Friday, October 28, 2011

Three are now four!!!

We have our sweet Mia who is an absolutely precious little girl!! She arrived at our hotel at 11:00 am yesterday morning. She was initially very (appropriately) cautious and cried when it was time to go up to our room. Once upstairs, she liked playing with bubbles and exploring everything her big sisters wanted to show her. We got smiles from her pretty quickly, at first tiny glimpses and then big smiles especially when we brought her swimming. Mia is speaking in full Mandarin sentences, which makes it a bit challenging due to my toddler level Mandarin language skills. But we are both becoming pretty good at charades.
Mia only uses Mama for me. She appropriately calls all other females "ayi" (auntie) except for Nana who she calls appropriately "waipo" which is grandmother in Chinese. She calls both sisters "Jie Jie". Today, she is already repeating some English words. This little one is quite bright, and yes, little! She fits perfectly into 3t size clothes. She reminds me a lot of my friends' daughter who is from Guangdong and is also a petite little one. She likes to be carried, so being smaller with a petite mom works well.
She really is doing very well which is clearly due to being in foster care with Grace and Hope for Children. There is a sense of confidence that she has, and she clearly understands that people meet her needs. She has had a few quick tantrums which I have been expecting due to the language barrier and all that she has been through in the past 24 hours. She has really liked playing with play dough and markers. She's got a great appetite and doesn't seem too picky yet. All three of the girls didn't sleep too well last night which is likely due to the transition. There were lots of giggles, especially as Mia decided to bring toys to bed.
Today we spent the morning going through the official adoption procedure in Guangxi, and Mia is officially ours. In the past 24 hours my family of 3 has become a family of 4. I couldn't be any happier.

5 comments:

  1. Wonderful news! So happy for all of you!

    ps... when Luci was a baby, she kept repeating the word "hot" or "ot". Our facilitator said it was just baby babble, but I am not so sure. If you think of it during the course of your day, would you mind asking a few people if they recognize the word? Thanks for that and thanks for keeping us all updated on the progress of your amazing journey!

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  2. YAHOOO!!!! I'm super excited for you and can't wait to hear all about her when you get home. Chasey boy misses you but he's glad you're out working miracles <3

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  3. Cindy, thanks for sharing your journey with us. What a precious moment it is when we can legally call our child our own.

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