Sunday, August 05, 2007

Deciding a name....AGAIN

OK, we decided on a name. After HOURS of research we came up with three names so we had a vote by secret ballot with the grandparents and Jenny's sister. The winner was Joshua Li. So, there you go. We're still going to call him Spartacus, though! The name "Maya" painted on the nursery wall has now been painted over and "Josh" will be put on sometime this week. We're fortunate the whole room wasn't pink or girly. Some garage sales were hit this weekend so now we have some boy clothes and he won't have to be naked. What a crazy turn of events! We know God is having a good chuckle right now!!

We will get his paperwork tomorrow which has medical information and some papers we need to sign and send back to the agency. Then we'll wait a few weeks for our agency, the Chinese government, and the American consulate to make all of our appointments and travel arrangements. When all is said and done, we will probably leave mid-September. Keep in mind, we're taking our laptop with us to send back pictures and stories while we are there.

till next time,
Matt and Jenny

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think Joshua is a beautiful name. In fact 23 years ago I named my son Joshua, so you have time to change it to Spartacus.
Love you both,
Jacque the "Spinner"

Anonymous said...

Joe and I are so thrilled about little Joshua Li--now a boy to carry on the Partain name. We could not be happier for you and all of us,too!Love Joe and Jane F.