Yup, I got home from some errands today to find an email from our agency...we received pre-approval from China today!! I'm so excited I don't know what to do with myself! I'm also kinda speachless (I'm sure I'll recover my power of chatter soon enough) so for now...Here she is!
She just turned eight months old (although I don't know when these pictures were taken), and her medical condition is an unrepaired unilateral cleft lip and palate. She is currently in Xuzhou city in the province of Jiangsu in eastern China. We are OVER THE MOON!!!! That's really the only way to describe it. I mean, just look at those eyes!!... And that grin!! It bowls me over.
I'll tell the whole story once I've regained my breath again.
(btw, the name given her by the orphanage is Chu QiuQiu, Chu being her surname. I've switched the surname and the given name so as to avoid confusion for those who aren't familiar with the Chinese order of names.)
58 comments:
she is GAWGEOUS!!! ooh I wanna kiss her...
she is beautiful. Love the Grin!
breathtaking!!! AMAZING eyes and her hair is going to be so thick and gorgeous! What province is she from..... she has a darker complexion like z- z is from southern jiangxi- just curious!
So happy for you!
I have been checking and rechecking... YIPPEEEE!!! She is JUST GORGEOUS... just what I would have imagined for your beautiful family :)
I am so thrilled for you guys and can not WAIT to hear more about Miss Flynn Qui Qui!
She is absolutely darling! I love her smile. Big congrats!
She is precious! What a sweet grin and bright eyes.
Keep smilin!
What a smile!! Can't wait to see her sitting on her awesome chair!
Cari
Oh Maia, she is just gorgeous! and those eyes - she's looking right thru me, she is! you've got a happy beauty on your hands :)
I was hoping you got your PA today - I kept checking your site and Yahoo! Flynn is so beautiful - I am over the moon for you! Congratulations, Mama!
Yipee! Love the grin. Priceless.
What an amazing smile...and you are right about her eyes. She's darling. Congrats, mommy.
Laurie
Oh my... what a gorgeous little girl and that smile... so big... Mike and Maia I am SO happy for you both and to be able to see the photos of here - about time... congrats again to both of you... huge hugs to you both... take care
She is just beautiful!
Congrats!!
Here is to a speedy TA!
she's so teeny! congratulations on your beautiful girl!
Wow, she is breathtaking! What a beauty. Congratulations. Aren't Deniece, Pam, and Sarah some of your new favorite people?
Congratulations!
April
I checked your blog as soon as I saw all of the announcements. She is beautiful!!!!! I am so happy for you and Mike. I hope you get your LOA so fast it makes your head spin!!!! You have so much to celebrate this Mother's Day!!!! Enjoy!!
WOW!!! She is utterly beautiful and so precious. What a wonderful day for you, my friend!! Congratulations on your sweet daughter.
Congratulations on your beautiful daughter!
She is perfection! I know you can't wait to get your hands on that sweet baby. :) Big huge-a-mungus congratulations!
Happy Day!
Flynn has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen.
Congratulations mom!
Look at those large liquid eyes. Oh my God Maia, she is to die for, absolutely beautiful. She is YOUR Flynn. Congratulations to you and Mike, you both must be so in love that you must be giddy. This little girl has the most wonderful and sweet parents in the world. Wishing you all the best and all my love.
She is amazing. And her eyes are so beautiful! She looks like she knows a secret....Her grin is spectacular!
How do you say her Chinese name?
Congratulations!
I love her eyes they are so beautiful-Congrats!
she's a Larkin alright! look at those EYES!! and than smile is to die for!
woohoo!
WWooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Maia, Mike congratulations again! Your daughter is such a sweetheart, I love her grin and her beautiful eyes. Flynn Ava QuiQui, what a beautiful name too!
Can't wait to know more. So happy
A BIG Congrats!
She is absolutely precious!
Very happy for you!
Blessings,
Cindy
Oh My! I've been following your blog for such a long time and checked back in tonight to see if you had gotten PA. Now I see that your daughter is in the same SWI that we just adopted our son from six months ago!!! Unless there is more than one in Xuzhou?
