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Karen submitted the signed papers to CHSFS today accepting the referral. We now sit back and wait for the next step. An appointment will be made for us at the US Consulate in Guangzhou and then we learn where and when we will need to be to receive Xia Mei. This will probably take place in Nanchang. We will have quite the entourage since my older sister, Grace; Karen’s sister-in-law, Laurel; and niece, Abby, will also be going with the three of us. We plan to fly into China a few days early to visit Beijing and sightsee. It’s possible that we may be traveling to Nanchang with another family.
When we got Natalie, we were in a very large group. Quite a few of us met up before we went to China and then we met up again in Beijing. We became a pretty tight group. After sightseeing in Beijing, half the group went to Wuhan and most of the remaining half went to Guangzhou to receive children. We all later met up in Guangzhou for our consulate appointments. Since returning from China, our group meets once a year during the summer for a reunion. It’s been great forming this extended family.
Ha, I finally have a reason to start blogging.
Yesterday we got a call from Hannah Epstein of Children’s Home with important information. We got a referral!! Her name is Wan Jin Run. She was born Dec 1, 2007 in Wanzai County, Yichun Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. Jaingxi is the province south of Anhui and Hubei, north of Guangzhou and east of Hunan. Nanchang is the capital.
My dad’s family was from Wuhu in Anhui. My mom’s family originally was from Hunan Province and we got Hua Mei from Hubei Province.
We can pick up her translated file today after 3 pm. We have two weeks to get her medical records examined and make a decision to accept the referral or not. We’ll send it over to the U for the review and also consult with some friends who are MDs. It’s quite possible that we could be going back to China in Nov or Dec. Wow. Hua Mei could soon have a mei mei.
