We are bursting with pride as we introduce to you our Son, Alexander Orin Waite!

Yes! To our surprise we are now the VERY proud family of a beautiful little BOY!!!I have attached 2 pictures of him for you all to see! We have fallen in love with this little baby! How lucky we are to be blessed with this precious little guy. So cute....just wanna squish that little face!

John and I sat down with the girls to decide on a name for him and we have all decided that his name will be Alexander Waite. (“Alex” for short as we have already been calling him that here!!) John wanted to honor his Grampy’s middle name, and we also liked Alexander because it means “brave warrior” or “defender of men” So the girls thought it was good to name him Alex so that he can be brave until John and I go to get him and bring him home!

So here’s what we know about our son so far….

His Birthdate is January 27 2010. (so he is roughly 9 months old)

Right now he weighs 16 lbs and is 26 inches tall.

He is living in the Social Welfare Institute in Hengyang city in Hunan province. Other than his bottled formula, he eats rice cereal, mashed fruit, mashed vegetables, and sometimes egg yolks. He can hold his head up while lying on his stomach, can roll over on his own and grasps at toys that are close to his hands. He can stand up with support (as seen in the pictures) His development might be a little slower than we are used to, but he will be able to catch up in no time. He is a healthy and happy little baby from what we hear, and we feel so lucky to be welcoming him into our family!!! We just can’t describe how happy we are, and we can’t wait to bring him home for Christmas! Best gift EVER! “We’re coming Alex…can’t wait to hold you forever!”