FROM AUNT JAMIE

August 3rd

We are sorry for the delay in posts and appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers at this time. This has been the most frightening, heart wrenching, physically, mentally, and spiritually trying time for Beth, Mok, and the babies. In time, when they are ready, they will share the stories and events that have taken place.

What is important now is focusing on the recovery of Mei Mei and BiBi and their safe return to the U.S. They are both in PICU with a rare pneumonia (they do not know the cause and we probably never will know) and slowly improving day by day. Their temperatures are down, their circulation has improved, their respiratory rate is finally normal, and removal of the ventilator is the next step. Both babies are unable to drink from bottles so this will be very challenging for a while and especially on the plane ride home.

They are searching and are in need of a doctor to travel on the plane ride home with them so if anyone has any connections or any information that would help, please notify us immediately.

Your continued thoughts and prayers warm our hearts. Please send all your positive, healthy energy their way.

With all my love,

Aunt Jamie

GOTCHA DAY WAS MONDAY THE 21ST!!!!

TWO BUNDLES OF YUMMY!


Maxine BiXia (Mei Mei)


Elisabeth BiYun (BiBi)


I AM READY FOR MY CLOSE UP!!!! (BiBi)

WE ARE IN CHINA!!!

Well, Mother and I made it to China. The Northwest World Business Class is AWESOME!! People... start saving your frequent flyer miles!! It is definitly worth it! So...In Tokyo when we changed planes, they confiscated all of our bottled water. Ughhh. We had no Japanese money...but I found some little place, Tatsu that would take USD so i could buy a miniture perrier for $4.00. Also there is a Mickie D's in the Tokyo airport that supposedly would take credit cards but I just could stand in that long line. Then when I gate checked one of sit n strolls in tokyo, they didn't bring it back up to me at the jetway after waiting and waiting and asking and begging. So it came out with the luggage fortunately. Then we pushed our great big overloaded luggage carts through customs after loading them, unloading them, scanning them and re loading them. Fun, Fun! Then we proceeded out into the GZ airport where someone was suppose to meet us and take us to the Novotel Hotel. Uhhhh... they weren't there. So.... I saw a sign pointing the way to the Novotel hotel and follow those down these extremely long and dark hallways under the GZ airport. (BTW it is like midinght at this point.) It lead us out the back of the airport into a garden area with a long slope up to the hotel which took us into the back of the hotel with no elevator to put our luggage. So some bellhop carried it up to the mezzanine and put it on the elevator to take it down to the lobby. And this is where we found they didn't have any reservations under our name. So... after many discussions of yes we have a reservation, they finally determined it was under a travel agents name. Phew! And then..... my Panda phone(Chinese cell phone rental) had not arrived. UGHHHH!!! Well, after many unsuccessful discussions i just let it slide until this morning when I raised some Alabama hell. Oh... our guide has just shown up. Must go see GZ now. BTW.. We are already laughing about the mishaps. Oh and if you try to call us at the Novotel, you have to give them our room #.

8 MONTHS OLD....

Jin, Bi Yun

Jin, Bi Xia

Just wanted to let everyone know that the girls are now 8 months old!!! Happy 8 months to my babies!!! We should have them in our arms before they are 9 months old. Travel dates are still tenative but it is really close. And we received our Travel Approval yesterday, as well. So our Consulate Appointment has been requested. When we get confirmation of our CA then we buy plane tickets!!! OMG! Who is excited??? ME!!! That's who!!!

DOUBLE HAPPINESS..........

JIN, BI YUN


JIN, BI XIA

IT'S LOOKING LIKE DOUBLE TROUBLE.....

Well...its referral time again. And this month we are overjoyed and....overwhelmed to announce that we received our referral for TWIN GIRLS!!! They are 7.5 months old.
Province: Guangxi (This province is just west of Canton/Guangdong Province.)
DOB: October 27th, 2007
Name: Jin, Bi Yun
Name: Jin, Bi Xia
Pictures to be posted ASAP!!!
PS. Thank-you to everyone at Nightlight Christian Adoptions especially Sabrina and Kathryn!

STORK ALERT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!