Going for TWO now!!!! Nini

Well, on 7/23 our agency received 5 files from their Chinese orphanage partnerships.  I expected nothing as I knew there were others ahead of us and I wanted to be DTC for a couple months before referral anyway (to help shorten the LOA --- letter of acceptance --- wait).  I asked the agency though, and was told there were 5 ahead of me..............none of which were looking for the 5-6 yr old girl we were.  So I felt VERY confident about being in an upcoming batch of referrals.

Instead --- on 7/26 they sent us the referral information on a little 21 mo old girl with cleft lip (and palate by the looks of it)................since Isabelle was cl/cp, we took her!!!!   I waited a couple days because I didn't want Gary to feel like I was pressuring him.

See, all along I had been telling him I knew we were supposed to get 2.  At times, I didn't think it would be at the same time, but just that week I'd felt more than ever that it should be 2 at the same time and be done..........here is was now on Friday --- about 3 days later --- and the agency sent me this file!  There had been another family that looked at her file and decided they didn't have the speech help that all cl/cp kids need..........so in my mind, this was just confirmation of getting 2.

I still waited a couple days though and then on 7/29 (Monday), I called to tell the agency we were taking her, but that we STILL wanted the 5-6 yr old girl we had started out for................:)

So here she is!!!!   Her nickname at the orphanage is PROBABLY  Nini.............and I think that is CUTE too!!!!  :)