After only 10 days, we received our Pre-approval from China today! I couldn't show my excitement too much when I opened my email from CCAI, because the refrigerator guy was here at our house fixing our icemaker.... Anyways, now we await our LOA. I still have to pinch myself... all of this happened so suddenly...She is SO precious, we love her already.
Here's her information:
Her Chinese name: Mao Xin Xu (Mao is the last name given to all children found in MAOming City, Xin is the middle name given to all children found in the year 2007-2008 in the area and it means LOVE, and Xu means LOVELY.
DOB: 10/17/08 (just about 9 months younger than Anna)
Found at the gate of Social Welfare Institute of Maoming City, Guangdong Province on 10/18/2008
She lived there until May 2009, when she was transferred to True Children's Home.
Currently lives in foster care through True Children's Home .
As you can see from the picture, her sn is cleft lip and palate. The reports from China state she has not had surgery yet, but after finding True Children's Home's website and clicking on a newsletter, I found out that it looks like she has had her lip surgery done sometime either in Jan or Feb 2010.
From what I have read and seen in pictures, it looks like she has been in EXCELLENT care. I am so thankful to God for this.
The reports say she is extroverted, loves getting attention and is sometimes naughty... Uh oh :)
If anyone has any advice about cl/cp or toddler adoption, please let me know! We were so fortunate to get Anna at such an early age, so attachment and settling in to our family came very easily for her and us..... but, I know that there are other challenges ahead both with Anna adjusting to sharing her parents and Selah having to leave the comforts of her foster family. (And, ofcourse, there's the challenge of making sure our boys' adjust to all the changes as well)
Here's her information:
Her Chinese name: Mao Xin Xu (Mao is the last name given to all children found in MAOming City, Xin is the middle name given to all children found in the year 2007-2008 in the area and it means LOVE, and Xu means LOVELY.
DOB: 10/17/08 (just about 9 months younger than Anna)
Found at the gate of Social Welfare Institute of Maoming City, Guangdong Province on 10/18/2008
She lived there until May 2009, when she was transferred to True Children's Home.
Currently lives in foster care through True Children's Home .
As you can see from the picture, her sn is cleft lip and palate. The reports from China state she has not had surgery yet, but after finding True Children's Home's website and clicking on a newsletter, I found out that it looks like she has had her lip surgery done sometime either in Jan or Feb 2010.
From what I have read and seen in pictures, it looks like she has been in EXCELLENT care. I am so thankful to God for this.
The reports say she is extroverted, loves getting attention and is sometimes naughty... Uh oh :)
If anyone has any advice about cl/cp or toddler adoption, please let me know! We were so fortunate to get Anna at such an early age, so attachment and settling in to our family came very easily for her and us..... but, I know that there are other challenges ahead both with Anna adjusting to sharing her parents and Selah having to leave the comforts of her foster family. (And, ofcourse, there's the challenge of making sure our boys' adjust to all the changes as well)
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Be blessed,
Courtney
Congratulations!!!
So glad to be on this journey with you!
I am praying for QUICK LOA and TA! Bring it, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus!!
Love, Heather