
Michelle, Karl and Kara applied to adopt a baby from China back in early 2005. On July 1, 2006 we finally received our adoption referral. Her name given at the orphanage is Qian LiDong. Qian is her last name, after the town her orphanage is in, and LiDong translates as "pretty east." She was born on October 18, 2005 and was found abandoned at a bus/train station in Qianjiang, Sichuan province, China, on October 21. We are delighted and can't wait to meet her! We will name her Lida after Michelle's great grandmother, which actually sounds a lot like LiDong.