Hello everyone some exciting news yesterday - K got the call from Children's Bridge that we have been matched up with a little boy from China - B. We hope to travel to pick him up this December or January. He is from Guangdong province -- see the map below (the island of Hong Kong is just a short distance away - so about as far south in China as you can get).
He has a cleft lip (repaired) and a cleft palate (to be repaired in Canada) and two wild older twin sisters (he hasn't met yet). He will be 14 months old at the end of this month. B was born on April 26, 2007.
We think some of these photos are older than others (certainly older than his 6.5 month old medical report - it said he had no teeth and in one photo, when you zoom in, it looks like he has a mouth full). The 6.5 month report said he weighed about 16-17 pounds (the girls only weighed that at a year old) and his height was 70 cm (apparently in the top 25% for height, at least for Chinese kids). It also said his sleep was moderate and that he goes to bed at 10 PM and gets up at 6 AM (K groaned at those). He is apparently "active, outgoing and has a ready smile" (perhaps he can survive his sisters yet). It said he was crawling and could support his weight if you helped him stand up - so he may be walking by the time we get him (he would be 20-21 months old by then).
We will keep you posted if anymore info becomes available (when travel plans firm up etc).
9 comments:
WoW!!! Congratulations you guys! This is very exciting news!!! We're anxious to hear all the details.
MC
Hmmm...what does the B stand for? I didn't ask you about names on Friday. I will have to e-mail you during the week.
SP
Woohoo! Congratulations! He is absolutely adorable. Gave me shivers all over as though it was me who got the call! :o)
MJ
Yowza!! Two girls & a boy?! Quite the beautiful addition to the family... Congrats guys! You're crazier than I thought. :-)
Hope to see you over the summer...
Pace e bene,
xox
That's fabulous news. I expect the girls are gonna have a blast being big sisters.
Tamara
And so I don't check your blog for a few days, and THIS happens!
Yay for you! Love that hair that sticks up - kind of like DoT's.
;- )
lb
OH MY GOSH!!!!! Congratulations to you and your family. What wonderful news. He's a cutey! It makes me want to experience the whole China thing again....just a little bit but I think for my own sanity, 2 has to be my limit! Good luck to you and hope to hear more soon!
G,G,J,J
DoT and MoT won't have to change their blognames - now they are Dad of Three, and Mom of Three!
lb
Hey, congrats!!! Seeing as we missed church on Sunday I didn't hear about this until visiting P&M Sunday afternoon... (I haven't had time to read blogs for a few weeks - not that yours changes too frequently (mine neither)).
I was wondering if something was up, as I saw Jim the other day (for a "check-up" on Button) and he said your girls were so cute - wondered what reason he would have to have seen them recently.
You'll find the cl/cp team at CHEO is fab! They make your life easy... And B is still pretty young so that should help with speech.
Good luck and I hope the wait doesn't drag!
Q (T&M's mom)
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