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About Cecelia
Scroll down for updated
info! (posted Nov. 8, 2007)
Chinese name: Xaio Zhi
Fan
American name: Cecelia Grace Zhifan
About her name: Cecelia- “blind of self beauty”;
Grace- “of God”; Zhi- “ambitious”; Fan-“outstanding”
Birthday: 2/17/2006
Province: Jiangxi |
Come stop your
crying, it will be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here don’t you cry
For one so small, you seem so strong
My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm
This bond between us cant be broken
I will be here don’t you cry
And you’ll be in my heart
Yes, you’ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You’ll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You’ll be here in my heart
Always
Why cant they understand the way we feel
They just don’t trust what they cant explain
I know were different but deep inside us
Were not that different at all
And you’ll be in my heart
Yes, you’ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You’ll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You’ll be here in my heart
Always – Phil Collins |
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UPDATED INFORMATION! (posted November 8, 2007)
Today we finally received our travel invitation to come to China
and pick up our daughter. I am so excited that I have had to
rewrite this note 3 times because of all the typo errors! If I
have not found them all, please forgive me! We are now welcome
to travel at any point, as long as an appointment can be made at
the American Embassy in Guangzhou in order for Cecelia (by way
of mom and dad) to take the oath of citizenship. We DO have the
wedding in two weeks so at the moment we are planning to leave
for China on/about December 1st. If this happens, we will return
home on Cecelia's sister's 19th birthday! Happy birthday to
Kaitlyn - you finally have a sister!
UPDATED INFORMATION! (posted October 29, 2007)
We received updated information and pictures on Cecelia today!
She is growing so much! Her new information tells us that she
now has 10 teeth, is just 20 pounds, and is 29 inches tall. I
think from the pictures it is easy to say that it is definitely
time for Cecelia Grace Zhifan to come home! For all of you who
know us well, her little slippers with the Minnie Mouse are so
fitting! We expect to hear in a week or two that we have our
travel invitation. While most of the time this process feels a
bit surreal, each time we receive a new photo or new information
we really know we have daughter waiting on the other side of the
world! Next step - we fly to you, our sweet little baby girl!
UPDATED PICTURES!
(Cecelia at 19 months old)
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UPDATED
INFORMATION!
(posted October 22, 2007)
We received our LOA today after waiting for 112 days! The LOA is
a letter from China called the "letter of acceptance". It is
basically a letter from China, asking us, one more time if we
truly want to adopt Xaio Zhi Fan. Is there any other answer but
one: YES! YES! YES! The LOA goes back to China today and in two
to four weeks we will receive our TA, which is travel approval;
an invitation from China to come and get our daughter! We will
then leave in approximately 3 days! The next gitch in this long
and difficult process is that our son, Ryan, and his fiancee,
Gillian, are getting married on November 24th! We are so excited
about the wedding and also so excited about our baby! Please
pray for us that the dates all work out! We are coming Cecelia!
UPDATED PICTURES!
(Cecelia at 17 months old)
UPDATED PICTURES!
(Cecelia at 15 months old)
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UPDATED INFORMATION! (posted June 17, 2007)
Cecelia is now 16 months old and weighs 16 pounds. She is one
tiny little girl! She crawls, but cannot walk yet. She will also
not feed herself, and likes her bottle warm. She is known as the
stubborn one, who likes to get her own way! (We think she fits
right in to this family!) According to her report, the way to
calm her down is to feed her and her favorite food is cake! She
has no interest in toys, with the exception of dolls...I love
this! Her new pictures and information make me yearn for the day
we finally get to hold her even more! |
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