Hello family & friends,
We have news! Many of you know that we went on the waiting list again for our second adoption back in April 2008. We just emailed our home-study last Friday to Ted (the orphanage owner) in Taiwan. This is the same orphanage that Lyndlee is from. We got called Saturday morning, saying they had a baby boy for us! His Chinese name is Ding-Dong Pan. Yes you read that right. Many of the workers at the orphanage call him "hostess" Janna's mom & dad even bought us some ding dongs as a silly congrats gift!
So we are calling him Gavin Pan Conklin. He was born June 9th, just turned 4 months old.
We are so overjoyed & are experiencing all the same emotions as we went through for Lyndlee's adoption. We melt at every picture the orphanage sends us, we didn't know you could stare at a photo for so long. Lyndlee thinks he is cute although we know she doesn't understand everything! And we check our email all the time & can't wait to call international for updates about our baby boy!
Please be keeping our family in your prayers as we begin to make our appointments for our adoption process. Also please be keeping our baby boy in your prayers, as some of know he has a heart condition. He has a small hole in his heart, we know it can heal on its own but also are aware surgery may be needed. Currently he is in the hospital for pneumonia & is on a feeding tube but we are praying he can be back at the orphanage with his sweet Mama Bev, she misses him! Also they are trying to fatten him up as he only weighs 11 pounds right now.
We know our God is a faithful God & we trust in Him. We know our baby boy is safe in the arms of Mama Bev & the arms of our Heavenly Father. He is getting so loved & taken care of & we find so much peace in that while we are apart.
So enjoy the pictures.
We love you all!
Janna, Brennan & Lyndlee Jya-Ying
2 comments:
Oh my goodness I am so EXCITED for you guys. Your little boy is just beautiful. What does the time-frame look like from this point? I'll be praying for his health and safety. I love the name Gavin, and I love that his name is Ding Dong. It'll give you something to call him when he is 14 years old and driving you crazy! I couldn't be happier for your family.
Hi Mandy! I love reading your blog. So glad your home visit went well, I know how stressful those are!
So where are you guys at in your process, getting paperwork together for your agency or your home study? We are praying for you guys!
Right now we are waiting for paperwork from Taiwan. When that comes in, we take it to secretary of state & the taiwan office here in the states. Than we can mail it back to Taiwan. And than we wait for a court date. A court date can be anywhere from 2-6 weeks from the time they apply. Hopefully all will go well at court & the judge rules in our favor, than there is a 2-4 week wait for everything to be finalized before we could travel. I am really hoping & praying late Dec or early Jan. But in all of this, I have learned it is not my timing but God's that is perfect! Again praying for you guys, how exciting! Do they ask you if you want a baby or older child, boy or girl?
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