We were very surprised today to receive an update on our baby girl! Our social worker/miracle worker had requested it just yesterday. What a blessing to get an email today with some answers to questions and see new pictures of our little girl! We had come up with a list of questions–some of the meaning got lost in translation a bit. But, we were thankful to learn what we learned here —
Where was her finding place? The entrance of the orphanage.
What does she do during the day? [We had wanted to know her daily routine or schedule.] She often plays with kids at the activity room or outside if it is a nice day.
What does she eat? Main foods: formula, rice cereal, noodle, cracker. Sometimes add porridge, fruit, etc.
What are her favorite foods? formula, cracker, and fruit.
How does her caretaker put her to sleep? It is easy to put her to sleep. She can sleep by herself.
What name does her nanny call her? “Mei Yue”or “Yue Yue”
Who named her? And why did they choose this name for her? The caretakers named her because she is very pretty, and they hope she will be more and more beautiful. [Remember, her name means Beautiful Moon.]
Does she have a nanny that she is closest to? What does she call this nanny? She is close to all of the caretakes. They like her very much. She calls them “MaMa,” because all of the children call their caretakers “MaMa” here.
What are her favorite toys and activities? She loves caretakers holding her to go outside to play.
What makes her happy? What makes her sad? She is happy when someone play with her. If not, she would feel a little sad. [Makes sense, right?]
How does the nanny comfort her when she cries? Does she calm easily? Does she cry very much? Holding and patting her. Yes, she calms down easily. No, she doesn’t.
Has she been with any foster families since she was found? No. She has been living in the orphanage.
She looks so darn cute in these pictures–despite her extremely poofy split pants and her shaved head (sniff, sniff). Anyone have any cute crocheted baby hats with flowers that their girls have outgrown? :) She’s a whopping 17.4 lbs now–not sure if that is in those clothes or not. Hope it was without them since if they were included in those measurements she may really only be a fraction of that measurement! Oh, how I long to see a smile on her face!
omg! the split pants are hilarious! but still, she’s so beautiful!
The split plants are pretty funny. She is sooo beautiful!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH So cute!!!! Sarah got us an update before our LOA and we were SO excited!!!! I can’t wait for your TA!!
She’s a cutie…with or without hair! She sounds like the perfect weight!!!
she sleeps easily, she calms down easily, she is “very pretty” … definitely sounds like a keeper! (and she’s nice and lightweight so you won’t break your back carrying her around!!)
Praise the Lord that you were able to get an update! She is a cutie patootie! Bald is beautiful! And headbands and hats will look so cute while that hair grows back! Can’t wait until you meet her in person!
They really put some thick clothing on her-puff & stuff! She is adorable and sounds like a delightful baby. Do you know why they shave their heads?
I know that is commonly done in Russia because they believe it will make the hair grow in thick and beautiful.
Oh my goodness – what a beautiful little girl! So cute that they answered your questions…she sounds so sweet;) Can’t wait for more good news;)
Nice blog! I also have an etsy shop. I decided to try ebay as I didn’t see any headbands similar to mine. Feel free to check it out – circleboutique.etsy.com My mom and sisters are all part of it.
OH Kelly she is beyond gorgeous! And the first smile you see might be in person and that will make it sooooo very special! I can not wait to see her in your arms. She will fit so perfectly–that is so clear to see!
The nicknames and the reason they named her are wonderful! She sure is beautiful like her name!
Kelly,
I am so happy that you received updated pictures and some information about Lydia. She is absolutely adorable (even without hair)! You are right that a cute little hat will take care of it! We still haven’t received our I-800 yet. I am so sad!!!
Tricia
Oh Kelly! She is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!!
What a wonderful gift!!! :) She’s beautiful, but WHY oh WHY do they have to shave their heads???? Thankfully, hair grows fast! :) Such great info, even if as a mom I’m sure you wanted so much more detail!!!
Counting the days with you!!!! :)
Is her head shaved or does she just not have hair?
She looks SO tiny to be standing up like that :)
Here are some cute hats:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41698565&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=crocheted+baby+hats&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title
Lydia will look darling with those baby headbands/bows! I love her sumu wrestler split pants!!
Sorry, I see I don’t have my blog linked to my profile in blogger. (I didn’t know that until now.)
It’s amandakayfablife.blogspot.com if you are interested.
Your daughter is beautiful by the way, even without hair! My baby is 10 mos and still no hair!
Oooooh, she’s so tiny! I think you should take a poll and see how many layers are on her when you get there ;) We were there on a really hot and humid day, so Li’l Empress only had one layer. But a couple months later a bloggy friend got their son at the same Civil Affairs office and they counted like 5 layers under his coat!!!!!
shes so sweet!!! love it!