Referral Photos and Maps- WE HAVE A DAUGHTER!

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Sue and I picked up our referral packet today. It included a form indicating our acceptance of Jiang Cheng Guan (also known as Mei-Mei!) as our adopted daughter, medical and developmental history, and the circumstances of her discovery on May 11, 2007. It also included three pictures of Guan, which we think were taken at the end of March. Sue and I quickly signed the paperwork and sent it on its way back to China and have been staring at the pictures ever since. It all seems so sudden, now that two-and-a-half years have gone by!

Guan is in Guangdong province (fuschia-colored area on map of China) on China's south coast. She is in the Jiang Cheng district of Yang Jiang city (yellow area on map of Guangdong), which is about a 3-hour drive from the provincial capital, Guanzhou (Canton). Sue has been in touch with another family who plans to visit Guan's orphanage in a few days, so with any luck we may get some current pictures of Guan when they return!

Thanks for all the kind wishes over the past few days. We feel very lucky and honored to be given a beautiful daughter and sister for our very own!

Here are a couple of pictures of the Orphanage where Guan is currently living.

Thank you for welcoming our new sister into our family and community!!