Introducing Josie!

YAY!! We finally got our referral!! Thank you all so much for your support throughout this process. We received a packet of information regarding the baby we've been matched with - our daughter! We are thrilled beyond belief as God is making our dreams come true.

We made trips to each of our parents' homes this past week to tell them in person. We actually found out about her over a week ago, but wanted to see our parents before announcing to everyone.

She was born on September 25, 2005. She is living in an orphanage in Kunming,which is a beautiful city in the Yunnan province (western China.) In February she was 13.9 pounds and 23.7 inches long. Her Chinese name is Xie Ju Lian. We will keep her Chinese middle name (Xie is her last name, Ju is her first name, and Lian is middle name.) So her American name will be Josephine Maria Lian Feldhausen. (Maria is Colleen's mom's name.) We will call her Josie.

We hope to travel in June to get her. (Colleen is going with her sister Aileen. Jim is staying home to protect his health.)

Feel free to share this info with your friends and coworkers. We've found that many people are interested in the adoption process. And we also feel that everyone should see her beautiful pictures. :-)