Happy Referral Day!

Today, July 6th, marks 2 years since we got Alexia's referral. We didn't get to see her little face for another week but we did find out that there was an 8 month old baby girl named Guang Yun Xia waiting for us in China. And anyone who has gotten this call knows what a wonderful day referral day is. Certainly a day worth celebrating! In fact, we are going out for supper with another family that we travelled with this coming Thursday. We will be dining at the same restaurant as 2 years ago when we sat there totally consumed with excitement and anticipation. What a feeling! We are blessed to have this little girl join our family and the last 2 years could not have been the same without her. We love you Alexia Yun Xia!

The Infamous Call

Just this past Sunday, July 6th, marked our one year anniversary since we got ''the call'' informing us of our new daughter, Guang Yun Xia who was merely 8 months old. Our lives have not been the same since. See our original post here.

Friday, July 6, 2007

IT'S A GIRL!!

Yes, we have a girl! We got the call today and we have been floating on cloud nine ever since! Her name is Guang Yun Xia born on October 27, 2006. She is presently at the Guangchang SWI in the province of Jiangxi. She is a little over 8 months old... just a baby! We will have her file and photos some time next week. I know, I know... it's difficult. We must wait as the files are translated but at least we have some information to get us through the week. And we did not have to wait until Monday. For this, we are thankful!

Cara-Li is thrilled to have a baby sister! We have been preparing her for the possibility of a brother. We could almost see a sign of relief when we told her it was a girl. We have a very, very happy 5 year old right now.!

I am in panic mode. We don't have any clothes for such a young baby as Cara-Li was 16 months when we brought her home. Must go shopping! I have not prepared a care package to send to her in China despite the 20 months we had to prepare. Must go shopping! We must get some suitcases. Must go shopping! She is 8 months old... do I need a smaller car seat? Must go shopping! What about a baby carrier? Must go shopping! What in the world have I been doing for the last 20 months? Apparently, not much!

Here is a map of China so that you can see where our girls are from. Cara-Li is from Guangxi and Yun Xia is from Jiangxi... a couple of Southern Belles!

P.S.: I know some of you are afraid of blogs and do not know how to Comment. Here is a quick how to for those who don't blog! At the bottom of each post you will see a number with Comments . If you click on this you can read comments others have made AND add one of your own. Type your comment in the big box, click on the Other bubble, enter your name and finally the Publish Your Comment bubble. It is just that simpe.OK... I am off to, you guessed it, SHOP!!!Oh, geez! I guess we should name her too! Goodness, where is my ''To Do List''...

Posted by Susie & Gordie at 11:11 PM 32 comments
Labels: Mei Mei, Referral

IT'S A GIRL!!

Yes, we have a girl! We got the call today and we have been floating on cloud nine ever since! Her name is Guang Yun Xia born on October 27, 2006. She is presently at the Guangchang SWI in the province of Jiangxi. She is a little over 8 months old... just a baby! We will have her file and photos some time next week. I know, I know... it's difficult. We must wait as the files are translated but at least we have some information to get us through the week. And we did not have to wait until Monday. For this, we are thankful!

Cara-Li is thrilled to have a baby sister! We have been preparing her for the possibility of a brother. We could almost see a sign of relief when we told her it was a girl. We have a very, very happy 5 year old right now.!

I am in panic mode. We don't have any clothes for such a young baby as Cara-Li was 16 months when we brought her home. Must go shopping! I have not prepared a care package to send to her in China despite the 20 months we had to prepare. Must go shopping! We must get some suitcases. Must go shopping! She is 8 months old... do I need a smaller car seat? Must go shopping! What about a baby carrier? Must go shopping! What in the world have I been doing for the last 20 months? Apparently, not much!

Here is a map of China so that you can see where our girls are from. Cara-Li is from Guangxi and Yun Xia is from Jiangxi... a couple of Southern Belles!



P.S.: I know some of you are afraid of blogs and do not know how to Comment. Here is a quick how to for those who don't blog! At the bottom of each post you will see a number with Comments . If you click on this you can read comments others have made AND add one of your own. Type your comment in the big box, click on the Other bubble, enter your name and finally the Publish Your Comment bubble. It is just that simpe.

