Category: adoption

Chinese Blogging Fuel »

Fueled by Coca-Cola Light

and a sleeping baby. . . .

Julie goes into blogging mode!

The Half-Way Point. »

Another great day.  Ava is doing amazingly well.   She wears a diaper and wets in it.  But, when she has to go poo, she points to her backside and goes to the little potty they brought in here for her.  She has gone twice!  This is a big  deal in adoption world.  “The baby go […]

It’s Official »

Today, we received Ava’s Adoption Certificate, officially welcoming her to the Valier family.  We are so proud. 
Our day started bright and early, leaving the hotel at 8AM (which turned out to be the best move of the day).  First, we headed over to the Civil Affairs Bureau of Jiangxi Province to complete the adoption […]

Day 2 in Beijing - Wow! »

We’ve finished our second day in Beijing (our first full day). We spent the day visiting Tienanmen Square and the Forbidden City. Then we ate at Pizza Hut (oh, was it good to have pizza in China). Tonight, we went to the Olympic Village and then on to the Beijing Theatre to […]

Hong Zhi Hui-Valier 1-23-09 »

Oh my word! Look at our girl! She looks great! She looks healthy and happy! I am thinking she might be spoiled. We witnessed her getting jelly bellys in the last pics. And in this pic it looks like she has another treat in her hand. I […]