We are eagerly waiting to hear of our travel dates. We don't expect them for awhile yet and hope to travel late summer/early fall. We have received our pre-approval letter from China and then next we hear from them will be our confirmation letter and with that our travel dates!! We have our pictures of little Maya and are praying for her transition to our home/family to go smoothly. We are so anxious to go and meet her and are loving her so much already. I (Jill) am starting a life book for her and hope to have it completed by the time we travel. It will be the story of all the information we know from birth until we meet her. I have her referral pictures in it and am starting on putting all the paperwork/information. It is a bit overwhelming and exciting all at the same time. Her given name is Wang Xiao Xue. Wang means hope, wish, desire. Xiao means morning and Xue means snow. Maya means great one, Minnie means desire and protection. We are naming her Maya Minnie XiaoXue Munson. My great-grandma who was so special to me and I have such a fondness for is why Minnie will be her middle name. We have also kept her first name from China as her middle name.
We are also preparing for the trip in other ways such as visiting the Great Wall, the forbidden city and other great sites. The girls and I have studied China in our schooling and are enjoying embracing the culture. We are thrilled that the grandparents will be joining the four of us on our trip.
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Jill- I'm really excited for you and your family. What a blessing Maya will be to your family and what a gift your family is to her! Are you or anyone in the family learning Chinese? How do you overcome the language barrier?? Can't wait to see when she comes home! Take care! Kristen.O
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