Meet Sui Xiu Mei

   

After more than a year in the adoption process Abby and I got our referral for our daughter last week and have officially accepted it.  Her name is  Sui Xiu Mei  ( $20 for the first person that pronounces that correctly).  We got our referral on August 30th (last Tuesday) and after having her medical records reviewed we officially accepted her on August 31st.  We would have posted this sooner but  Lifeline, our adoption agency asked us to not share any pictures or details until after we received our pre-approval from China to travel

Sui Xiu Mei  is from the Guangdong Province located on the south China sea near Hong Kong.  She is 19 months old and will turn 2 on January 12th.  She was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate.  Both will be surgically repaired after we bring her home.  We are both so excited and can't get to China fast enough.  We want to thank everyone for all of your prayers and support and ask that you continue to pray for us as we begin to make our travel plans.  We plan on traveling sometime after the first of the year.  We will continue to keep everyone updated with any new pictures or details that come our way. 

Still Waiting

Well the 25th has come and gone and still no referral.  We have been told by our adoption agency that the shared list will be out early next week.  Hopefully we will be matched soon.  God has definitely given us our share of tests in patience this last month but we both know that they have all had a purpose and are all apart of his plan.  Please continue to be in prayer for everyone involved in our referral process.  Our adoption agency, Lilly (who will be matching us in China), the doctors at the International Adoption Clinic who will be reviewing all medical history, and Abby and I.  We will let you know as soon as we hear something.

Here We Go

Well here it is, our first official blog entry.  As you know Abby and I are adopting a child (or possibly twins) from China.  Later this week we hope to have our referral which will include a picture, age, and medical history.  Abby and I have chosen to adopt a child with minor special needs so the medical reports will be especially important.  Once we receive the information it will be evaluated by the International Adoption Clinic in Birmingham.  The clinic is made up doctors and specialist that have all adopted children internationally.  Once we have our referral we will have 48 hours to accept or decline.  The waiting child list comes out on the 25th of every month (Thursday) and we hope to be contacted soon after.  Our adoption agency has a young lady named Lilly that will be matching us with a child.  Even though God already has her picked out Lilly will be physically matching us.  We ask that you please pray for Abby and I as we go through this exciting time and also for Lilly who will be so instrumental in our referral.  We will update you as soon as we have anymore news.