Thursday, November 8, 2007

Corrected name translation for Zhan Wei Ling

A friend sent me a website where you can look up the meaning of a Chinese name by looking at the Chinese character for the name. The translations turn out to be different from those found on an American baby names site. I love the meanings of her name. See below:

Zhan (4 meanings): Chinese surname meaning deep and clear. Connotes a tranquil and calm personality. That should serve her well in our house!


Wei (13 meanings): To hold fast or stand firm; to maintain or preserve (like preserve peace, which could also serve her well in our house!)

Ling (11 meanings): Intelligent, clever, and quick - like her mom :-); or soul or spirit

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

It's a girl!!!

After a false alarm with a UPS truck, the FedEx truck finally came at 9:50am.

Our somewhat reluctant FedEx guy posed with the package.










Chris was able to come home from work to wait with me. Check her out! I think she is the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

I think she is dribbling in the photo on the right - and note, she is using her left hand AND looking up. Look out R-MC? Va Tech?





This one makes me sad. You probably can't see it here, but she has a tear on her right cheek (her right, not your right!). Click on photo for a bigger version.


Mug shot - taken around 13 months. Gotta love that hair!




Okay, her stats...
  • Her name is Zhan Wei Ling (no, we haven't decided on a name yet)
  • Born 7-29-2006 (around 15 months old)
  • From Zhanjiang CWI, Guangdong Province
  • At 13 months, it appears that she was 18 pounds, which on US charts puts her at about the 5th percentile (not certain of this).
  • At 13 months, it appeas that she was 73.3 cm long, which would put her between the 25th and 50th percentile for height on US charts (again, not certain)
  • Deep sleeper (I think they say this about all of the babies!)
  • Knows her name when called
  • Laughs aloud (that's a good thing!)
  • Has a ready smile
  • Expresses her refusal in a simple way (wonder what that means?)
  • Fond of music, picture books, games, and toys

For everything else, we will have to wait for the translation because I can't read a lick of Chinese! I'll post more when I get it - but this is about all we have for right now.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Still waiting for the call....

Okay, it is Tuesday and still no word. Hopefully we will hear something today. There are some beautiful babies being announced on our Dec '05 listserv!