Saturday, March 1, 2008

What's in a Name?



Kathryn Ying Zi Anhalt. Right now we refer to her as Kathryn but still call her Ying Zi most of the time. Since she isn't hearing any other words from us she recognizes, we want to at least let her know we know who she is, even if she doesn't quite know who we are yet. We think we will eventually call her Kate, but right now that doesn't feel right somehow. We do want her to learn her new name though, so unless you hear otherwise from us, please call her Kathryn and let just us call her by her special nickname for now. We also want to ask another favor of our friends and family: We know you are happy for us and want to get to know her, but until we say it is OK, please understand that initially we will be the only ones holding her and caring for her. Thank you so much for understanding, and for all of your encouragement over the long wait for her arrival. We finally have our family together and we can't wait to share her with all of our other loved ones.
We hope you have enjoyed following along on our journey via our blog.
We will have at least one more post of our return home.
Our long wait is over, and now a new journey begins!

3 comments:

Judi said...

Good job, Mom! It's paramount to solidify bonding and to continue the attachment process that only you and Dad continue to do the things you're doing for her now and no one else. Kathryn's development is the priority and you can bet that she'll set the standards. ;-D Anyone with questions can find out more at two sites: attach-china.org and a4everfamily.org

Good luck! Kathryn's amazing!
Judi

sindyCA said...

Ohhhhhh she is so beautiful and you look so happy.

Congratulations!!

Love and Kisses,
Your Cousins,
Kevin and Sindy

Wendy said...

Good for you!!! It's very important to keep her very close to both of you...