Monday, August 27, 2007

New Info About Mattie!

We just received the orphanage background information and translation about Mattie! We had no clue it was coming and it arrived in our mail at 10am this morning!
What we learned about her name:
Guo is her surname, expressing that she is a child of the nation.
Yan Yan is a wish that she will always be as beautiful as a swallow flying freely in the sky, and will live a happy, colorful, and fortunate life in the future.
Physical exam the day she arrived at Guixi:
Birth Length: 45cm /17.7 in. Birth Weight: 3kg/6lbs 9.6oz
Her ambilical cord had been freshly cut - the medical staff agreed she had just been born; determining Jan. 10th as her birthday. She was a beautiful baby with fair skin.
During her first month:
Her nights and days were reversed. She slept during the day and cried at night. She also ate little and spit up alot - she had a rough first month and required a lot of the nannies time.
During her second month:
She improved and began to sleep soundly. Her food intake stablilzed and her growth was good.
During her third month:
She turned her head when the Nannies say Yan Yan and "she smiled when someone touched her little face" (direct quote from paperwork we received.)
During her forth month (reported May 20th):
She laughs out loud and is a charming child. She sleeps soundly and likes to sleep on her back. She is extroverted, active and lively. She likes to play outside and likes to play with a cloth doll that makes music (that part was in some previous paperwork too)
Length: 22.8 inches Weight: 12lbs 1.6oz
We were SO estatic to receive this additional information - and finally hear about the day she was born. We had so many questions surrounding this day the last several weeks, and while I have not included all the details here in this post, we know we were given all the information and details available, and are appreciative that Guixi City SWI took care in documenting her birth day and what happened upon her arrival at Guixi SWI.

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