Thursday, January 22, 2009

At last!

Sorry for the all day wait folks, but Greg and I are thrilled and tickled to get to announce the addition of Annabelle Grace to our family at long last.


Her name is Ling Cha Tao (we have no idea what that means) and she was born February 14, 2008 in the Jiangxi Province. She's currently living at the Shangrao SWI in the city of Shangrao. All of medical info checks and well and she looks like a firecracker!


Did I mention she is possibly the cutest baby on the planet with the most munchable toes I've ever seen? See for yourself!





According to the referral packet we received she laughs a lot, is very active, and is sometimes obstinate. She sounds just like her dad.

We couldn't be happier!

49 comments:

  1. Well, hello Annabelle!

    Oh, Dee, she's beautiful. Would you look at that little nose! That perfect little nose!

    Congrats, Mama & Baba. Enjoy the celebrating tonight.

    xoxo

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  2. She is so beautiful!! Congratulations!!!!!

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  3. Congratulations!! Oh, she is such cutie!! Our middle daughter is from the same orphanage. Hope your TA is super speedy :)

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  4. Hello! You don't know me, but I saw your blog from RQ. We adopted a little girl from China last year. She was from the same orphanage as your daughter. Congratulations! What a cutie your daughter is.

    Dawn

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  5. Congratulations on your beautiful Ling girl! Our daughter is also a Ling baby-adopted in March 2005 from the same SWI.

    Here's to quick and safe travels-
    Chris, Russ and Gracie Jones

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  6. Oh, she is a darling, darling girl! Look at that sassy smirk! I bet you two are over the moon, aren't you?

    I can't think of a better way to start my day, feasting on pics of your adorable daughter. Congratulations, Mom and Dad!

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  7. Congratulation! Your daughter is precious and adorable. I love referral day,our wait ended with a referral in July 08, it still is such a day brightener to see others get their referrals.

    Congratulations!

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  8. She is a cute kid! All the best.

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  9. OH my how adorable is she??? I bet you can't wait to smooch on those chubby cheeks!!

    Congratulations!

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  10. Dale Ann, Congratulations she is a real beauty. Sophia is also from Jiangxi but a different Orphanage. If you have any questions please feel free to ask away.. Best of luck to you and your family.

    Susan

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  11. What a cute little Valentine's baby! Congratulations!

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  12. Congrats on your referral! She's beautiful. Great to see another Precious Panda coming home soon!

    Evelyn

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  13. Congratulations on Annabelle's arrival! Referral day is the second sweetest moment. The first is Gotcha Day. Wishing you speedy travels. Ellen from RQland

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  14. Our youngest daughter is also a "Ling" baby from Shangrao. We traveled in April 2005 to Nanchang to meet her (met first daughter in Nanchang in 2002) I'd be happy to answer what questions you may have. Another good source of information is the Shangrao CWI Yahoo group. Here's the link if you haven't checked it out already--
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangRao_CWI/?yguid=213797709
    Congratulations on your daughter!! She is beautiful!
    Nadine C.

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  15. She's adorable! Looks like lots of personality in little Annabelle! Congratulations!!!

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  16. Congrats - your sweet girl is so beautiful and she will be almost the exact same age our girl was when we got her - so much fun!

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  17. Congratulations!!! Your daughter is just so darling! Her personality is just shining through!

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  18. Congratulations on your referral. Annabelle is simply adorable. Our DD is also a Shangrao Ling baby, adopted in April 2006. Email me and I will explain the "Cha" part of her name.

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  19. Congrats!!! What a cutie pie!!!

    Thanks for commenting on my blog the other day! I have a coupon for you for 50% off my new kit! Email me at snowflakebeachdesigns(at)gmail(dot)com. It expires 1/31/09.

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  20. Congratulations! She is a doll! Looks like she was talking to the camera. :-)
    ~LJ

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  21. She is absolutely beautiful. I am so happy for you!

