On August 8th, 2000 around 11 am, we finally received a call from the adoption agency that our referral was in.  For those that don't know what the referral is, you receive a name, picture, and health information of your child. 

Our son was born on November 7, 1999 in the town of Chengdu in the province of Sichuan in the country of China. We named him Nicholas Alexander Angel.  

Here's were the first pictures we received, as well as some additional pictures we received of him in China.

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Here are some pictures our first days back with Nicholas with us and his grandparents:

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Pictures of Nicholas in his new room:

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Pictures of him eating in  his highchair:

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Showing his new playpen:

Nicholas visits Daddy's work:

Now aren't I cute??