Tuesday, November 07, 2006

This is the e-mail announcement we sent after we received our referral on August 11,2006.

Psalms 126:3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!

It is with overwhelming JOY and thankful hearts that we announce the referral of our new daughter!

Gan Xin Si (Xin is her first name, and pronounced "Shin"), was born October 6, 2005. She is currently in Jiangxi, China, and in the Jianxin Social Welfare Institute (orphanage).

Our paperwork has only been in China for about 5 months, and the current wait for a referral is over a year. However, we went through our agency's special needs program, and were matched with Xin! She has a hemangioma (sort of like a birth mark) on her hand/wrist. Hard to believe that makes her "special needs", but that's ok with us! We think she is just perfect!

Our "Letter of Intent" to adopt her is on its way to China, and once it gets there, we wait approximately 3 months for Travel Approval from China. Once we get Travel approval, we travel as soon as possible. The wait could be longer or shorter, so we are praying for shorter!

Thanks for sharing in our joy as we look forward to bringing home Gan Xin Si, soon to be....

Addison Grace Xin Carlson.

Love, Russ, Becki, Alyssa and Riley

9 comments:

Russ & Becki Carlson said...

no doubt

Anonymous said...

RUSS, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ON YOUR NEW BABY !! MAY YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE TRIP TO AND RETURN FROM CHINA. GOD IS GREAT, SHE IS A BLESSING.

YOUR FRIEND, NIGEL.

Anonymous said...

Russ, Becki, Alyssa and Riley,

Congratulations! I am so excited for you guys. Addison is very lucky to be getting a great family with so much love to give. God has blessed ya'll with a beautiful little girl.

Riley ..... YES, you are no longer the baby of the family. Isn't it great! Now you will be the BIG brother to Addison and the little brother to Alyssa. You have to be the man to take care of both your sisters. :-)

Have a safe trip. I can't wait to meet Addison.

Shana

Anonymous said...

Congrats Carlsons! Addison is beautiful and will be a perfect addition to your beautiful family. I have to say I am a bit jealous since she already has more hair than me! Safe travels, Brian McLaws

Anonymous said...

You are on my mind all day today as you are flying right now to China. I pray for safety and peace for you. Monday will here before you know it. May God calm Addison's heart. We'll be watching! God bless.
Despy

Anonymous said...

Yo Russ, looks like you all are having a BLAST !! Peking duck is pretty good, I liked it a lot :)) I believe you may have Addison by now or really soon, give a HUGE hug and kiss for us. Looks like you done most of the tourist stuff already, pretty amazing yuh !! How is the weather and food?
See yuh, GREAT PICS, keep em coming.

Nigel

Anonymous said...

Becki & Russ, Alyssa & Riley,
I am enjoying following you through China and your experiences. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Addison is so adorable -- I love looking at the pictures of all of you playing with her. Thanks so much for sharing it all with us.
Despy

Anonymous said...

testing

Anonymous said...

Hello, yall dont know me but i came across your site when i googled the name addison grace. Im 2 months from my due date and my husband and i recently decided to name our new daughter the same. Wow, God is great!!! He works in miraculous ways, wont keep you too busy but wanted you to know that yalls story is awesome and to remind you that God is STILL on the thrown!!! --kindred spirit in TX :)