Thursday, January 4, 2007

Dossier Details

We picked up her dossier (which makes her sound like a baby spy) which includes her medical record, the details surrounding her arrival at the children's welfare institute, and some clues to her station and personality.

  • The glad: She's really healthy! She weighed 16.5 lbs at 4 months and was 25" long. She seems to be gaining 1 lb and growing 1" each month.

  • The sad: She was 6 weeks old when she was left on the steps of the PingJiang Children's Welfare Institute, which means that her mother kept her for 6 weeks. The good part is she was likely breast fed and is clearly well cared for. The awful part is her poor mother - it must have been heart-breaking to leave. If you're inclined this way, please say a prayer that her mom knows she is well-off.

  • The totally rad: The dossier reports that she is active, likes music, games, looking at picture books and is a mimic. She jumps up and down when people hold her on their laps, her favorite activity is playing outside and her favorite toys are her dolls. For some reason, this completely slays Nancy.

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