Our Journey to Annabelle

Our family is thrilled to be on a journey to adopt Qin Si Ning (Elishia at Hope Haven) from the People's Republic of China. We feel so fortunate to be able to bring home such a darling girl. We will name her Annabelle Elyse Ning. About our daughter: Chinese Name: Qin Si Ning, name at Hope Haven: Elishia. Birthdate: 6/15/03 Province: Shaanxi SWI: Xianyang LOI: 4/28/05, PA 6/16/05 DTC 9/2/05, TA 11/14, Consulate Appointment 12/15.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Traveling!

We leave on December 1st and return on December 17th.
Our first part of the trip has us in Beijing from December 2nd to December 5th. On the 6th we fly to Xian to meet Ning Ning/Annabelle. We can't wait. Then we're in Xian from 12/6-12/13 when we fly to Guangzhou on the 14th and then our consulate appointment is on 12/15. Our flight home is on December 17th!

This is a day that we have been waiting for since the moment we saw Ning Ning's photo and knew she was the one. April - December seems like a lifetime, but it also seems just like yesterday that we first saw her darling chubby cheeks.

Please pray that she has an easy transition - and if she doesn't, please pray for us to have the ability to help her reach that point. I think with 2 sisters to play with, she may have so much fun, she'll forget to be sad?? Ha. One can only hope. We're prepared if she's grieving.. we know this is not something she's old enough to comprehend, but then again, she's old enough to know that things are changing. We wish we could let her know how much we love her and we will do anything for her!

I'm done packing already! I have a carry on for each of us, and a backpack for each of us. The only things not packed are the laptop and a few toys. I'm so excited... I have a bunch of new jeans - but they're all too long. On a whim, I tried on a pair of Daniel's and THEY FIT!!! We're now interchangeable. ;) LOL...

Still have some meds to pick up before we go... have to remember to call tomorrow... ::thumping self in head::

TTFN!

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