Baby Boy Whall!!! We got a phone call today after waiting 13 months with a referral for a baby boy! Here he is on August 28th at a 2 month check-up. He weighed in at 7.0kg which translates to roughly 15 pounds. Some of you may recall that Marie weighed 15 pounds at 9 months. .. As my friend Rossette put it, " Marie might have to settle for the title of "older" sister (not bigger!)
Our "little" boy has a Korean name of Ji Tae Hwang. This name was not given to him by his birth parents. We are in deliberations about the name we will give him. He was born June 4th. He is currently living with a foster family near Seoul and we hope to travel in March to bring him home!
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Yeah!!! I'm soooo excited and happy for you all! I can't wait for this "little" guy to join our family!
Oh, my there is lots of good sugar in those cheeks. Again we are so thrilled for your family. Boys are unique creatures:)
Wowzers, he IS big!!! Congrats guys! His last name is probably birthmom's family name, as they have been typically keeping the last name for the babies. So that is one connection you may want to think about, if it interests you. We kept Ellie's last name/family name as a middle name for her. :D
so chub-a-lious! he is so kissable!
congratulations! we are over the top in excitment.
and for Marie: you make a beautiful "older" sister!
It's about time!! CONGRATULATIONS!
he is beautiful! please consider keeping his korean name, even though reports don't indicate that his birthparents gave him that name. reports can be wrong and even if his social worker named him, it is one of the very few things he has that is his and came from his culture of birth. Blessings and best wishes, lisa
Dear Lisa,
I can assure you that we respect his culture of birth and consider ourselves to be a chinese-korean-american-and, as my husband insists,-irish family, doing our best to honor the many cultures our home is blessed with. Names are one of many ways we may do so. Thank you for your thoughts.
Juleen, how wonderful for all of you, especially for Marie! I scrolled down and enjoyed both the photos and your comments... how lucky your new son is to be joining the very international Jenkin-Whall family! ENJOY!
Oh we just love these pictures! We are sooo happy for you guys! Can't wait to meet BBW!!!!! What a wonderful and exciting time for you all!!! Do you just want to pinch those rosey little cheeks!!!!
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