A million miles to Mia

[...] out my list of questions since my brain will most certainly turn to mush as soon at the phone rings. Oh my gawd.. my stomach is flip flopping. Deep breaths, Krista. Deep breaths. You can't [...]

[...] questions I won't remember to ask. Cuz you know my brain will turn to mush as soon as the phone rings. I charged the Flip, set it up, positioned it on the Gorilla-pod and tested it out just [...]

[...] about the arrival of this baby as I was. Love! Then an hour and a half later.... the phone rings again. It's Martha! Same thing happens...heart rate accelerates, jump up, hit record and [...]

[...] difficult to draw. I couldn't get lucky enough for it to mean something cool like "cherry blossom". That's just the image that popped in my head at that moment. Those are the examples I [...]

[...] I'd get Mia's birthstone. But when I went to the store and saw this one that looks like a cherry blossom..... That was the one! [...]

[...] to be exact ... I'll fall in love when they place a beautiful little baby girl named Mia Renee Ying in my arms. I'll finally be a mother. And she will be my daughter. Completely and [...]

[...] not to use them as part of her western name. We'll keep Ying. So she has four names now. Mia Renee Ying.... and my last name, of course. Mia is Italian and chosen simply because I love the way it [...]

[...] notice from my agency that we officially have Travel Approval. They're working to set our Consulate Appointment now. We should have that done by the end of the week at the latest. As soon as we know [...]

[...] The consulate appointment has been set. We're working on the flight options and final itinerary right this very [...]

[...] and Jet Li. It was pretty funny. Livi Xiang My mom made this for Mia to wear for our consulate appointment. She also crocheted 3 pairs of mary janes in white, hot pink and black. They're the [...]

[...] I'd be in the frame. That would've sucked if I chopped off my head or something. I hit the record button as a test run and he acted it out perfectly. Screaming like a girl, fake crying, throwing his [...]

[...] in case I'm home alone when The Call comes. My intention is to actually remember to hit the record button. We'll see. I loaded brand new batteries in the point and shoot camera in case The Call comes [...]

[...] First off... still no Travel Approval. Not happy about that. Those of you who know me know I don't deal well with this lack of [...]

[...] Finally! At 7:36pm I got notice from my agency that we officially have Travel Approval. They're working to set our Consulate Appointment now. We should have that done by the end of [...]

[...] have my partner snap some photos. And again...hopefully one of us will remember to turn on the video camera, too. I have it all planned out. I just hope I can think straight to pull it off when it [...]

[...] and dreams in this moment.  Uhm yeah... I was a bit of a wreck. I got to work and prepped my video camera. My partner was kind enough to be my stand in while I positioned the shot to make sure I'd be [...]

[...] that another day. Today I want to get my thoughts down about her name. Mia's Chinese name is Tong Min Ying. It's pronounced Tawng Meen Een. It's still hard for my English speaking brain to look at [...]

[...] who she really is. Right now I'm in love with a photo of a beautiful little baby girl named Tong Min Ying who lives in China. But soon...on May 25th to be exact ... I'll fall in love when they place a [...]

[...] . Introducing Tong Min Ying Birth date October 9, 2010 5 months and 28 days old Currently in Tonggu SWI in Jiangxi, China And yes... those are magical flying penguins in the background of the top [...]

[...] words and pronounce them this way. But I'm getting used to it. Every baby ever placed in the Tonggu SWI carries the first two names of Tong Min. Only the third name is unique. They're named Tong for [...]