China Cysters Thread for Winter/Spring 2008

[dna]

Welcome

Progress Chart for all Cysters adopting from China...if you are new and want to be added please advise in this thread or PM me...we would love for you to join us



dna - Amy
DTC - June 29, 2005
LID - July 18, 2005
DOR - August 25, 2006
Miss Ava
DOB: March 15, 2006
Traveled: November 3 - 18th, 2006
***Home & thrilled with beautiful Ava!***

Lisa67
DTC - June 7
LID - June 20
Katie's Referral is here and she is a BEAUTY !
Travel Date - Jan 1 - 11, 2006
*Home and Happy with their wee one *

Traci
DTC - October 25, 2005
LID - November 10, 2005
DOR - July 6, 2007 Aimee is adorable !
Travel Dates - August 16 - August 31, 2007


Strawberree - Bobbie
DTC - October 11, 2005
LID - October 31, 2005
DOR - May 2, 2007
Miss Leah Meili is finally here !
DOB - October 3, 2006
Home and Happy with Leah ! What a sweetie !

FormerNYer - Melissa
DTC - December 8, 2006
LID - January 5, 2007


Calantha - Brandy
LOI - April 7, 2006
PA - May 3, 2006
DTC - June 9, 2006
LID - June 27, 2006
TA ! - November 2 - 17, 2006
**Home with the gorgeous Isabelle Caiyi!!**

CathyBL1 - Cathy
DTC - March 9, 2006
LID - March 23, 2006

Michele Norland
LID - November 17, 2005

azcater - Angela
DTC - February 2, 2006
LID - February 28, 2006

[~Traci~]

Thanks for the new thread Amy!

Well, we had a big fall last Friday (there's a thread on the Mommy board about how much of a bad mama I am) but it's pretty much healed! The glue on her eye fell off overnight & there's just a little bit left on her eye w/ a red line which will hopefully heal! And Aimee's also teething major right now...she's been cutting all her molars & all her canine's since before Christmas which is painful! Other than that nothing new...we have our 15 month appt on Friday & I'm waiting to hear from our HS agency about our 6 month PP (which I'm sure will happen after 6 months if I know our HS agency which makes me REALLY mad b/c that report affects our adoption agency, not our HS agency if we're late getting it to CCAA!).

Hope everyone is doing well!

[strawberree]

aww traci your a great mom..look how happy she always looks (cute cheerleading outfit..leah has an ohio state one ) ...poor little leah is a climber and a chair fell on her hand which lead to the (saying this in horror) FALLING OFF OF HER FINGER NAIL !!!!! ugh...then a month later..part of her toe nail (her this little piggy went to market one) i felt horrible..worse she rarely cries so who knows went the toe one happened... shes my little spider monkey

[strawberree]

uh-ooooo leah bite another child at the baby sitters today..ekk

[dna]

hey everyone !

glad to hear Aimee is going to be in tip top shape in no time Traci ! you arent a bad mommy believe us

Fingernail Bobbie ! oh geez .. LOL

We are good here just trying to dig out from another dumping of snow yuck . i hate snow

[~Traci~]

Aimee is 32.5" & 22 lb, 15.5 oz! The dr said she's right on track to be 5'6"-5'10" & 120 lbs...perfect model-type (her words, not ours)...so not like her mama! She said she's also advanced as she can do most things 2 yo's are starting! I'm so proud of our little girl! Of course, I have a feeling she'll be in overalls or one-piece outfits for a while b/c 12 month stuff fits her but is too short & 18 month stuff is too big in the waist but fits in the length perfectly! She had an 18 month 1-piece outfit on today & it looked like it fit her perfectly. Her eye is also pretty much healed! The glue stuff fell off & there's a small red line but other than that everything's perfect!

[strawberree]

shes so cute traci! leah is now 21lbs 2 oz...she still wears some of her 9mth stuff..not the pants..they are too short

[dna]

Ava is still 22 pounds but is slowing being able to wear 18 month stuff...she will be 2 !!! in a month and a bit LOL I love our peanuts !

Glad to hear Aimee's eye is improving even more Traci Good job healing her up

[strawberree]

well my husband and I have started talking about another child...we are considering Vietnam very seriously... anyone heard anything about the program...agencies?...ugh..the paperwork is depressing to consider again

[~Traci~]

We've been talking about another child as well but that'll have to wait until we've moved, settled, finally sold our house (moving w/o selling), & saved more $$!

You can go on RQ boards to check out about Vietnam, I'm sure others on there have or are adopting from there!

[dna]

I have heard Vietnam has a great program if you can get in there...its pretty backed up with all the US people flocking there from China..

We too would have loved to have gone Vietnam route...

[Calantha]

Am I being overly sensitive, or does it seem like the anti-China sentiment is really rising lately? It scares me for what our girls may have to face in the future. I hear some of the most ludicrous things being said, and it seems like people will believe almost anything if it's prefaced with "I heard that in China.."

[dna]

Sometimes I think so too...

There has been alot of product coming out of China that hasnt been too great but with us being there and seeing just how they live and know that the majority of Chinese citizens are fabulous people just trying to make a living the best they are told how...we forgive a little...

I have not idea at this point how it will affect our kids...I hope that China will catch up to the rest of us in terms of what can harm people like lead etc .. I always think about the people there making the items and what they are exposed too...scares me ! those poor people !