Where in China is Grace?

You might be wondering where Grace is in China?



Above is a map of China. Grace is in Nanning, Guangxi. This is in southern China near Vietnam.

Here is a more up-close map of the Province:



And here is a composite of where Grace is right now showing Nanning (the provincial capitol city).




And to be more accurate:
Here is a map of the Guangxi province showing where the SWIs are located. The approximate location of the Beiliu SWI is by Yulin about 150 miles east of Nanning (the provincial capitol city).

OUR AMAZING GRACE!!!!!!!!!!

We got the call...we got the call!!!!!!

Here is the info we have:

- Chinese Name: Guo, Jiang Yu
- Born 6/17/07
- Beiliu, Guangxi
- Height: 24" tall (as taken in Oct)
- Nov. 18 medical exam
- Travel group: 1332...we are expected to travel in 4 to 6 weeks

She's a moderate sleeper.
Eats milk with rice cereal
Quiet and ready to smile :)
Likes music

We have a daughter!!!!!!!!

THE DAY OF "THE CALL"

Today's the day!

In just about 2 hours we will get the call from CCAI with Grace's picture and information.

Phuong only slept about 2 hours last night. I on the other hand had a big headache and decided to try and sleep. I slept the whole night!

This morning we have been getting ready for work as normal. Well...almost as normal.

I have been busy setting up the computer, web cam, updating and reading the yahoo groups and of course updating the blog.

Almost time...almost time...:)

Now we play the waiting game!

Waiting for the "the call"

A little change of plans. Phuong and I will be going to work late tomorrow as I found out that there is a good possibility that we could get "the call" in the morning around 9 AM.

I have a splitting headache right now so I should probably try to sleep.

I have never been so anxious for the morning to arrive :)

REFERRALS ARE IN!!!!!!

OK...the referrals have arrived at CCAI today. They said that the calls are going to go out tomorrow! I will probably go home right after work tomorrow and not go to class. It's game day tomorrow for the kids so not too much is happening.

We are going to see our Grace for the very first time tomorrow! It's so hard to comprehend. I can hardly concentrate right now.

Anticipation !

Anticipation...that's the title of the week!
Too many rumors...not enough facts. We are hoping for a Wednesday call from our adoption agency but they are saying that nothing has been mailed to them yet...that they know of. The rumor web site is saying the same thing.

We have almost made it through the weekend keeping busy with cleaning the house and such but now with the first week of March starting, I can feel myself getting more excited and nervous.

This is a photo of Phuong on Valentines day with her flowers. The pink flower in the middle is for Grace.

The cut off is Jan. 4th!!

Ok...so the latest rumor is that the next cut off is going to be Jan. 4th. This means that we are sure to be in the next referral batch.

I can't believe it's actually going to happen. Sometime next week we will see the face of our daughter!

Oh my goodness...we're going to be parents! I'm going to be a dad!!!!!!!

CAN YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT :)