May 2, 2008

Twins!


With overwhelming joy and gratitude, we proudly announce the referral of beautiful twin girls - Eleanor and LilyKate.  

They were born on July 1, 2007 in the Jiangxi Province - 10 months old!!

We are thrilled beyond words and can't wait to travel and hold them in our arms!


74 comments:

Michelle said...

Oh my goodness, all this wait for twins! How wonderful!!!! I am so excited for you and your family. Your daughters are just beautiful!! You must be over the moon with joy! Congratulations again!

Michelle
Traveling to China in a few weeks to bring home our son!
www.oliviaandowen.blogspot.com

Our Family said...

congrats!!! They share my daughter Sara beth's Birthday!!! Enjoy!
Good Luck,

Eva and Sara

Cate said...

Cute! Cute! Cute! Sleep now, I'd say!

Congratulations!

Shelly said...

Double Happiness!!! Congratulations on your baby girls - what precious sweetness! :)

Shelly & David LID 1*24*06

Catherine said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! What adorable daughters you have!! SO happy for you!!

Catherine (who found you via RQ)

sara said...

Oh my GOSH!!! Amazing! Perfect! Beautiful!! They are SOOOOOO sweet and gorgeous :) You are so very blessed & I pray for quick travel to bring your girls home!!! CONGRATS a million times!

Tracy said...

Congrats on your gorgeous girls. I know you must be on cloud 9 times 1000! Enjoy every moment - I know you will!

Tracy (Trace7 from RQ)

Lisa said...

TWINS!!! Congrats! They are sooo beautiful,

Cheri & Shane said...

OMG, they are so adorable!!!!

Double Congratulations!!!! :)

hiltonsheadeast said...

Dear Momma Susan and Daddy Johathan ... many congratulations to you both. They are amazing and beautiful !! Finally!!! I know they were worth the wait.

Hugs,
Lori & Andy Hilton
LID: Feb 16 2006

Gail said...

Congratulations!!
TWINS!! How exciting. They are adorable!
Double Happiness!
Wishing you all the best.
Gail B.

Gail said...

Congratulations!!
TWINS!! How exciting. They are adorable!
Double Happiness!
Wishing you all the best.
Gail B.

Amy said...

Oh they are so cute! Congratulations!

Ladybugsmom said...

Congrats can't wait to see you in China...we are waiting on our call

stevie g said...

Twins! That is awesome. Can't wait to meet the new additions to the Love family.

Julie said...

What a wonderful blessing! We have good friends/relatives that adopted twins at the same time we adopted Mary Austin. You can see them on my blog - just go to July 2007 archives!

So very excited for you and CANNOT wait to read all about your journey to China to bring home Eleanor and LilyKate!

Julie
Alabama

PS - Now the question is -- Will you change the blog name! :-)

Briana's Mom said...

Double happiness! Congratulations! They are beautiful!!!!!!

DiJo said...

They are beyond ADORABLE!!!! Double congratulations to you and to precious Eleanor and LilyKate!! We have a Jiangxi Beauty too. You are in for such an amazing trip to the Civil Affairs office in Nanchang to bring those sweet babies home!!!!
Blessings,
Diana
(Ruby Mei 5/8/87!)

Randi said...

Hi. I have been lurking on your blog for a little while. I just wanted to say congrats on such beautiful baby girls. You are in for a great ride.

Randi
2/28/06
fellow GA waiter :)

Julie said...

Congratulations doesn't even seem appropriate - not grand enough for the blessing that you have received. Amazing is the God we serve for he ordained these beautiful girls to be yours before the beginning of time. They are gorgeous!!!!!!!!

NorasMommy said...

TWINS!!! Congratulations! They are just beautiful!

Jennifer

Diane said...

Susan and Jonathan,
You have been blessed twice! Your girls are so precious! Congratulations!
Diane and Gary

Pam and Jeff said...

They are SOOOOOOO worth the wait. Oh gosh, what a surprise!!! I am so happy for you!!!

Mike and Rhonda said...

Susan and Jonathan,
I do not know what to say. My heart is beating so fast right now. They are beatiful, just beautiful. Congratulations!!!!!

Rhonda

Debra Sue said...

Excellent news! I have been checking in and out for a few weeks now, and seeing those cuties was so worth the wait!

Congratulations for your Double Happiness, Mommy and Daddy!

Michelle said...

Oh. My. Gosh. Twins??? Congratulations! Double COungratulations!!!!!! Sooooooooo happy for you!

Rhonda said...

I'm officially "delurking" to say congratulations!! They are just so beautiful. And there are two!!! Wow. Such wonderful news.

Kevin & Kimberly said...

Twins!! What a double blessing!! They are beautiful!!

Congratulations!!

Lisa~~ said...

Adorable and twins!! WOW!! Congrats!

Pug Mama said...

WHAT!!!!!?????
Oh my gosh - I am soooo happy for you. CONGRATS!!!!
welcome to the BEAUTIFUL BLESSED world of twins. There is no greater joy!
from one twin mom to another CONGRATS CONGRATS!
It has been such a long wait - back from when my blog was Aw@iting Ava I have been waiting for this day when I would click on your blog and see your daughter - s!!!!

Sharon said...

Congratulations!!! Have you decided which one is Eleanor and which one is LilyKate?? Those cheeks are just pinchable!!

Sharon

Kayce said...

Congratulations!! I mean DOUBLE CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Courtney said...

You lucky mama! Two jiangxi beauties!

Kate said...

And now you know why. You have endured this long wait to be blessed beyond reason with these beautiful baby girls. I am just so thrilled for you and your precious new family of 4. This is just the happiest news ever! Please accept my congratulations to you both.

Susan said...

