more pictures....

I can't get over that hair!
I love her!!!
I love her!!!!!!
I love her!!!!!!!!!!

More pictures.....

Look at that hair! Penelope will fit in with her cousins wearing that spiderman T-shirt.

Our Baby Girl!

It gives me with great pleasure to introduce our baby girl Yangfeng Qiu.

Born: January 5, 2005

Height: 24.4 inches

Weight: 12.5 pounds

She is living in the institution and is a deep sleeper. She is able to grab her toys and laughs aloud. She knows her name and turns when called. She responds to facial expressions of adults. She is active, restless, and has a ready smile. She loves to play with colorful toys.

Penelope's Current Place of Residence

This is her Orphanage. We will find out tomorrow if she has been living there or has been living with a foster family. This is so surreal. Her room is not painted and the bowflex is still in it. I guess Penelope will be sleeping with us along with Ginger and Apple. Thank god we have a king size bed or Joe would have to sleep on the sofa.

2nd Call!!!

I was shopping at Target shopping for clothes for Penelope and myself for China. All of a sudden my phone rings. It's USAA (our agency). That %&*#$!!! phone. It will not allow me to pick up the call. I run outside and try to call out. Finally I reach the office,
"are you Patrica Ornelas?"
"yes...."
"is your husband Joe Ornelas?"
"yes...."
"do you live in Alhambra?"
"YES!!!!"
"i have good news for you"
"yes....."
"well we have matched you with a baby girl...and you wanted a very young baby, right?"
"yes...."
"she's 7 months old....her birthday is January 5, 2005...and yours is January 16, right?"
"yes...."
"now you will have your daughter that will be celebrating her birthday along with you"
"WHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! (tears)"

Penelope's chinese name is Yang Feng Qiu and she is from Yangxi Social Welfare Institute in the Guangdong Province. Joe and I will be picking up her picture tomorrow. I can't wait!!!!! As soon as I am able to scan her photo, I will post it. I'm walking on clouds......

1st Call

Today we received our official first call from our agency. I was told or at least what I can remember, we will be leaving towards the end of August/early September. We will be receiving our referal which has Penelope's information and pictures, in two weeks. So tune in.......