Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Kindy Memory Program
Addie's class had a memory program on Friday. Fantastic Chinese Statue of Liberty!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Jack - Shenzhen
Jack is from Shenzhen. I went to Wikipedia and found this information about Shenzhen.
Shenzhen (IPA: [ʂə́ntʂə̂n]) is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Since the late seventies, both Chinese and foreign nationals have invested enormous sums in the economy of Shenzhen. More than US$30 billion in foreign investment has gone into both fully foreign owned and joint ventures, initially mainly in manufacturing but recently increasingly in service industries. Shenzhen is now reputedly one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Being southern mainland China's major financial centre, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Shenzhen is also the third busiest container port in China, ranking only after Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Shenzhen is located in the Pearl River Delta, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the north and northeast and Dongguan to the north and northwest. The municipality covers an area of 2,050 square kilometres (792 sq mi) including urban and rural areas, with a total population of 14 million in 2008.
Shenzhen is situated in the subtropical part of China, located at about the Tropic of Cancer, yet due to the Siberian anticyclone, has a warm, monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Winters are mild and relatively dry, due in part to the influence of the South China Sea, and frost is very rare. Spring begins somewhat dry, but rainfall begins to dramatically increase in April, and the rainy season lasts until early to mid October. The monsoon reaches its peak intensity in the summer months, when the city also experiences very humid, and hot, but moderated, conditions.
Shenzhen (IPA: [ʂə́ntʂə̂n]) is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Since the late seventies, both Chinese and foreign nationals have invested enormous sums in the economy of Shenzhen. More than US$30 billion in foreign investment has gone into both fully foreign owned and joint ventures, initially mainly in manufacturing but recently increasingly in service industries. Shenzhen is now reputedly one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Being southern mainland China's major financial centre, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Shenzhen is also the third busiest container port in China, ranking only after Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Shenzhen is located in the Pearl River Delta, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the north and northeast and Dongguan to the north and northwest. The municipality covers an area of 2,050 square kilometres (792 sq mi) including urban and rural areas, with a total population of 14 million in 2008.
Shenzhen is situated in the subtropical part of China, located at about the Tropic of Cancer, yet due to the Siberian anticyclone, has a warm, monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Winters are mild and relatively dry, due in part to the influence of the South China Sea, and frost is very rare. Spring begins somewhat dry, but rainfall begins to dramatically increase in April, and the rainy season lasts until early to mid October. The monsoon reaches its peak intensity in the summer months, when the city also experiences very humid, and hot, but moderated, conditions.
Jack - May 2011 updates
As I indicated in a previous blog, we are heading back to China. Really sorry to everyone looking for pictures of Jack. We can't post them yet as we aren't logged-in yet with China. We have pre-approval, but we still have paperwork to process before posting pics.
We started looking at Great Wall's special focus children list in April after reading weekly updates from them about all the older children waiting for their forever families. Their special focus children of the week included Jack and about 8 other young boys from the Shenzhen SWI. We were particularly drawn to two boys on the list, but after much deliberation, we felt Jack would be a great fit for our family. The other boy was much closer in age to Victoria, and we felt that Jack being closer in age to Carter (3 months older) would work out better. It gives him a few years of grade school to get adjusted before heading off to the big, "bad" world of junior high. Of-course, if John and Carter had their way, we'd go get everyone on the list and bring them home. But, reality dictates that 4 kids will be more than enough to handle! :)
The orphanage has been great at responding to all the medical info, pics, and even a video that we requested. The doctor at CHOP asked to see a video to see if he has any mobility issues from his spinal surgery. He was dancing, running, and walking on his tip toes in the video!! Appears to have a very lively personality, and according to the orphanage paperwork, he works very hard at school!
Important Dates So Far:
3/31/11 - first contact with Great Wall that we were interested in finding out about the successive adoption option.
4/5/11 - specifically requested information from Great Wall about Jack
4/8/11 - Homestudy review completed
4/10/11 - medical review with CHOP completed
5/8/11 - LOI submitted
5/20/11 - Pre-Approval received from CCWA
We started looking at Great Wall's special focus children list in April after reading weekly updates from them about all the older children waiting for their forever families. Their special focus children of the week included Jack and about 8 other young boys from the Shenzhen SWI. We were particularly drawn to two boys on the list, but after much deliberation, we felt Jack would be a great fit for our family. The other boy was much closer in age to Victoria, and we felt that Jack being closer in age to Carter (3 months older) would work out better. It gives him a few years of grade school to get adjusted before heading off to the big, "bad" world of junior high. Of-course, if John and Carter had their way, we'd go get everyone on the list and bring them home. But, reality dictates that 4 kids will be more than enough to handle! :)
The orphanage has been great at responding to all the medical info, pics, and even a video that we requested. The doctor at CHOP asked to see a video to see if he has any mobility issues from his spinal surgery. He was dancing, running, and walking on his tip toes in the video!! Appears to have a very lively personality, and according to the orphanage paperwork, he works very hard at school!
Important Dates So Far:
3/31/11 - first contact with Great Wall that we were interested in finding out about the successive adoption option.
4/5/11 - specifically requested information from Great Wall about Jack
4/8/11 - Homestudy review completed
4/10/11 - medical review with CHOP completed
5/8/11 - LOI submitted
5/20/11 - Pre-Approval received from CCWA
Saturday, May 21, 2011
May 2011
Wow, just realized how long it's been since I've updated our blog. The school year is almost complete. Kindy for Addie, 3rd for Carter, and 6th for Victoria. We had an exciting year for soccer, hockey, and cheer. Victoria made Kingsley's pom squad for next year. Carter broke his foot at his birthday party. Addie enjoyed her first Christmas in America.
We've decided to go back to China. Heading to get a little boy the same age as Carter. We received pre-approval for Jack yesterday. Got to get all of our paperwork finished this summer. Expect to go get him some time at the first of the year.
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