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"And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive."
Matthew 21:22
MATCH
DAY!!!
We got "the call" on Saturday, September 3rd at 1:34 pm
EST!!! It was a tense morning as we knew that referral calls
from our agency would begin at 11am EST. I had the cell
phones charged and ready and I was logged on to the Internet
so I could watch all the activity on our CCAI DTC group.
After *trying* to take it easy all morning, I started pacing
in front of the phone at 10:30am EST (hey, they COULD be
early, right?). Brandon worked midnights on Friday night so
he was sleeping on Saturday morning. I tried to form an
intricate plan as to how we would respond when the phone
rang. This plan included abruptly waking him up, dragging him
downstairs, turning on the video camera, quieting the kids and
then being coherent enough to take notes and ask questions!!!
Well, we didn't have to try to figure that all out!!! When we
hadn't received the call by 12:30pm, I woke him up so we could
wait together. Katelyn then took Jacob to the neighborhood
park.
At 1:34pm my cell phone rang and the caller ID had a Colorado
area code and we knew that was it!!! Keli was calling from
CCAI!!! She said, "Nicole, are you ready? It's MATCH
DAY!!!" I was beyond excited and immediately started crying.
Brandon turned on the video camera and I put the cell phone on
speaker so Brandon could hear every detail.
INTRODUCING KIAH FAITH MACKENZIE RUOPING BAKER!!!
Her Chinese Name:
Fu (surname) Ruo Ping
Ruo Ping mean "like
duckweed". When I heard this I almost fainted. It appears
that this is our red thread!!! Please see below!!!
Birthdate:
2/21/05
This makes her just 6 months
old!!!
Province Information:
Our daughter is in foster care
in Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province. Jiangxi province is
located northeast of Hong Kong. She was found on 2/23/05
and put in foster care the same day!!! We are so happy she
is in foster care!!! This means that she has been receiving
the love of a family since she was 2 days old.
Measurements:
Kiah is 15.4 lbs and 23 inches
long. These measurements were taken on June 13th.
Health status:
Kiah's physical exam report
states that she is very healthy and all her tests were
negative.
Personality:
Kiah is reported to be a
moderate sleeper and she takes 2 naps a day. Her main diet
consists of milk formula but she also loves rice, noodles
and vegetables. She is closest with her foster mother. Her
personality is considered active, restless and she is fond
of imitating others. She likes music and playing with
toys. She has a ready smile and is sometimes obstinate!!!
She loves to be outside and her favorite toy is a doll!!!
Travel:
Our agency has told us that we
can expect to travel to China in 7-9 weeks!!! We can't wait
to meet our little princess!!!
We wanted to thank God, our
agency CCAI, the CCAA as well as all of our family and
friends who have been supporting us in prayer. Please
continue to pray for us as we continue our journey to bring
Kiah home.
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Our Red Thread......
I often wondered if we
would immediately recognize our "red thread". The red
thread belief is a Chinese Proverb that states:
An
invisible red thread connects those who are destined
to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never
break.
Most adoptive parents
always look for the red thread when they get their
referrals. Sometimes it is evident and sometimes you
figure it out later. Our red thread came in the most
unique detail!!! About 1 year ago I read a story on
APC of a family who received a referral and the
translated name of their daughter was "stinky
duckweed". It seemed funny to this mother since most
of the kids have beautiful names with beautiful
meanings. Her little girl was evidently found near a
patch of stinky duckweed so the officials of the SWI
named her that!!! The story really touched my heart
for some reason, this little girl found around stinky
duckweed plants. I must have told that story at least
100 times to different people in the last year since
reading about it. In fact, I was thinking of that
story for the past couple of weeks when I was
wondering what our daughter's name would be. And
guess what.... our daughter's name: Ruo Ping
means............... "like duckweed"!!!! It was such
a surprise!!! We feel that God has connected us
through this unique and interesting story!!!
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