Finally....Here She Is!

Here she is..... our newest little Mervyn!

Guoying Wu ( Addison Hope Guoying)

Born April 9,2008

Wuhan, Hubei

We just sent out our LOI (letter of intention to adopt) So now we wait for a letter of approval (LOA) from China and then TA (travel approval) and then we fly to China a get our girl:0)

I have this silly song in my head from Nihao Kailan "were going to China, were going to China...I feel so happy..." Hahaha Riley loves it when I sing the song to her:0)

What a crazy day we had yesterday... I was already overbooked:0) ( Isn't that how it always works!) We had heard the new list was coming out on the 21st (China time) so I figured if we were to get a call it would be first thing in the morning.....boy was I wrong! I had a day full of running around like a chicken with my head chopped off:0) When I ran home to drop off a few things before I picked the boys up from school I almost didn't answer the phone, I really did consider it, thinking I would be late..... well I was late because it was our referral! I was so shocked....it may have been one of the few times I was actually speechless!lol! So I ran to get the kids, and then phoned Howard from home and then finally was able to open my email which contained, all of our sweet little ones info a pictures:0) Oh did I mention we had to leave a few minutes later as I was serving at the church!!! I can not remember one conversation I had that evening as all I could thing about was getting home and seeing that sweet little face again! So I apologize to anyone who thought I was off on Wednesday night....I was off! I am writing this and I know the story sounds silly an meaningless but I want to remember that day, I want to read this later and laugh at how crazy, wonderful, blessed and scary that day was:0) I now have a million and one things to do before we go. Anyone have a great packing list!?!

The kids are excited, but are more concerned with who will be hanging with them when Howard and I go to China! Each one has there own idea on who would be best:0) Riley is concerned that Addison has "boy clothes" on!!!! And should we send them a note to let them know that Addie is a girl!!! I almost peed myself laughing when she said that! Josh likes that she has a birthmark like the one he had when he was a baby! And Nathan well he thinks its "cool"! (11 yr old indifference!)

As much as I am excited I feel like I am in shock a little. I am sure that will pass soon. We spoke to Dr Baxter (international adoption specialist) this evening and everything seems to look positive with Addison. I was concerned with keeping the name Addison....but Howard was adamant about it. Since he is rarely opinionated about things, I agreed with him. He felt that our little girl that came home from China was always meant to be Addison. I feel utterly and truly blessed that God would entrust this amazing wonderful little girl to our care! And trusted Him even when we thought things had all fallen apart a couple months ago, we trusted that He would place the child that was always meant to be in our home.

Many, O Lord my God,

are the wonders you have done.

The things you have planned for us

no one can recount to you;

were I to speak and tell of them,

they would be too many to declare. ~Psalm 40:5~

I read this verse this morning and that is exactly how I feel. I can't put into words all the amazing and wonderful things God has blessed my family with. All I can feel is humbled, amazed and last but not least THANKFUL!