Introducing Mariah Zhan Hecky!

I got the approval from our agency to post pictures for our family and friends to see the little girl who has captured our hearts! We also had the most amazing update today and I want to share with you what we learned! (Grab a tissue) I read on a yahoo group about a woman who lives in China who used to be a country coordinator for an adoption agency, but no longer works for the agency. However she does stay in touch with adoption and provides a service to families who are adopting children in China. A family has options to write a letter to their child, send a toy, send a photo album. It is such a wonderful thing! So I stayed up late last night and ordered the package and the items that we wanted to send Mariah. We were also allowed to ask 10 questions for the orphanage to answer. Well, was I surprised when I opened an email 10 hours later with updated photos and a response from our questions, the most precious response! Here is what is read:

Our first question: Has she been in good health for the past 6 months? Answer: Yes, she has been in good health except she had chicken pox in March. (Poor thing, I wish I was there!)

2.) Is she happy about meeting her new mommy and daddy?

When she heard she is going to have new mommy and daddy she was so excited that she jumped up. She tells everyone about it. She comes to me and asks me when her new daddy and mommy will be able to come pick her up. I tell her just be patient and wait. Your new daddy and mommy is coming as soon as they can. You be a good girl, listen to foster daddy and mommy. Help them do some work that you can. Wu Miao Zhan is truly obedient and she can help foster daddy and mommy do some homework now, such as wash dish, take care of little sister, etc.
(Wasn't that just precious?)

3.)Does she know she is going to have a new mommy and daddy?
Yes

4.)What is her favorite color?

She likes skirts with beautiful flowers on it. She likes bright color.

5.)Is she afraid of anything?

She is afraid of flocky worms and moth (miller). (I'd be afraid of something called flocky worms too!)

6.)What is her favorite food?

Her favorite food is fruit and sweet drinks.

7.)What is her favorite fun thing to do?
Her favorite thing is helping foster mom work and feed little sister, etc. She likes to play with preschool classmates and she also likes to play house with big brother and little sister. Play games with toy dishware.

8.)Will she be excited to have a brother and two sisters?
She is very excited. She likes places have a lot of people. She likes to be busy, doesnt like to be alone.

9.)What is her favorite toy?
Dishware and musical toys.

10.)Does she have special friends?
Her closest two friends were adopted internationally this summer.

She weighs 35 lbs and is 40 inches tall!

Thank you so much Angela for such a quick response! I was completely caught by surprise and it was truly a special moment! And Kelly for organizing the service and all that you do! For those interested go to http://www.ladybugsnlove.com/

We are so excited about our little girl! She is everything that we had hoped and prayed for. She sounds exactly like a little Marissa. I just want to hug her, kiss her and tell her that we are her's forever!

We are gathering the rest of our paperwork and I am hoping to complete the dossier in record speed. Our social worker visits are this week and once that is done, we are pretty much complete. There is alot of State Verifications and Authenticating to do, but now that I am understanding the process more, I should be able to get it done rather quickly.

So my friends and family I just want to take this moment to thank you all for caring and sharing our journey thus far! God is so good to us and we thank Him daily for his gift of love in our lives! I know I have been so busy that I havent been able to keep in touch with most of you. (Carol, I am here and still so looking forward to our cup of coffee!) (Lena, you are always on my mind and I hope we can get together very soon!) I feel like I have been so preoccupied with all the document gathering, I forget sometimes to call the people on my heart. (Not to mention 3 kids home for the summer) But please rest assure that I think of you all often and thank God for you every day! So please be patient with me, until I get some of my sanity back in order!!! Let's just put it this way, Chad and my anniversary is in one week and we haven't even talked about it! 16 years! I can't believe it! I am getting the best present ever!!!!!