We are so excited for you and we have the same agency. We are LID 3/14/06 and this gives us so much hope!

Lili said...

What an awesome surprise!!!!! You guys are so blessed. Your daughters are GORGEOUS. :) Big Congrats!! -Lili

Katri said...

Did you ever really believe you'd have TWINS?!!!
How awesome now to know the wait has given birth to such precious babies. I am so happy for you all.

baci326 said...

Dear Susan & Jonathan
The babies are so beautiful and you are so blessed! What a wonderful journey you are headed for and we wish you all the love and happiness in the world! God is good!

Love,
Wendy, Kate & Claire
Savannah

Truly Blessed said...

Wow. Your daughters are simply incredible...I know you're just over the moon with joy, as you should be.

You see, there was a purpose to this horrible, awful wait...Eleanor and LilyKate are that reason.

Congratulations to your family!

Truly Blessed (from RQ's forum)

Anonymous said...

Oh...My Goodness! Congratulations on your double blessing! I have been down all day thinking about our wait and this just took me over the moon!!! What a wonderful day...wishing you and your family great joy and happiness!

Dee Trogdon waiting on LOA for Mylee Kaye.

Dori's Mommy (Diana) said...

Congratulations and double happiness!

Ruby Cate said...

Congratulations! They are both so beautiful... and like your quote:

Where there is great love, there are always miracles
- Willa Cather

Miracles, PLURAL! ;)

God does work in mysterious ways, doesn't he?

Here's to a speedy TA & safe travel.

-Amy & Ruby Cate
www.bookmyblog.com

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...

You are so blessed! Congratulations and start buying two of everything!

L

Magi said...

Susan & Jonathan,

Jim and I are both so very happy for you. All of our girls will have so much fun when we visit.

Global Girl said...

Lucky you! Congrats!

cheepette8 said...

Congratulations! They are beautiful!

Georgia said...

WOW!!! Twins!! And so beautiful. They are perfect! I hope you travel soon, soon, soon! ...although now you will have soooo much to do to get ready for TWO!

Another Jiangxi Mom,
Georgia

Jess said...

Two beautiful girls! They are just adorable. Congratulations!

M3 said...

Aw, my friend Catherine just sent me the link to your site and I just grinned and grinned to see the picture of your beautiful girls. Congratulations! Can't wait to follow your trip in China.

Tracy said...

We aren't with the China program anymore, but still visit Rumor Queen. Your twins are GORGEOUS! What a wonderful surprise!

Sheryl said...

What a blessing. We too are waiting in Georgia for a little blessing from China. LID 2/12/07. the wait is so long but seeing your sweet daughters' faces is an encouragment. Have a wonderful trip.
Sheryl and Steven in GA

Anonymous said...

DOUBLE CONGRATULATIONS !!! I am so thrilled for you. From the whole Waiting for First Child from China Yahoo Group, I want to say we are THRILLED for you. Congratulations to you and your entire family.
Blessings,
Sheryl, Key West FL
Group Owner, WFFCC Yahoo Group

fran said...

Can't wait to follow your trip!! Congratulations, what a double blessing!

Eliza2006 said...

VERY exciting!!! They are beautiful...really, really beautiful!

Tiffany

prechrswife said...

They are just adorable! Congratulations on your double blessing. (Found your blog via RQ.)

Laura Beth said...

TWINS! What a blessing! We just returned from China last week with our beautiful Eliana. Best wishes to you and your family,
Laura Beth
http://chinastork.blogspot.com

Sophia's Mama said...

Susan and Jonathan... there are no words to express how happy we are for you and your family. The girls are beautiful. We can't wait to see them in person and give them kisses...

we love you guys

Hugs
Susan

Sheri said...

Double Blessings!!! And they are GORGEOUS!!! WOW!! Did you ever think you would be referred TWINS????!!!

REJOICE!!!

Anja said...

Wow! You've waited all that time for twins!!! Congrats and enjoy!

Anja & Edwin
LID 3/29 2006
The Netherlands

Fliss and Mike Adventures said...

Twins!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats.... what great news... take care

Alyson & Ford said...

Beautiful girls!! Wow! You are so blessed. We are jealous! May you see them in record time! Happy China trip!

Alyson LID 01/27/06

Jenna said...

What a wonderful, wonderful gift!!! Did you request twins or was this just a complete surprise? What a blessing! Congratulations!

Mom of 5 said...

How beautiful !!
What blessings......

Judy said...

How absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!!!!!!

Angelsent from RQ

Katherine said...

congratulations! they are beautiful!

Wendy said...

Congratulations! Your daughters are beautiful. Did you have any indication you'd be matched with twins prior to your referral?

Amy said...

Your girls are beautiful! Congratulations!

Ava Baby said...

Wow! How exciting! Congratulations on two beautiful daughters!

Susan said...

Double happiness for you! They are precious little peanuts.

Enjoy this very special time.

Jill Johnson said...

Double congrats on your double blessings!

mikeandmcgee said...

I saw your blog on RQ. Congratulations on your beautiful, beautiful girls! What a wonderful blessing and surprise! :)

Peta-maree said...

They are both soooo Beautiful. I am sooo happy that after just a long wait you are now the proud parents of twins. I have loved following your story and cant wait to watch them grow up.

Peta
Australia

Shana said...

Wow!!! Congratulations!!!!! What absolutely beautiful baby girls you have! Twins- how wonderful!!!

You must be over the moon excited!

So happy for you,
Shana :)

Scott & Kim said...

Congratulations on your DOUBLE referral!! Your babies are beautiful. How exciting that you will be a family of FOUR very soon. Wishing you much joy and happiness. We met our two little sweeties in 11/06 and they are also from Shanggao. Looking forward to following your trip!