Monday, May 24, 2010

Here she is!


This is Lucy Corinne ZiFang Clements! She just turned 6 years old on May 13. Her Chinese name is Long Zi Fang. Long is her family name, it is the name of her orphanage and all of the children at her orphanage have this same family name. Her first name is Zi which is a white blooming Chinese tree. Her middle name is Fang which means fragrant. We have chosen to keep her first and middle Chinese names as her 2nd middle name. Her English first name is Lucy. This name is special to us because both my grandmother and Daren's great aunt are named Lucille. Corinne is name that I have always loved.

Lucy lives in the Longgang Orphanage in Shenzhen, China. We live in the very north of China and she is in the very south, so we are really no where near her right now. We have never talked to her or seen her in person because this not allowed with international adoption. We have sent her 2 care packages with lots of clothes, toys, and pictures of us. Hopefully, she is being prepared for her adoption. Jude and Will are so excited to meet their sister....Will has already decided that he will be the one to teach her English. They both talk about her all of the time and may be more anxious to meet her than we are....although, I doubt that!

Lucy has a tumor on her cheek that we think is a result of a blocked lymph node. We really have no idea how serious it is because the Chinese translations that we received were very sketchy. I have contacted an expert in the medical field who deals with this type of tumor and we feel like it shouldn't be too much to worry about.
Lucy is described as out-going, talkative, and energetic with a ready smile. We have requested an update with new pictures from our adoption agency and I will post those if and when we receive them.

4 comments:

  1. Congratulations!! We are so thrilled for you and your family!

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  2. If you were looking for a family name Bocephus would have fit the part, or maybe just Byron, but oh well, Lucy will have to work. Love yall and can't wait to see all 5 of yall!

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  3. The Weiss Girls are thrilled at your news. Lucy is a name I've always loved and thought would be cute for a sweet Chinese girl. Claire is 6 1/2...they'd have a ball together!! We will Ask for a smooth transition for each of you, especially Lucy. Glad to have this blog to read all about your journey!

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  4. Hi Jennifer -Not sure if you remember me - I am Patti from HK. We are also with GWCA and we corresponded back in Jan right around the time you accepted your referral for your sweet Lucy - she is beautiful!!

    So thrilled to find you as I havent been able to find your contact information. We accepted a referral for a 2 year old girl on July !!!

    We are soosoooo excited!!

    Here is to hoping your TA comes soon!!
    Patti

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