It's been a great week! We are officially DTC (Dossier To China). That means our home study, paperwork, and LOI are on its way to China. It will arrive Thursday in Beijing and be delivered in person by our agency rep on Friday. We should get confirmation in 2-3 weeks that we have been logged into the system. There are a few minor steps in between but after that we wait for China to send us official approval to bring our sweet girl home! Travel will come approximately 8 weeks after approval (LOA). There is much to be done as we wait for our LOA. I need to finish her room, prepare our home and family for helping her to be able to communicate and understand her surroundings when she comes home, find an English/Chinese Bible, read as much information as possible about adoption and enjoy the two blessings that are here. Oh, and get up to speed on travel tips for China... I think the list goes on and on!
We have also decided on a name for our sweet girl! Her birth name is important to us. We have thought and prayed hard about what her name will be. We want to honor her birth family, heritage, and preference. Recently we were able to ask through American volunteers at the orphanage about her wishes for an American name. We were willing to keep her full Chinese name if she chose. She responded with a no preference for keeping all or part of her name. Since her birth father has been a significant part of her life, we wanted to honor his family name by keeping it as part of her American name. Her Chinese "last" name is Li. After considering many combinations of incorporating Li we have decided to name her Maeli Claire. Our sweet girl will have an American name with a Chinese meaning. The pronunciation of Maeli sounds like the word beautiful in Chinese and we happen to think she quite a beauty!
- Jessica
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