Welcome to our journal about adopting Jordan Jennifer Mian Petrie. Jordan, whose current name is Guan Mian (last, first), turned 2 years old on Saturday, September 30th. She is currently residing in the Dongguan Children's Welfare Institute in the province of Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
This is Jordan's Referral Picture taken in November of 2005 when she was just one year old.
Our friend Anli (and Cradle of Hope's facilitator in China) visited Mian in the orphanage in June 2006 and took an updated photo of Mian(2nd picture). We think she looks wonderful! Notice they shaved Mian's head - not uncommon in a Chinese orphanage where there are many, many children.
We work with Cradle of Hope Adoption Center in Silver Spring, MD for the international part of the adoption. This is our third adoption with them, and they always do a great job. We chose Mian from Cradle's list of Waiting Children with special needs. Mian's "special need" is that she had a congenital deformity of her feet (two big toes on each foot!) called polydactyly, and she has two fingers that are attached together on her right hand. Both of these issues will be evaluated and corrected once we come home. Otherwise Mian has no known health issues.
We submitted our Letter of Intent to Adopt Mian in March 2006, updated our homestudy, applied to Immigration to bring home another child in April 2006 , compiled our dossier in May 2006, and submitted it in June 2006. It took 90 days to receive travel approval from China. So now we are preparing to go to China to bring Jordan home. We are all traveling - Jeff, Lori, Sydney and Jay!
This is Jordan's Referral Picture taken in November of 2005 when she was just one year old.
Our friend Anli (and Cradle of Hope's facilitator in China) visited Mian in the orphanage in June 2006 and took an updated photo of Mian(2nd picture). We think she looks wonderful! Notice they shaved Mian's head - not uncommon in a Chinese orphanage where there are many, many children.
We work with Cradle of Hope Adoption Center in Silver Spring, MD for the international part of the adoption. This is our third adoption with them, and they always do a great job. We chose Mian from Cradle's list of Waiting Children with special needs. Mian's "special need" is that she had a congenital deformity of her feet (two big toes on each foot!) called polydactyly, and she has two fingers that are attached together on her right hand. Both of these issues will be evaluated and corrected once we come home. Otherwise Mian has no known health issues.
We submitted our Letter of Intent to Adopt Mian in March 2006, updated our homestudy, applied to Immigration to bring home another child in April 2006 , compiled our dossier in May 2006, and submitted it in June 2006. It took 90 days to receive travel approval from China. So now we are preparing to go to China to bring Jordan home. We are all traveling - Jeff, Lori, Sydney and Jay!
4 comments:
Wow! I'm so very happy for all you, and look forward to following your incredible journey to Jordan Mian. You all will have a blast, and what a joy it will be for you to hold Jordan, and see her surrounded by her family.
Hi Lori, Jeff, Sydney and Jay,
We are very happy for yous!
How exciting!!
Dilan says "hi" Sydney.
Looking forward to when you meet your daughter, Jordan, and reading your posts.
Wishing you safe journeys.
Best-
Mary, Dale, Dilan, Megan and Mikaela
Hi Lori
Lori and family -
The McChesney family is reading this with tears in our eyes! Just as you watched our last journey and offered so much encouragement we will be there with you in spirit! We can't wait to read the next update!! -- Toni
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