Our Wild Goose

We've been humored to learn that the name given to Gigi when she reached the orphanage where she has lived all 13 months of her life is "Fu Yan," which means "good fortune" and "wild goose," respectively, in Chinese. Whether the "wild goose" element of the name was chosen to describe Gigi's nascent personality, or just the condition of China's many "lost girls" in orphanages, we don't know. But we like it. You can count on Amy turning it into an affectionate nickname.

As in most Asian societies, Gigi's current name is actually rendered "Rong Fu Yan," with the last name first. However, this "last name" was also assigned to Gigi at the orphanage and is actually just the name of the town where she was recovered.