Introducing our Little Lia- Ji Xiang Wan

I have been planning and anticipating this day for months. I had 6 pages of questions to ask when we got "the call." I was in shock when our agency did call, and I think the only question I managed to mumble was, "When can we see her file?"

At 11:30 this morning, I got a call asking us if we'd like to take a look at the file of a 19 month old little girl. Her name is Ji Xiang Wan and she is currently living at Huazhou City Social Welfare Institute in Guangdong Province. I called Bob and he and Caelan came home. I managed to print and read her reports while I was waiting for them, and then we opened her pictures together. She is adorable, and oddly enough has the same hair that both Caelan and I had as babies!

Her report says that "Ji Xiang Wan is a quiet and gentle little girl. She is social and not afraid of strangers. If you offer her a toy she likes, she will happily crawl toward you. She often plays with other children in the playroom, and she likes all kinds of toys." According to the reports, it seems that she is walking, has 4 teeth and her favorite toy is a cloth doll.

The next step is that we will write a letter of intent to adopt Ji Xiang Wan. We will likely travel in 3-5 months to bring her home.

We are all so excited. Caelan shared the pictures with her class this afternoon and then has taped them to the crib. Garrett said "Let's go to China." And I said, yes we will. He then said "No, right now!" Sorry Garrett!

Well, here she is!!!