Waiting For Katherine Elizabeth Yi

It's Been A While!!!! But We Are LID!!!

2009-05-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

I never thought we would get here to being
LID! I really thought it would go much faster
but with all this new Hague stuff. It does
take a while. We were DTC on 05/01/09 and
LID 05/21/09. I'm in the midst of trying
to figure out what I want to do for the
new blog. I not 100% sold on the title
though! So we will see. I was told that
we should expect to get a LOA in the next
90-days or so. Katie will turn 2 in the
next few weeks. We are very excited about
her comming home. The baby shower is going
to be 09/12/09. I cant wait it will be a
family shower this time!

Time to update Allie's blog!!

Happy Memorial Day!!

Sindy xx

I800A Approval!!!!

2009-04-10T11:30:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful Easter present!!! Spoke with our
China coordinator today and she thought maybe we
could travel in the Fall. What a blessing!!! Kelly
and I were talking today and he said that he really
doesn't care for the name Hannah, so we might be
back at square one with the name thing. I will
keep you posted!!!

We are so happy!!!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Love,

Sindy & Crew

We are logged in to NBC!!!!

2009-03-02T08:14:00.000-08:00

On friday I got the call from NBC
National Benefit Center that we
are logged in there and we would
have our finger printing appt for
03/13/09 This process to get your
I800A takes about 90 days or less
they are comming in much faster
then are paperwork will go to
China.

Hugs,

Sindy

I800A !!!

2009-02-09T18:25:00.000-08:00

Allie cant wait to be a big sister!!!

We are a few days away from sending this
to Chicago! We are getting more excited
by the day!!! Our homestudy was approved
by the state on 01/21/09. We've been
waiting for a few things to come from
AZ & CA and now that we have them, the
final touches are being done!

This will be very helpful when we send Hannah her care package!

2009-02-09T18:23:00.000-08:00

QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE A Girl!

Dear Director and Nannies,
敬爱的院长，看护们：

Enclosed is a list of questions. Answers to these questions will help us to make the transition easier for her.
另外，有些问题附上。回答这些问题将会帮助我们让更快地适应她的新家。

Thank you for taking time to answer these questions.
感谢您花时间来回答以下问题。

What name(s) do you call her?
都有哪些小名 (你们通常都怎么称呼她)?

Has she had any allergies?
对什么东西过敏?

What kind of food is she eating now?
现在每天都吃什么食物? 请举例?

How much food does she eat?
她每次都能吃多少？

What is her favorite food?
喜欢吃什么？

What is her least favorite food?
不喜欢吃什么？

What kind of vegetables and fruits does she like?
她喜欢吃什么蔬菜？什么水果？
　
What are her sleeping habits?
她有什么睡觉的习惯么？

How would you describe her personality?
的性格怎么样？

Does she like animals?
她喜欢动物么？

Does she have any likes/dislikes/sensitivities?
她有什么特别喜欢的的事物么？特别不喜欢的？特别敏感的？

What makes her happy?
什么能让她高兴起来？

What makes her angry or upset?
什么会让她生气、心烦？

Is she frightened of anything?
她害怕什么吗？

What do you do that soothes her?
做什么她很快平静下来？

What are her favorite activities?
她最喜欢做什么？

Does she have a special friend at the orphanage?
她在孤儿院有很要好的朋友们吗？

What date did she come to live with you?
她什么时候（日期）开始和你们住在一起的？

What does she call you?
她怎么称呼你们？

What else would you like to tell us about her?
你们还有什么其他关于她的事情要特意嘱咐我们么？

Does she have a special friend or a crib mate in the orphanage?
她在孤儿院有没有个特殊的朋友或闺中密友？

Was a note or any other memento found with her?
她的亲生父母有没有给她留下一封短信,或者任何纪念物？

Do you have her finding ad? Can we have a copy of her finding ad?
你们是否还保留了当时在报纸上的寻父母启示? 可以复制一份给我们么?

Please tell us about how and where she was found.
请告诉我们她是在哪以及如何被发现的?

