December Update

We just received our December update!  We can send 10 questions per month for $25 to the orphanage director and they will send back the answers.  Here are December's updates on our sweet girl:

Q:  We requested her updated size for height, weight, and head.
A:   Height: 63cm; weight: 4.8kg (this is 10.56 lbs); head circumference: 40cm (she hasn't grown as much as we might have hoped, but she looks great in the pictures)
Q:  When does she cry the most?  When she is tired, hungry, etc?
A:  She cries when she is hungry.  If she wants someone to hug her, and nobody hugs her, she will cry too.
Q:  Does she ever appear to be in any pain?
A:  According to the caregivers, the answer is no.  Anyway, she is too young to express which part of the body is painful.
Q:  May we get another video of her?
A:  Ok - no problem
Q:  May we get updated pictures of her?
A:  Ok - no problem (as you all know we have received lots of updated pictures over the last  days :))
Q:  Can she say any words in Chinese?  If not, how does she express what she wants?
A:  No, not yet.  She can express her desires with her eyes.
Q:  How much is she eating now?
A:  She starts eating the porridge and rice cereal.  The volume is about half bowl.
Q:  Has the lotion and baby wash we sent being able to be used during her baths?
A:  She is using now.


These updates thrill our heart as you can imagine!  During the adoption process, there is so much wait time, that all the updates we received over the last 48 hours seem like a dream!  We are so thankful Olivia's caregivers at the orphanage love her and are taking such great care of her.  Please continue to pray that Olivia continues to bond with her caregivers!  It is a good thing that she cries and wants to be held.  I just can't wait until the day it is Danny and I that get to comfort her and dry her tears.  For now, God will continue to dry all of our tears and comfort us in a way only He can as we wait for the family He has created for the 3 of us.


Our Best, 
Danny and Julie