Introducing...

Isaac Michael GuangMing Staege!!!!

Yes that's right, we have finally decided on a name for our sweet little boy!  Isaac means "laughter", and we are trusting God that this special son of ours will fill our home with laughter and joy.  One of our greatest desires is that we would be a family that lives a life of joy, and since God hand-picked Isaac to be in our family, we are sure that he is going to bring light and life to our home!

In addition to a name, we have also recently been in contact with some wonderful doctors in the U.S who have given us a clearer picture of some of Isaac's medical needs.  We have learned that the reason why he has no left eye and his face has irregularities is because he has what is called Tessier clefting.  That means that when his skull was first forming, it did not fully close together properly, leaving gaps or "clefts" in his face.  This interferred with the development of his eye and might have possibly affected other areas that we are currently unaware of.

The great news is that the doctors are optimistic that they will be able to do a significant amount to help re-shape the structure of his face.  It is also really encouraging that from all the reports we have received, he seems to be a bright, active boy who loves to talk, play with friends, and ride his bike.  This means that it is unlikely that his clefts have significantly damaged his brain, eye sight in his right eye, or hearing.  Our little man has a wonderful future ahead of him, and we are so excited to see all that God has planned!

Thanks for celebrating with us as we ready ourselves to welcome our newest family member home!  We just received our acceptance letter (LOA) from the Chinese government, and are hoping that the final stages of paperwork are done for us to travel and finalize the adoption before Isaac's 4th birthday on August 11th!

Here are some recent pictures of our already-handsome man!