08/08/08

My Dear China Doll,

I thought you would be here with us already. I imagined us watching the Beijing Olympics with you sitting on my lap. Alas the wait for you is much longer than we imagined. Today is a "lucky" day in China but we know the day we meet you will be the luckiest of all.

• Yao de fa, bu li ba” (If you want to be wealthy, don’t be without the number 8) - Mandarin Chinese saying

• Eight was originally deemed auspicious by the Cantonese, since in Cantonese, eight reads as 'Fa', which means to make a great fortune in the near future.

• The more 8s, the better, so it’s no surprise that the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing will start at 8 p.m. China time, 8 minutes and 8 seconds after the hour, on Aug. 8, 2008.