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  22. congratulations!
    We are also parents to an amazing Shangrao-Ling baby! We met her this summer and have been home with her for 6 months. Our daughter's name is Ling Cha Tian. Cha refers to the finding location (the Cha Ting Old Folks Home) - all Ling babies are named according to their finding spot.
    Please be in touch if you have any questions at all!
    Catherine

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  23. Congratulations. When I got my referral pictures of my daughter she had bare feet and cute curled up toes too. What a joy!

    If you are interested in learning about your daughter's Chinese name, I offer a little service that will give you a breakdown of the meaning, usage and so on. Come check it out at http://ChineseNameAnalysis.blogspot.com

    Best wishes,
    Susan

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  24. Annabelle is too cute! What a sweet mouth -perfect to laugh a lot as described! Oh congratulations! Love her name.

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  25. Congratulations!!! Your daughter is perfectly gorgeous. How thrilled you must be!!! I'm so happy for the march families...finally!!! Oh, and I love the name you've chosen, it was actually on my list of fav's.

    susan
    mom to georgiana dob 1/7/2008
    ours forever 12/8/2008

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  26. She is TRULY a cutie-pie!!! (No fakin' on my end, you hit the cutie lottery with her!!!)

    Congrats! I remember seeing my little girl's photo for the first time and falling in love, and I am sure you did, too ;o)

    Sincerely,
    Mummy to Lil' Pumpkin (born 04/09/07, united in Nanning, Guangxi on 07/28/08)

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  27. How adorable!! Here's hoping for speedy travels.

    Mom to 2 Guangdong beauties!

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  28. So cute AND so smart--you can just tell. And kind. All good things :-) I am so happy for you guys!

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  29. Congrats! Our sweet Mia will be 2 on Feb. 14th 2008! Feel free to check out our blog! I love the "babies" post, it makes me weep. :)Amy

    http://web.mac.com/amybft/http:/Welcome.html

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  30. Hi there,

    Congratulations!!! She is a cutie!!My name is Cindy Marlar. We must have girls at the same orphanage. My pictures look just like yours, but with they different precious little girl. Check out our website when you get a chance. I bet we will be meeting up soon.

    http://www.myadoptionwebsite.com/graycee/

    Take care,
    Cindy

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  31. Congrats on your little cutie-pie! We two are waiting to bring our daughter home from the Jiangxi province (LID 2/24/2006). Blessings, Beth Snow from RQ.

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  32. I keep coming back to get another glimpse of this little pie. She's amazing adn I know you guys are thrilled. Congrats!

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  33. Very sweet,obstinate means agreable right? HA!

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  34. She is beautiful! We just came home with my little sister in October. She's a Ling baby, too!
    Congrats on your referral! She is adorable!

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  35. OMGosh!! What an adorable wee nugget! CONGRATULATIONS to you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xo

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  36. Congratulations on your Jiangxi referral. When you are ready to get her newspaper finding ad (with a very young photo of her!), as well as a DVD of her orphanage, come visit us at www.research-china.org.

    All the best!

    Brian

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  37. HI

    Yet another Ling mum. We came home in august 07 (we are in the UK). Your daughter and mine share the same name Tao -which depending on the character, means in the mood of happiness.

    Our daughter was also called Tao Tao by the foster family. Do check out if she has a nickname!

    Any questions, do get in touch. And do join the orphanage group.

    All the best.

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  38. Brilliant, D!! She is just a lovely girl. Congratulations from us and Emme Lu.

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  39. Congrats! She's perfect! :)

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  40. Congratulations on your sweet little Valentine!
    She is adorable.

    Julia

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  41. Congratulations!!!! What a little beauty!

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  42. So, so cute!! Congratulations. She looks like lots of fun : )

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  43. Wow! Congrats!

    That fantastic!! Hope there are many more have years to come!

    Jo

    (From LFCA)

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  44. Yay! I'm so glad I found your blog! I've been wondering how you have been. Can't wait to follow the story!
    All the best!

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  45. Here from LFCA...

    Congratulations!!! All the best for the trip and your new life together.

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  46. Still congrats...I plan ot follow for quite some time....lol

    Jo

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