It's a Boy!
Our sweet little boy, Yiyun, is currently 17 months old. His birthday is October 11, 2008 - the date in between my dad's and mom's birthdays!
A local pediatrician who specializes in international adoption reviewed all of Yiyun's files from China and gave him a quite glowing evaluation. At nine months of age, he was crawling fast - particularly towards food - and knew his name when called. He was described as active, having a ready smile, and -- shocking! -- fond of playing with toys (just like his daddy).
He is living in Chengdu which is the capital of Sichuan province. Sichuan is located in south central China at about the same latitude as Savannah, GA. Ahhh, Sichuan... spicy food! And the Wolong Nature Reserve, home to the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda is nearby.
At nine months old, Yiyun weighed 19 lbs and was nearly 28 inches tall. We are super-duper anxious to receive updated information, such as his height, weight, pictures of him, and what he's doing. Often the adoptive parents will receive updated information once they start the process of adopting.
So where are we now in the adoption process? On March 16, our pre-application to adopt Yiyun was emailed to the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). On March 18, the CCAA emailed our agency stating our application (sent in June of 2006) was being sent into the waiting children adoption process. Now we need to update our study because (1) we had moved since the last home study and (2) we need to have our agency state we are approved to adopt a child with a special need.
The home study update - which is required in order to update our US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) paperwork to bring Yiyun home as our son, as a US citizen - requires updated background checks, a meeting with our adoption agency social worker, and updated medicals. I got six needles yesterday for a total of 10 vaccinations and two tests; some were for the home study update and some were in preparation to travel to China. Chris only needed two shots! Our social worker comes on Wednesday. I estimate our updated home study would be on file with the USCIS no later than the end of April giving the thumb's up to China that we are good to go on the US side of things.
When would we travel? Not sure, but I would guess within four months!
And here's our sweetie at 9 months!
Our sweet little boy, Yiyun, is currently 17 months old. His birthday is October 11, 2008 - the date in between my dad's and mom's birthdays!
A local pediatrician who specializes in international adoption reviewed all of Yiyun's files from China and gave him a quite glowing evaluation. At nine months of age, he was crawling fast - particularly towards food - and knew his name when called. He was described as active, having a ready smile, and -- shocking! -- fond of playing with toys (just like his daddy).
He is living in Chengdu which is the capital of Sichuan province. Sichuan is located in south central China at about the same latitude as Savannah, GA. Ahhh, Sichuan... spicy food! And the Wolong Nature Reserve, home to the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda is nearby.
At nine months old, Yiyun weighed 19 lbs and was nearly 28 inches tall. We are super-duper anxious to receive updated information, such as his height, weight, pictures of him, and what he's doing. Often the adoptive parents will receive updated information once they start the process of adopting.
So where are we now in the adoption process? On March 16, our pre-application to adopt Yiyun was emailed to the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). On March 18, the CCAA emailed our agency stating our application (sent in June of 2006) was being sent into the waiting children adoption process. Now we need to update our study because (1) we had moved since the last home study and (2) we need to have our agency state we are approved to adopt a child with a special need.
The home study update - which is required in order to update our US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) paperwork to bring Yiyun home as our son, as a US citizen - requires updated background checks, a meeting with our adoption agency social worker, and updated medicals. I got six needles yesterday for a total of 10 vaccinations and two tests; some were for the home study update and some were in preparation to travel to China. Chris only needed two shots! Our social worker comes on Wednesday. I estimate our updated home study would be on file with the USCIS no later than the end of April giving the thumb's up to China that we are good to go on the US side of things.
When would we travel? Not sure, but I would guess within four months!
And here's our sweetie at 9 months!
8 comments:
This is really exciting, Carol and Chris! He's a cutie - cannot wait to meet your boy, and to hear all about the travel adventure. You guys better take a ton of pictures!
Chris and Carol! He's adorable!! Congratulations!!!
He is adorable!! I want to know his sizes as soon as possible. Can't wait to see him. Love Grandma Joyce
I am so happy for the two of you. The first thing0 that came to mind when I saw the picture is - I see a little of Chris in him!
Woo Hoo! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear more details! It is going to start moving fast now - get ready!! =)
Carol and Chris--
Congratulations!!! cmr
I'm so excited for you both!! Now Hails has a face for "the baby from China" that she's been talking about!! I could just scream or cry with excitement!! You'll have to do some baby "shopping" when you come up next...
Congratulations!!! Very exciting news for y'all.
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