It is with unspeakable joy that we introduce to you our son, Caleb David Bao Porter.
Caleb is currently living in Baotou City, province of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. If the process follows the typical timeline, we will bring him home sometime around May! He is currently 15 months old. These pictures are old, but they are all we have for now. We have requested updated pictures and information on him and we will definitely share them when we get them!
Look at that smile!! This mama is falling in love with a picture of a little boy on the other side of the world! "Bao" is a Chinese boy name that means "precious treasure." How perfectly it fits him....our precious treasure, born in Baotou City. We felt it was the perfect addition to his American name as we love the meaning and it also honors the city in which he was born and spent the first year and a half of his life! He currently is assigned a Chinese name by his orphanage and it will officially be changed when the adoption is finalized in China.
We received his file from our social worker on Monday, November 4th. We spent the next days praying and having his file reviewed by medical professionals. Caleb has a minor heart defect that is very common and often needs no intervention. As we knew was the case going into this process, we really won't have a firm grasp on his overall health until we get him home and evaluated by our pediatrician. By all indications from his file, this seems to be a minor issue and one that our family can easily care for. On Thursday, November 7th we submitted our letter of intent "LOI" to adopt Caleb. That had to be reviewed and evaluated by the China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption. On Monday, November 11th we got word that we were approved to adopt him! We spent the next few days telling our families and close friends and finalizing his name!
Now that we have seen his face, the pain of the wait intensifies for us! We can't wait to hold him in our arms and kiss his precious face! We can now send him care packages (just in time to send Christmas presents!!) and will be sending him a photo album with our pictures so hopefully we may seem a tiny bit familiar to him when we show up and take him away from the only life he has ever known. Adoption is beautiful, but it always starts with something ugly and painful. This precious boy was abandoned shortly after birth by the person who was supposed to care for him. Praise God that He is in the business of redemption and making beauty from ashes!!
We have so much going on this month! November may seriously be the busiest month in Porter family history! This quick referral was an unexpected blessing amidst our current craziness and we are so very thankful!! I have so many things to share on this blog, and will over the coming weeks and months, but for now, we wanted to share this precious gift with you!
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
Amy
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