Monday, September 17, 2007

Zanna with Hair Bob



Check out the updated photos we received of Zanna today! The update says she weighs 17 pounds and is 28 inches long. She also has 2 teeth. She was in foster care for the first 6-8 months of her life.
Our coordinator at FTIA said she thinks Zanna is crying in the one photo because her bottom is cold! You gotta' love those split pants! Let us know if you have any idea what that red string around her neck is.???

Sunday, September 9, 2007

More Info. About Zanna



We received a detailed health report on Zanna, took it to the infectious disease doctor for review, and he said she's perfect too!

As of June 15th she weighed 15.4 pounds. The Chinese tend to weigh the babies with all those clothes on, so we can't be sure this was correct. She was 26 inches long and had a normal head size.

She's residing at the Fuzhou Social Welfare Institute that you see above. She's not in foster care like Calla was. I also included a picture of one of the crib rooms. Zanna is most likely spending a lot of her time in a crib like those you see in the photo.
If you want to see more photos that someone took of the orphanage, you can see them here.

The report also says she is a "little bit stubborn" and likes animals. She will fit right into our family!

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Pudling #2




After 21 months and 2 weeks we finally received our referral for Suzanna. All we know so far is that she was born on November 3, 2006, and she is in the Fuzhou Social Welfare Institute in Jiangxi Province. We will get more information on Friday. Her Chinese name is Fu Ni Kun. We will call her Zanna (plus a lot of other nicknames, I'm sure).
When I asked Calla what it felt like to get a new sister, she said, "It feels like happy."
After everything we've been through this summer, this has brought us much-needed joy.