A while back we brought up the subject of a name for our daughter ("The Name Game" posted on 10/5/06). Sorry to keep you all waiting for so long, but we're finally ready to reveal the name we've chosen...
When we first started talking about names several months ago, we did like a lot of couples and got a baby name book. We didn't even get through the A's and we came across a name that we both really fell in love with. Of course we continued through the rest of the book in search of other names that might be possibilities, but never found anything quite as perfect as our original pick. A beautiful name with a beautiful meaning, we think. And that name is Anna.
We especially love the meaning of Anna, which is "grace". We also liked that it is a variation of Laura's middle name, Ann. We're still discussing middle names, so you'll just have to wait a little bit longer for that. :) We'll keep you posted...
Love,
Anna's Parents-to-be
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Not Gold Medal Gymnasts
Six months now we've been logged in... waiting for the day that packet comes in the mail and we are matched with the little girl in our dreams. We're resting easy, because it'll still be a while...
Doing the math, the most recent recipients of their referral packets had waited a cool 16 months(it was 10-12 when we were first logged in). Like an incredible growing monster (ok, maybe a bit dramatic), in the last month the wait has increased by another 2 weeks. As we've mentioned before, what we're up against is a backlog created by a flood of applicants when the wait time was very short (only six months in the Fall of '05).
Just to be clear, there is in no way a shortage of orphaned children in China as we've heard people say... just a shortage of children who are "paper ready". Bureaucracy (the REAL monster) rearing it's ugly head, and meanwhile children and families wait to be united. There is also speculation that the upcoming Olympics, which are in Beijing in 2008, are playing a role in the slowdown. Hard to imagine, but if this trend continues we may be flirting with the '08 Summer Games. With Beijing already being one of the world's most populous cities, I don't believe we want any part of that madness.
Your prayers are appreciated.
Greg & Laura (not gold medal gymnasts)
Doing the math, the most recent recipients of their referral packets had waited a cool 16 months(it was 10-12 when we were first logged in). Like an incredible growing monster (ok, maybe a bit dramatic), in the last month the wait has increased by another 2 weeks. As we've mentioned before, what we're up against is a backlog created by a flood of applicants when the wait time was very short (only six months in the Fall of '05).
Just to be clear, there is in no way a shortage of orphaned children in China as we've heard people say... just a shortage of children who are "paper ready". Bureaucracy (the REAL monster) rearing it's ugly head, and meanwhile children and families wait to be united. There is also speculation that the upcoming Olympics, which are in Beijing in 2008, are playing a role in the slowdown. Hard to imagine, but if this trend continues we may be flirting with the '08 Summer Games. With Beijing already being one of the world's most populous cities, I don't believe we want any part of that madness.
Your prayers are appreciated.
Greg & Laura (not gold medal gymnasts)
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
The Brown Envelope
We received our Brown Envelope today from the American Consulate in Guanzghzou, China. This basically means that the U.S. Consulate has received our USCIS approval, and they will have our paperwork for us when we arrive. The envelope contains documents that we will need in order to complete the adoption while in China - it comes in a "brown envelope", so adoptive families refer to it as The Brown Envelope.
Another one of those little things that we can get excited about as we wait.
Another one of those little things that we can get excited about as we wait.
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