Introducing Sydnie AmeliaAnn…

We received “the call” from our agency on March 13th, 2008. This is what we learned about Sydnie:

She was born on March 11, 2006 and was brought to Wuhan City Children’s Welfare Institute on March 15, 2006 where she was named Wu Meng Yuan. “Wu” represents Wuhan City Children’s SWI, “Meng” is the middle name for children that entered the SWI in March and “Yuan” means fair lady in Chinese.

As of October, 2007 she weighed 22.5 pounds and was 32 inches tall (right on target!). She has a good appetite and her favorite foods are rice with lily root and rib soup, apples and bananas. She opens the counter for beautiful clothes and looks at herself in the mirror. She is active and likes to play outside. She is happy to play with other children but does not give up when she competes for toys with others (we’ll have to work on that). She loves to listen to music very much and she swings her bottom to the music. She can say sentences of 3-5 words and can tell you when she needs to go potty.
 

April 9, 2008 Today we received updated photos of Sydnie…she is getting so big! As of March 2008 she weighs 24.25 pounds and is 34.2 inches tall.   We also learned that she is not a picky eater (she will fit right in with our family)! She likes broth, steamed pork and roasted pork. She can go to the bathroom by herself. She knows how to turn the TV on and off and likes to pick up the phone. She likes “beauty” and “pretty clothes” and likes to comb her hair in front of the mirror after a bath. She can count from one to ten, can stack ten blocks and knows her body parts. She can walk on her own, can go up and down stairs and she runs fairly well (can stop herself without bumping into things of falling).

Legacy of an Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.

Two different lives shaped to make you one.
One became your guiding star; the other became your sun.

The first one gave you life, and the second taught you to live it.
The first one gave you love. The second was there to give it.

One gave you a nationality. The other gave you a name. One gave you a talent. The other gave you aim.

One gave you emotions. The other calmed your fears. One saw your first sweet smile. The other dried your tears.

One sought for you a home that she could not provide.
The other prayed for a child and her hope was not denied.

And now you ask me, through your tears, the age old question unanswered through years.

Heredity or environment, which are you a product of? Neither, my darling. Neither.
Just two different kinds of Love.

~Author Unknown