some more details of the big day and our E

 We received THE CALL Halloween night, around 10:00!!!

This was not the first time they had called us with a potential referral so we were kinda doubtful that this was “the one”.
There is more to that story that I may post about later.  Though if you are really curious you can email and I will explain.

Our coordinator told us we had been matched on the shared list that had been released that evening (that was a first for us), then she gave us her dob and her medical condition.  At this point I got pretty excited and told her to please email us her file and we would take a look.

We looked at her file and pictures then quickly went to goo.gle and did some reading.  We stayed up insanely late reading.  We felt very comfortable with what we had read but knew we needed to hear from doctors first.  We contacted 3 different doctors Tuesday morning and waited patiently impatiently for them to call us back. The way we were matched meant we had to make a very quick decision. We had to have our documents back by Wednesday.  By Tuesday afternoon we had heard from all 3 doctors and felt confident with our decision.  We stayed up late again preparing our documents and letter of intent (LOI).  Everything was sent to the agency first thing Wednesday and then we waited, again.  We were told to expect our Pre-Approval (PA) within 1-2 weeks.  We were lucky in that it came back on Monday the 7th!
That just means that we can officially share with you! Of course, there are more steps ahead of us but we can talk about those later.

 

Now that you suffered thru the boring details, here are the exciting details.

Her name is Qian Chun Wei
pronounced: Chyan Chūn Way

Soon to be Eleanor ChunWei

Birthday is Aug 5 (the day after my Nana’s)

*E* lives in Qianjiang, Chongqing

And we hope to travel in January or February!!!!
Another benefit of being logged in for so long, quick travel times!

 

And here is what her nannies have to say about her:

• She can say Mama and Papa clearly.
• Loves food. 
• Can point to nose, eyes, etc. 
• She is shy but likes to play with kids and likes toys with music.
• She is delicate, fair skin, thick hair, black eyes, long eyelashes, dimples and a ready smile.
• She is compliant, healthy, active and restless. And very adorable.
• Is timid, gets along well with others, fond of quietness (poor girl, not around here)
• Fond of toys and music
• Deep sleeper, sucks fingers
• Goes up and downstairs w/o help, jumps with both feet, draws lines, knows "big" and "small"
• Favorite activity- watching TV (she’s perfect for our family!)
• Favorite toy - cloth dolls