OK... I am off to, you guessed it, SHOP!!!

Oh, geez! I guess we should name her too! Goodness, where is my ''To Do List''...

Bugs and more bugs!

I came home this evening after work to find my daughter out in the backyard with her little friend playing on the swings. While I was setting the table for dinner, I heard them hollering, ''Found a ladybug!'' Well, not only did they find a ladybug, they found a whole pile of ladybug larvae all over the wood of the swing set hatching into ladybugs. In just a short period, they went from larvae to ladybugs. And one by one they all flew away. You know what they say about ladybugs and their Magical Red Thread that guides parents to their babies. If every ladybug that flew off tonight represented newly formed forever families, there will be a whole lot of referrals happening!

Including ours!

This is it!

The referrals have started coming an hour or so ago on the West Coast! Looks like East Coast and Canada will be tomorrow. Please, please... let us get our call tomorrow before the weekend. I cannot wait until Monday! I will not wait until Monday!

YAAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

They're coming!!

Quote from RQ:

It’s all an R5!

The packages left on Wednesday, and the cut-off is the 14th.
As I said before, it’s hard to say when they will arrive. They have been known (once or twice) to show up the next day, but it’s usually two days before they arrive. With the holiday, it could be three days.

This is by far the best news I have heard in a long while! We could actually hear something before the weekend! An R5 rating is the highest, by the way. Can this wait finally be over?

I will certainly sit by the phone (all my phones!) tomorrow all day willing it (them) to ring! Come on referrals!

Our time has come!

This is it folks! Our time has come. Rumour is that referrals have left and that the cutoff is the 14th. This is a rumour however and not written in stone. Rumour Queen even mentions deep in the adoption forums that referrals may arrive as early as Wednesday. With tomorrow being the 4th of July, that means Thursday for Americans. But we are not Americans... and that means we might see something tomorrow. Goodness, could this finally really be happening?!? Will we finally meet our daughter and Cara-Li her baby sister?

Stay tuned...

November 1st!!!

It seems that the Rumour Queen is really certain that the cut-off for this month's referrals is November 1st! She rates it an R5 rumour which is the highest rating as in, it is pretty certain. I was ecstatic to see November 1st today as I really didn't think they'd make it through the 31st of October. Ok... so now we are in our month... November. Now, what are the odds that they will do 10 days next month to make it to our LID of November 11th. That's the tough question. I can see it now... we will be living on the edge for the next 30 or so days. Back I go to listening to Jim Cuddy's (of 'Blue Rodeo' fame) song... 'Pull me Through'. Maybe that'll help...

2 Days!!!

We will NEVER get to China! That's right. They only moved ahead 2 days in the referral world from October 24 to October 26. So much for our May referral. We might be lucky to get a June referral at this point. I am speechless. Never mind... everyone who is waiting is floored at the lack of days being referred. 2 days is an all-time low, the lowest being last year at this time with a referral of 5 days. Ah man... I am going to bed...

April 4, 2003

It was 4 years ago today when we got our referral phone call for Cara-Li. Friday, April 4, 2003 at 3:03 PM. We were at a trade show at Place Bonaventure standing in our booth hoping the next 2 hours would hurry by before we could start closing up. In the distance, I could hear my cell phone ringing. I meander over thinking who could that be on a Friday at 3PM. It is our FUF rep calling. As she is talking, I can't help but wonder where she got my cell phone number and what it is that she was calling about. Then I heard her repeating over and over, ''Suzanne, j'ai devant moi votre proposition. C'est une fille... BLAH, Blah, blah....'' I finally clued in to what she was talking about. My God... this woman is telling me that we finally have a daughter! Knees buckle, tears start flowing and then the pacing. The rep is continuing on with info about Cara-Li which I think I made her repeat three times. Things have changed in the four years. At the time, there were no web sites to follow to see what was happening so that phone call came at least one month earlier than I expected. And this, just when SARS was starting to be mentionned. But that is another story all together.
In my heart, I kept hoping that today, April 4, 2007, we would receive yet another phone call about Mei Mei. But it didn't happen. Oh well! It will... eventually!