More about Anna Pearl

    Anna was born on April 7, 2008 in Luoshan County of China's Henan Province.  Her Chinese name is Luo Min Zhu.  Luo refers to her geographic area, Min means "of the people" and Zhu means "pearl".  She has a cleft lip and palate which we will have repaired when we get home.  She was described as "high-spirited" (hmmm... what could that mean??  I think that may have been how we described Rachel as she was hanging onto the light fixture over the kitchen table one day).  By the way, Rachel is beside herself with excitement over the prospect of having a little sister!  She's made her a bed,  set her a place at her little table, and she's already determined that Anna's favorite colors will be pink and purple.  Judging by the wardrobe in her picture Anna may be getting some fashion tips from her older sister!