Singing and dressing up.
Playing soccer, c'mon how long did you think it would take!
Cheering on her big Sister
Getting ready for another day at the soccer fields......better get use to it.
Mia has now been to our pediatrician, the eye specialist, adoption specialist at All Children's Hospital and the dermatologist. Everything was good at our pediatrician but he had concerns with the birthmark/mole on her arm. The eye specialist said she will need to wear glasses and that may correct the lazy-eye, if not, she is a candidate for surgery later on. The adoption specialist put Cindy at easy the most. He checked her from head to toe, took 8 vials of blood for testing (no results yet) and observed her actions for about an hour. He was confident her minor developmental delay is nothing to be concerned with, common for Chinese children in an orphanage. And finally the dermatologist said that her "tattoo" ( I showed her my tattoos and told her that's what hers is) does not appear suspicious, we just have to monitor it and get checked once a year. He felt removing it now may cause more damage, unless something crops up, we will not have it removed until she has grown quite a bit. Mia is doing great, loves baths, wakes up smiling and likes to play with other kids. She has started to play with some of our friend's kid's that are around her age. She does have a visit to the dentist coming up,that should be interesting, and we don't think they ever cleaned her ears in the orphanage. Mia's are clogged so our doctor has us using a solution in them to help break it up, kind of nasty in there. Overall, she/we are doing good.
Mia Grace Yi
"Our little girl"
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Why Adopt From China
- Steve, Cindy, Briley and Mia
- At first glance, some of China's beliefs may seem quite different than those we hold in the western world. One example of this is the cultural preference for a male child. There are several reasons why Chinese families might prefer a boy over a girl. In rural provinces, a family's livelihood depends directly on the output of its family members. Because of this, a family with sons would be at a considerable advantage than one with daughters. Historically, it is also the son's honored responsibility to take care of his parents in their old age. A daughter, however, would be expected to care for her husband's parents rather than her own. In this regard, the Chinese believe that having a son is crucial to their livelihood, as well as a form of social security for the parents when they grow older. This situation is further complicated by China's One-Child Policy, which prohibits families from having more than one child. As a result of this policy, there are thousands of abandoned children throughout China, with the vast majority of them being healthy girls.
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