What do you do that soothes her?
在她情绪波动厉害的时候, 你们是怎样使她平静下来的？

Does the orphanage need anything in particular?
孤儿院需要什么具体的东西吗？

An update on our paperchase!!!

2009-01-11T04:19:00.000-08:00

"Our Double Blessing From China (Virtual Twins)"

"We cant wait to meet you Hannah Grace Fei"

Our first purchase for our two girls!

I hope this email has everyone enjoying
the New Year so far. We haven't been
very busy, other than taking care of
Allie, as she has had baby brochitis
she's been to the doctor a few times
and she should be all better in the
next few days with her antibiotics.
They should of given them to her
at the first visit.

Our paperwork is basically all done
HS is in the court, and the rest
of the paperwork other than police
clearances, I800A, and HS are in
route to the Chinese Consulates
I just found out last week, that
the Los Angeles and Chicago Chinese
Consulates will not except any paper
work older than six months, so I had
to get new police clearances. A copy
of the Homestudy is at our adoption
agency about to be approved. In the
next few weeks we should be able to
file the I800A, once that has been
approved WE ARE DTC BABY!!!! This
is really starting to feel real
now. Allie knows that she will be
a big sister, I asked her the other
day, " who her best friend is and
she said Hannah!!" TOO CUTE!!!!!
WITH NO COACHING!!!

Stay Tuned for more updates!!!

I made my first little purchase
for Hannah, I got her the cutest
little Panda clips, so she and
Allie will each have a pair.

Have a relaxing Sunday!!!

Hugs,

Sindy

Happy New Year!!

2008-12-31T14:15:00.000-08:00

Not much happening on the adoption front these
days. Kelly just needs to take his final test
on the Hague training and then were done
will be waiting on our certificates. Spoke
with our homestudy agency last week and she
said that it will take a while to get all
the clearances back from the states we've
lived in. I hope like MAD our HS will be
ready for review by the first week of Feb!

Happy New Year!!!

Hugs,

Sindy

Hannah's Eighteen Months Old Today!!

2008-12-09T11:12:00.001-08:00

We cant wait to pick you up squeeze
those adorable cheeks and kiss you
all over. We are very blessed that
we found you as quick as we did
the moment I showed Daddy your pic
we knew that you were meant to be
our Daughter and Allie's Sister
Oh how we cant wait to finally meet
you, "Our precious little one".

Happy 18 month Birthday!!!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy, Allie & Sassie

This picture is so fitting!! Thank you to Hannah's Birthmother!

Introducing Katherine Elizabeth Yi

2008-12-02T03:41:00.001-08:00

We have a match!!!

2008-11-30T03:46:00.000-08:00

We've been matched with a sweet little girl
that we will call Hannah Grace Fei. This was
meant to be!!! I joined a Yahoo Group for
an agency that we weren't with, and while
I was looking around at the site, the shared
list came down with several children and there
she was. I was the first person to ask for her
file. I signed a waiver, showed her to Kelly
and proceded to do everything I needed to
so we could lock her file. We were instantly
in love. She's 6 months younger than Allie
and she's post operative VSD. I had her file
looked at by a heart surgeon and she recieved
a GLOWING REPORT!!!

SO PLEASE JOIN US ON OUR JOURNEY TO HANNAH!!

The reason why we chose the name Hannah was
after our late Son Hunter! We wanted to honor
him!!!

Have a great day!

Love,

Sindy

Were at it again!!

2008-11-08T08:38:00.000-08:00

I contacted the new agency on Halloween
I asked alot of questions, they told us
to get online and fill out some forms
and send them back and if we were accepted
they would place are medical checklist in
line. They curently have a few hundred
families waiting, Sarah advised me that
it would take around 10-12 months for a
match. Due to Kelly's age, we could not
due the traditional way. We will get our
picture of Lexi first and then start the
paperchase. It's a great thing I started
on the paperwork last summer. On Monday
November 3, 2008...We submitted our list
and were accepted. Now were waiting.

I wont be updating this blog often
since were not paperchasing. But I
will add cute little things.

So check back when you can!

Fondly,

Kelly, Sindy, and Allie