She was born on Nov. 11th! Her name is Hsin-Yen which means hearty, pretty girl. That she is! She's was over 8 pounds at birth! Just look at those cheeks!!
Jia is exactly two years and three months older than her sister. Perfect. I showed her photo to Jia. Jia looked at it intently. I waited anxiously for a response. Jia then thoughtfully said, “She has poopies!” She said that she would hold the wipes while I changed her diaper. Jia later spontaneously said “I love you” to her photo and then pretended to feed her with a spoon.
We celebrated by getting Chinese take out and they happened to give us four fortune cookies. We each took one and I told Jia that one was for her baby sister. We three ate our cookies and then I opened the last one. I read her fortune and then said to Jia that she could eat her sister's cookie if she wanted because she wasn't here yet. Now Jia isn’t one to turn down a cookie, but she burst into tears and said that “the cookie belongs to my baby sister!” She refused to eat it! She is protecting her already!!!!
To reiterate the process, her adoption is not final yet. We have to first complete the court process. This will take approximately 5-8 months. We will hopefully travel next spring!!!
Enjoy!!!!
29 comments:
What a wonderful blessing for Thanksgiving. Welcome to the family!
Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!
OMG....I just picked up your e-mail and she is just beautiful!!!! Congratulations to you all! You must be on cloud 9!!!
BIG BIG Congratulations! Wow! So so sweet.
Tisra
waiting for referral, FFC, on the list 04/25/2007
http://lifetrain.blogspot.com
Wow! Congrats! That is so exciting...it brought tears to my eyes. We are hoping to sign with an agency in Canada in January. We hope to adopt a girl under 12 months as well from Taiwan. Congrats again! And we pray that the following months go smoothly!
Our blog:
"www.jellemasjourneytotaiwan.blogspot.com"
Congrats to all 4 of you! That is one beautiful little girl!!
xoxo
val
Oh my! Congratulations!!! She's so beautiful :) Such a cutie!!!!!
That's so sweet that Jia is protecting her already :)
Oh, now that is something for which to be thankful. She is just a precious little girl, so sweet! So happy for you. Hopefully you get some updated photos every now and then!
YEA!!!! She is gorgegous!! Lovin' those cheeks. What a lucky baby.
Congratulations!! She is so sweet! I hope this means the referrals will be rolling in now!
Incredible news! Congratulations. You have an absolutely beautiful family. And how sweet - already protective of baby sis!
the cheeks, the hair, i'm overwhelmed with sweetness. Wishing you the fast judge who doesn't hold the hearing. Spring will come before you know it. Start shopping for that care package.
Gorgeous! Congrats to you!!
Fondly,
Stacey
Congratulations! She is amazingly cute. I love the video. Makes me a bit jealous. Okay, a lot jealous. We can't wait to meet her in person.
Congrats on accepting the referral!! She is so precious and soooo young! Hopefully your process will go as quickly as they have been going lately. I will let you know what to do with a baby as soon as I figure it out.
-Shana
(Mom to Haley and soon to have home, Mia and Kyan)
Congratulations, that's awesome! she is precious and a perfect match for Jia.
megan
Oh... Joe and Jane. MT and I are so happy for you. I can't wait to meet her. I am all teary eyed now.
Theresa
Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations! She is beautiful, and how her big sister is reacting already is beautiful too. We are waiting to adopt a little sister for our 2 year 10 month old so understand how being a big sister is important.
Congrats. What a beautiful little girl. I am so happy for you guys. What a Thanksgiving blessing.
YAY!!! Congratulations to you guys! Stewart and I are thrilled. You're right...those cheeks, those cheeks! Can't wait to meet her!
Congrats!!!! She's so cute!
Yvonne
Congratulations! She is lovely.
tori
Wow, congrats!! She is adorable! I found you through Hayley's site (The Happy Hoppes, we go waaaaay back)-
How wonderful that you received video too :O)
All the best as you wait to travel and bring her home!
Oh, hooray! And what a tiny one! Congratulations to your family! Wishing you a super speedy judge.
That video is absolutely precious!!
Congratulations!
I am so happy for you guys!!! Sorry I am just now getting this : ) She is beautiful and I LOVE the fortune cookie story with Jia...what a sweetie!
Congratulations Joe, Jane & Jia, on your beautiful new addition!!! We are thrilled for you!!!!
Hugs,
Rebecca
I'm a little behind on blog-reading, so just heard your good news -- Congratulations!!
Jennifer
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