As soon as it arrives, I will shoot you an email letting you know that the stork has landed and to expect a phone call soon. The courier usually arrives around 1:00 pm central standard time, but he has been known to be late a time or two. So barring any unforeseen courier d el ays, you should expect your phone call later in the day, typically in the afternoon."
Breath in breath out breath in breath out breath in breath out...
"Our Beijing office has been able to confirm that the CCAA has issued referrals and that the cutoff date for this batch of referrals is March 14, 2006. I have checked with our courier again this morning and the package is still scheduled to be delivered today. As soon as it arrives, I will shoot you an email letting you know that the stork has landed and to expect a phone call soon. The courier usually arrives around 1:00 pm central standard time, but he has been known to be late a time or two. So barring any unforeseen courier d el ays, you should expect your phone call later in the day, typically in the afternoon."
Breath in breath out breath in breath out breath in breath out...
6:14 am
I had to take Graham to the airport at 5:30 this morning. It was fine because I was already awake! He's going to a track meet in Fairbanks with the Thunder Mountain Track Team. Yes, he'll be gone when I get the call, but my friends are here so that will be good. So now I've had breakfast and have been reading Rumor Queen. At first I was a little nervous as no more European agencies were getting referrals, but then we found out it's a holiday in a lot of European countries so they won't be getting mail today. AND someone just posted that Ireland just got referrals!!!!!!
(I'll be blogging from school and keep this site updated!!!!!!!!)
(I'll be blogging from school and keep this site updated!!!!!!!!)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
WHOO HOO
Check out this blog tomorrow and you'll see a picture of our BABY!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Nothing new to report. China is still not sending out referrals and we don't know when they'll start again. They also do want families that already have their referrals to travel and pick up their babies. Our hopes are that the swine flu will run it's coarse quickly and China will get back to business as usual.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
May 10th
Today is yucky for so many reasons.
My brother was deployed for Iraq 4 years ago on Mother's Day. It's the last time his wife and three sons saw him, until they brought him back for his funeral. So this is a hard day for my sister-in-law and my nephews. And then there is my mom who gets flowers from the Gold Star Mothers and the USO every Mother's Day. This day is hard for her too, which means I'm on the phone with her a lot.
And then, not as depressing, but still there, today is the 36th week of waiting for our baby.
I'll be glad when this weekend is over, I'm actually looking forward to Monday!
My brother was deployed for Iraq 4 years ago on Mother's Day. It's the last time his wife and three sons saw him, until they brought him back for his funeral. So this is a hard day for my sister-in-law and my nephews. And then there is my mom who gets flowers from the Gold Star Mothers and the USO every Mother's Day. This day is hard for her too, which means I'm on the phone with her a lot.
And then, not as depressing, but still there, today is the 36th week of waiting for our baby.
I'll be glad when this weekend is over, I'm actually looking forward to Monday!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Clear as mud
I had some people ask me about what the status was on the adoption so I thought I'd just put up a quick post. Basically, nothing new. Some say the referrals might be sent Friday, others are saying they have no idea when they'll start sending them again.
I'll make sure to post if I hear anything new!
I'll make sure to post if I hear anything new!
Monday, May 4, 2009
confirmed
Our agency just e-mailed us and said
"The CCAA will delay the arrival of referrals due to the Swine Flu outbreak."
They don't know how long, but they will keep us informed. So I have no idea when we'll get her picture much less travel to go get her.
This is becoming the most depressing block ever.
:(
"The CCAA will delay the arrival of referrals due to the Swine Flu outbreak."
They don't know how long, but they will keep us informed. So I have no idea when we'll get her picture much less travel to go get her.
This is becoming the most depressing block ever.
:(
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