A little about our new daughters!

I thought I would post a little about what we know about our new daughters.  It's not much. And it's just what is in their referral information.  Who knows if this is accurate.  But it's all we have right now.


Hope is 12 years old. Her birthday is May 19, 1999.  She has been in the orphanage since she was 1 day old.  She had a cleft lip and cleft palate.  Her cleft lip was repaired when she was 5 years old. 

She obeys the rules in the school and gets on well with other children. She is fond of PE classes and painting classes. After back in school, she can finish the homework on time.

She is an outgoing girl who is active, restless and found of sing children’s songs, listening to music, watching TV, playing games. She is quick in reaction and energetic. Her favorite activities are singing and playing with other children. She is a talkative, lovely girl who has a ready smile.


She is 50 pounds and 46 inches tall.  She's small. Just for comparison, Jadyn is 49 inches tall and she's 7 years old.


Maggie is 11 years old.  Her birthday is June 1, 2000. She has been in the orphanage since she was 2 days old.  The SN (special need) she has that  I referred to in my last post is torticoliar cleidomastoid.  This is a description I found online....
-A contracted state of the neck muscles that causes the neck to rotate and tilt sideways, forwards, or backwards. Also called wryneck.
-an abnormal position of the head, usually with the neck bent to one side, caused congenitally by contracture of muscles, muscular spasm, etc.
She had surgery in 2004 when she was 4 years old and from what we can tell by her reports, she is doing fine.  The surgery was a success.

She is obedient, and she is united to the classmates, can obey class discipline; she likes having the PE and art class. After school she can finish the homework in time, and teaches younger sisters and brothers to sing songs, recite ancient poems. She was taken by the bus with other children; they often go to school and return home with singing.


Extroverted, active, lovely, fond of playing games, listening to music, singing nursery songs, watching TV, and she is polite, clean, and her clothes are always very clean, which are put in the closet in order. Sometimes she has bad temper, likes crying, and she is a clever and smart little girl.


She is 55 pounds and 51 inches.  She is about the same size as Abby who is 8. 




Both girls are in the same orphanage. They are in the Anhui Province.  We have never been to this part of China so we're excited to go there. 

Anyway, that's a little bit about our girls.  We hope to learn more in the coming months.  Thank you for your prayers, good wishes & support.  I will keep you updated as we know more.