Baby Announcement

Our family is over-joyed to introduce you to Chloe Gabrielle Min Beach. She was born July 27, 2007 in Chongqing Province, so she's only 7 months old. We got the call today at 12:15 pm.

Her full Chinese name is Qian Jiang Min (pronounced Chien Jzion Min). Qian is her family name and Min is her given name that everyone calls her. The Chinese meaning of Min is "quick/sharp."

The picture was taken at 5 months. We'll get two more tomorrow with our FedEx package. It sounds like travel will be within 4-6 weeks, most likely the first week of April. Wow! That's soon!

At the time of the picture (12/20/07) she weighed 13.2 lbs and measured 25.2". She had very little hair and no teeth. She was very healthy with no known medical problems. Her favorite things were bath time and playing with a rattle. She could roll over and hold her head up while on her stomach, smiled a lot and laughed out loud. She could pick up small things with both hands and hold a block in both at the same time. She's usually quiet. We were also told of her eating and sleeping habits.

Since July 29, 2007 (2 days old), she's been in the Qian Jiang District Social Welfare Center. Notice that the name of the orphanage is the same as her name. She's had no foster care up to Dec 20th, but that sometimes changes. We may know more tomorrow after getting the package. Thanks for joining us on this journey!

Greg & Elaine

Here She Is!

We are over-joyed to introduce:

Chloe Gabrielle Min Beach

Born: 7/27/07 (7 months old)

Chongqing Province

We'll post more soon! We're off to pickup the girls at school.

Waiting for the Phone to Ring

We're very anxious for the phone to ring... RING PHONE RING!

Tomorrow's the Big Day

It's official - Our agency received our referral today and we'll be getting that long awaited phone call tomorrow! We can't wait to see our precious Chloe's face.

The Stork is in the Air

We've heard that packages were mailed from China. That means Chloe's info. will probably arrive at our agency on Monday and we'd get "The Call" from them on Tuesday after they've translated and checked everything out! Can this really be happening? We'll keep you posted as soon as we hear more.

Delivery Orders Received But Not in Flight

We're convinced that our Chloe is among the matches this month, but there's no word yet that they've been mailed. We'll keep you posted as we find out, but for now it's just a waiting game. Since it's the weekend, we probably won't hear much until Monday.

Rumors - Tuesday Evening

Rumors are flying that matching has begun in China!!! In both December and January, the first "matching has begun" rumors were posted on the 27th of the month and referrals began arriving on the 31st and the 30th. If this trend continues, it's possible that information on our Chloe may be in the States by weeks end! Oh, baby... we're gettin' excited!