Our Beautiful Baby Girl
Alaina's Referral News
(11 months old)
Our first glimpse of Alaina was on
"Match Day" April 8, 2004. Alaina had just turned 1 year old on April 1.
We were in love at first site and had to show everyone our new baby's pictures.
Sweet baby girl at 4 months old.
All About Alaina
Born: April 1, 2003
FengCheng City, Jiangxi, China
Forever in Our Arms: May 23, 2004
Chinese Name: Feng JiaCen
Feng: Named after the city of birth, FengCheng City
Jia: "Beautiful, excellent"; The name given to all the baby girls born around Alaina's birth.
Cen: "In the high hills or most precipitous peak"
The meaning of her name:
Alaina Brooke JiaCen
Alaina: Fair and Beautiful
Brooke: Peace and Harmony
JiaCen: We wanted to keep her special Chinese name. When she came to our arms that day, she came with nothing but her special name. We want that name to always be special to her.
Her name altogether is very special and means: Fair, beautiful, peace maker, much harmony, most excellent one in the highest hills on the most precipitous peak.
The year of the Sheep 2003
I am nature's child.
I trust and am rewarded by trust.
Fortune smiles upon my countenance.
All things blossom In the gentleness of my love.
I strive to find beauty in all I behold.
I am fair of face And full of grace.
I am the Sheep.
Alaina was born in the Year of the Sheep just like Mommy.
While we waited, they sent us an updated picture.
She was 12 months old. This really showed us her true personality.
Click on the link to see a great Jiangxi Map. http://www.redthreadmaps.com/jiangxi_m.html
FengCheng City, Alaina's city is in the middle of the map, a little north. It is right below Nanchang, which is the capital city of Jiangxi.
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