Hey ho, hey ho, its off to China we go!

Truly Beautiful.

If you haven't seen this yet you HAVE to watch it.  Such an amazing story, such amazing people.

Update!!!!

Phew, that was a close one!  Death by lack of update narrowly averted!  Its been agony, Thursday came and went, nothing.  Friday, nadda, I did have to email our Caseworker about some paperwork so I slipped in a question about whether she thought we would get an update soon?  I was secretly hoping that she might email me back to say "oh I'd completely forgotten until I got your email that I have an update sitting here for you" but no such luck just the usual "some families have received them" (which of course we knew) "but nothing for you yet, maybe in the next week or two". 

The weekend was fine because I knew we wouldn't hear anything but come this morning I was checking email every 5 seconds.  I knew that the Agency was having staff training all day but I was hoping that there would be update photos sitting in our Caseworkers email and that she might have time to send them before training started but nothing appeared and I was thinking probably no chance till tomorrow and maybe not even then.  Then just as I'd given up hope, "ping" went my email and there she was!!!!!  Of course I was all fingers and thumbs with a zillion windows open and the two of the photos just sat there stuck and unviewable - gah!  After a quick shutdown all was well and there was sweet Ching-Lin in all her cross eyed beautifulness!  I was bummed that our care package hadn't gotten to her in time for her to be wearing one of the outfits we got for her but that's what happens when your mother is a total slacker - everything is late. 

Not that it mattered she looks cute as a button in her pretty onesie and somebody has put a little bow in her hair.  It warms my heart to know someone looking after Ching-Lin was all "gotta have a bow in your hair for your picture Ching-Lin" its something only someone who cares about her would think to do and it feels good to know someone else is tormenting loving Ching-Lin for me while we are so far apart.  Not that I think her hair can actually support a bow but somebody managed to bunch enough wispy hairs together to clip that sucker on.  Much like myself in China with Lulu!

Okay, enough of all that mush here's the main attraction, I'm starting out with the video because its the absolute bestest bit!  Can you say "AaaDooooorable"?  I can't believe how sweet she is and very alert and aware of everything going on around her.  I think her cheeks look a little "chapped" maybe a touch of eczema?  Maybe I'll put a tube of cream in her next package, along with bows lots and lots of bows, now I know her nannies enjoy a good game of "dress the baby up" I'll have to see what fluffy foofoos I can find for them to primp her with.  Of course its all just gilding the lily ;)

Whilst I was typing this I just got another email with her updated weight and measurements, soooo pleased because its so hard to guess size from the photos, there's nothing to judge her against when she is just on a blankie.  As of August 27 she was 10.58 lbs and 21.6" tall, now I've got to go and compare that to Beau's baby measurments to get an idea of what that looks like!

Chance of head explosion - medium to high!

Oh the agony of it!  Its been 7 weeks and 6 days since we got the call about sweet Ching-Lin and its 7 weeks and 2 days since we got those first photos and video clip, not that I'm counting or anything.  In this Tawian program families usually get photo updates every month, we missed out on the last round because we had only just had referral photos a couple of weeks earlier but we should get them this time.   I NEED updated photos, must have updated photos, please, oh please ye Gods of Adoption Updated Photo's send me some snaps.

I was doing a pretty good job of not thinking about it too much until the last few days but now I'm suffering from a severe case of "email check-itis" plus I just heard that another family in the program got theirs this morning so now I'm really desperate for ours.  I have to keep coming back to check email over and over again.  The worst is when I hear that new email "ping" my heart skips a beat and I rush to check only to be disappointed.

Okay, as you were, just had to have a little vent about my need for more photos and yes I know we are beyond lucky to have referral photos and that in many programs there are no updates but its so hard knowing they should be here at any moment, I think my head might explode if they don't arrive tomorrow.