Meet Gigi

Here is a retrospective post containing the message we sent to members of the Needham family upon learning Gigi's identity and receiving her photo:

Dear family,

By now you've probably heard that we have been "matched" with our daughter-to-be in China. Ginger or Gigi, as we've been calling her, is named "Rong Fu Yan." As you will see in the attached photo, she is a serious-looking, plump-faced 13-month old. According to the information we've received, she is in good health and doing well developmentally. She has spent all but her first couple days in the same orphanage on the far southern coast of China. We'll offer more details on her condition, personality, and home province in the next few days.

How do we feel about all this? We're at once relieved to finally know who Gigi is and to see her pretty face, but all the more impatient to go and get her. Cleo has been very excited to see photos of the baby we've been telling her about and clearly understands that she's now a big sister, even if she doesn't yet know exactly what's in store. We're so happy to have Dad and Georgina joining us for the trip to retrieve Gigi, which will occur in June. As part of the trip, we will stop in Utah on the way out, then spend a week to introduce Gigi to you all upon our return.

So, more details to come.

With much relief and excitement,

Amy, Cleo, and John Lewis