Author: michael

All of the sudden, Gabriela has started to speak in english phrases and not just random words.  Any accomplishment is now greeted with the phrase “I did it!”  Of course, nothing beats being greeted yesterday afternoon with the phrase “I broke it!” when in fact, she had broken not one but two things.  Ah, to […]

It did not take long, but our pride and joy went from calling us both momma to calling us both by our first names sometimes and not mommy and daddy, or at least both of us mommy.  It is cute as all get out and Gabriela seems to have picked it up only from listening to us […]

Today was a great day.  We took Gabriela to meet with the Beit Din and to the Mikva at Adas Israel.  That means that Gabriela is officially Jewish, and we celebrate her baby naming this coming Saturday.   Unexpectedly, we also received an email from Gabriela’s former foster parents in response to our having sent them some pictures a […]

It came and went so quickly, but our wonderful Gabriela Li turned 2 today and what a great day it was.  First we got to celebrate another wonderful milestone – niece and cousin Jessica’s college graduation party and celebration for her impending attendance at law school (following after her uncle ((yours truly)), Aunt Debbie, and First Cousin […]

Tomorrow we enter the last full week before we officially enter the supposed “terrible two’s.”  From what we can gather from our sneak preview, it will be a year filled with the word “mine.”  Gabriela uses that word alot lately, whether the object in question is in fact hers or not.  Gabriela did use the […]

Today, some four months after we went to the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou and obtained Gabriela’s immigrant visa to travel to the United States, and over three months since we received Gabriela’s Certificate of Citizenship and Social Security Card, we received a letter from the very same consulate dated November 30, 2006 congratulating us on our pending […]

For some unknown reason, the scanner started working again today.  Woo hoo!  That means we do not need to take it in for service.  We took some time today to scan in the pictures that were given to us when we were presented with Gabriela and they now have their own little album.  Gabriela sure seemed very happy in Nanning, […]

While she might just be toying with us, Gabriela continues to call both Noreen and Michael momma.  Michael finds it entirely amusing, especially compared to what she might call him when Gabriela begins her teenage years.  But all is not lost, because when she looks at a picture of herself, she points and says momma to that […]

It is April 18, 2007 and we are celebrating the four month anniversay of Gabriela Li day. What is Gabriela Li day you ask.  Well, that is the day (December 18, 2006) we commemorate meeting Gabriela and becoming a larger family. It is not the official day of adoption though, for that would not come until December 19, […]