Mei Mei has been found!

We have our Mei Mei!!!!!!


Can you believe it??!! Almost exactly one year from the day we sent in our adoption application, we have our girl! We are thrilled.  The kids are so excited.  Our families are happy.  It is just a surreal feeling right now.

I have so much to say.  I have so many emotions to try and put into words.  But I just can't.  Not yet.  All I can say is that I feel incredibly humbled to be given the gift of this precious child.

We received the call on Monday night.  On Wednesday morning we submitted our Letter Of Intent to adopt her.  On Thursday it was delivered to China, and on Friday we were given Pre-Approval.  It has been a whirlwind...stressful, terrifying, exciting, overwhelming, awesome, and exhausting.  We feel 100% sure she is our girl and we absolutely can't wait to bring her home and put a smile on her face!

I will get myself together soon and post more details.  But, for now, I just want to introduce you to our sweetie.  She is 2 1/2 years old and is living in the Beiliu Social Welfare Institute in Guangxi, China.

She does not have a name yet! You would think that, given the fact I have been dreaming of this day for 2 years, we might have  a name ready.  But,we don't.  We are working on it.

We do know one name she will not ever be called again:  orphan.

She is now a cousin, niece, granddaughter, sister.

She is a daughter.

I have another daughter.  I seriously can't say it enough.

Here, finally, is our Mei Mei...

"Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person that needs you.
This is your chance."

-Mother Teresa