Referral Day!!!!!!!

On Nov 3, 2006 at 9:59 am we received a call from CCAI, our agency, to let us know we have been matched to a beautiful little girl. Now what we have all been waiting for...We would like to introduce the newest member of the Borgeson clan.

Her name is Jin Hong Mei (which means "Red Little Sister"), soon to be Abigail Hongmei Borgeson. She is from Ruijin City in the Province of Jiangxi. She was born on Nov 29, 2005, which unfortunately means we will just miss her 1st birthday. As of June 23, 2006 she was measured at 23.6 in and weighed 13.2 lbs (quite a little peanut). She is currently living with a foster family in Ruijin and is described as active, restless, quick in reaction, always ready with a smile, and sometimes obstinate (we'll just call it STRONG WILLED)! She is fond of listening to music, playing with toys (her favorite are those that make noise - yea for us), and reading books (picture books, I'm sure...unless she's BRILLIANT)! She wakes up around 7:30 am, which means we may be able to sleep in just a bit, and takes (count them) two 1.5 hour naps! She loves to be held and to ride in the car (this bodes well for a cross-country move right after we get back from China)! The report mentions that she needs to sleep with her foster mother at night, so the crib we just ordered may not get much use (at least at first)!
That's about all the information we have. We hope to receive updated photos and information within two to four weeks. Now we settle in to impatiently wait for a travel assignment to come back from China, apply for a Visa (for her), and get an appointment at the U.S. Consulate in China. We anticipate travel to be somewhere around Christmas - what a wonderful gift)!