I've read a lot about adoption and birthparents. From what I have read, it is really important for children to have an ease about discussing birthparents. Personally, I have not wanted to use the word China mommy because I don't want to confuse Tian with two mommy names. So today she and I had a talk. As we were swinging on the swings in the woods, I asked her what she would like to call her Birthmother. She thought for a moment and said, "chee chee." We talked about that for awhile and then asked her what she would like to call her Birthfather. She said, "You name him." So I named him, "chin chin." We talked and laughed about whether she might like to swing, if he had ever used a fork....
Later when I came in and Tian was napping, I researched the Chinese spellings of those pronunciations. This is what I came up with:
Qi means breath or spirit...
Qin is the name of the emperor during the building of the Great Wall....
So Tian now has names for the very special people who gave her life from a physical standpoint. We are grateful to God for breathing life through them to create our family.
By the way... this should really be a scrapbook page about Tian's first fishing trip today! Caught two rainbow trout!! But although I remembered the camera, I forgot to check the battery! No pictures! But they were HUGE and tasted great at supper tonight!
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