Ummmmm. . .a Name?

Elyssa ZhenZhen-Ju

LOI to China

It went off today. The agency waited to receive my completed packet of pre-approval info before sending it. It arrived in their office this morning and they immediately submitted my Letter of Intent.

Back to waiting. . .

Upside Down, Everywhere!

 For the past two weeks I've seen way too much of this. . .

 And this. . .

 This, too (and that's Mama's bed, which was once covered in lovely bedding )

Gymnastics camp starts in a few weeks. It's 1/2 day. Hopefully that's enough to keep the cartwheels and headstands and splits and vaulting out of the house:)

The Name Game

A first name. Here are the possibilities:

Aubrey -- fairy
Elyssa --consecrated to God
Erynn --peace
Kelley -- brave warrior; and a family name


I like keeping the girls' names individual. If I go by this, that knocks Aubrey and Elyssa out of consideration (we have a name that starts with A and ends with A). I love E names and the meaning of Erynn. I even love the spelling I chose, but know it will be a lifelong battle for her to have it spelled correctly. Also, we already have a name ending with the "n" sound. Kelley is part of my mom's maiden name, and I love it for that reason and for the meaning of the name--my daughter has a complex heart condition requiring surgery and she is already a brave warrior. So really, my choices are narrowed down to:

Kelley

But do I love it enough?

Ava's First Day of Gymnastics!

We took a Mommy and Me tumbling class a couple of years ago, but today was her first day of gymnastics with the big girls. She loved it!

 Waiting on the mats.

Afterward, with big sis.

LOI Packet to Agency!!

And now it's back to waiting...this time for formal pre-approval from China.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

Noelle turns 2 today.
I am plowing through the list of documents that need to be completed and submitted to my agency in order to formally seek PA. They've already translated my LOI. Still, it'll probably be 6 months or more before our Family Day.