How exciting! Congratulations!
I don't know if you've joined the yahoo group for the SWI, but if you email me I have some info you might be interested in!
~ Jen
hawkfamily2@yahoo.com
O Maia, it's only 11 in the morning here and you've got me crying already! I was hoping for a 'sneak preview' in my mailbox, but found so much more... I can't tell you how happy I am for you both. happy happy happy happy happy And such a pretty little charmer Flynn is already! Let the countdown for September begin :-) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX M.
congratulations -- she is a beauty! I'm so thrilled for you all!
What a sweetheart. Her eyes are so penetrating! We are celebrating with you!!
Congratulations Mama and Papa on your PA, and I am now praying for a quick TA so you can bring that cutie home!
Huge hugs! Start packing!!!
Congratulations! She is beautiful with those giant eyes and adorable grin. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that you travel soon.
She has the sweetest smile. I'm so happy for both of you! Autumn babies are awesome! Geraldine
She is amazing. What a smile. Congrats!!
That is AWESOME!!!!!!! She is AMAZING!!!!
Congratulations from a German lurker :-)
Dagmar
Goosebumps, head to toe. THOSE EYES!! She is just like you said she was- beautiful. I am so very happy for you three!!
Congratulations! What a sweetie! Come on LOA!!!!! :D
Amanda
YES!!!!!!!
Congratulations on the referral of your beautiful baby daughter!!!!
Our eldest daughter is also from Jiangsu Province.
Congrats MOM!!!!
Congrats! She is just gorgeous. I am so happy for you and your hubby. Our daughter also had a unilateral cp/cp. i hope you can travel soon. What fantastic news!
Hugs,
Jonni
Oops, I meant cp/cl, sorry
Hi,
Oh, I am sorry I know the post was deceiving, we only have one daughter right now but are in the middle of a perchase for another. That is my friend's daughter on the post. Your baby girl is just beautiful and I know you must be so ready to leave to get her.
Cp/cl is so easy to fix and it really is good that she is so young. That way she can get it fixed before she startes talking and will have less of a chance to need speech intervention. I wish you and your husband best of luck with everything and your blog is beautiful. :)
Hugs,
Jonni
oh precious precious!!!! many congratulations!!!!! She is so so beautiful!!! She is perfect.
Congratulations!! Those are some beautiful eyes!!! Bet you are still jumping up and down!!
I'll say it again. She is the cutest little cupcake. How SWEET is our Flynn?!?!?!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is just precious! LOVE THAT GRIN TOO!!
Maia she is beautiful! I definitely see what you mean about those eyes. I'm so glad you're allowed to share them with all of us now. Congratulations again mama (and daddy too, of course!).
Congratulations!!! She is dreamy...and a dream come true, for sure!
I remember that "over the moon" feeling that comes with referral...and we have been home with our daughter for over three years now and I'm STILL pinching myself!
Again, congrats on your beautiful daughter!
You know I just can't get enough of this! She is just so adorable! I can't wait! You can't help but just stare at her eyes and smile because of how happy they look!!! Give each other a hug from us!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
So very excited to meet her! Congratulations again! Trena (another lucky XuZhou mom / Chu Wei is waiting for us)
Congrats....she is beautiful! ;)
I've been out of touch with my bloglines! Ihave missed this amazing news! Congrats! She's beautiful.
Maia, she has eyes as black as coal. Simply breath taking. I am so excited for you to begin your journey. Congrats girl!!!
CONGRATULATIONS! I've been out of town for business and I came back to this fantastic news! Flynn's little smile warmed my heart and her hair is already so thick! She's absolutely beautiful! I'm so happy for you all. What part of China is she from? Any chance you will travel before the Olympics?
Oh! I just stopped by to see what was up here and look at this! She is SO beautiful! Congratulations! How utterly fantastic!
Awesome!
Adorable!! Congrats!!
She is a sweetie pie!!! Congratulations!!
Carla
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Flynn is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!! I bet you can't wait to get her home! :)
~Staci
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