Blessings!

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. John 1:16 (NIV)

Our family is truly blessed. We've been blessed with a beautiful, healthy little girl, the travel paperwork/plans are moving along nicely, our other two other children are excited and happy, and we are happy to be waiting, again.

Here is a little more information on Mei. I'm sorry it took so long for me to post it, but we've been busy with paperwork, phone conferences, school, work, work, work, and work. Thanks for being patient.

Mei is about 5 months old in the pictures. At this time, she was 23 inches long and weighed 13.8 pounds. Dr. Eckel says this is about 40th percentile on weight and 5th percentile on height. Dr. Eckel stated that Mei's blood work, appearance, size, motor skills, etc. looked very normal for a Chinese girl of her age and deemed her healthy. Her birthday is November 18, 2006. She is from the Jiangxi province of P.R. China. This province is located in Southeast China. Sheri from CCAI says that children from the Jiangxi province are often called "Little Peanut" because of their small size.

Again, all of this information was taken when Mei was only 5 months old. She can roll over from supine to prone position. She lifts her head when she's in the prone position. She locates direction of sound/voice. She follows a toy with her eyes. Her favorite toy is a music box. She like reading picture books and is fond of music. She likes to watch TV. She is close to her caretaker. She eats milk/rice base formula, rice porridge, noodles, vegetables, fish, meat, and eggs. She's very quiet and is a moderate sleeper.

Again, thank you for your prayers and good wishes. We greatly appreciate them!

May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. Psalm 115:15 (NIV)