Marcie's Update

Today we received information from Marcie's orphanage. We didn't get any additional pictures, and the information is from April 25, 2006-- so it's not really updated information. It's just new to us. Don't get me wrong-- I'm ecstatic to receive the information even though it is a few months old.

So here's what we've learned about Marcie:

Her Finding Place:
She was found around 9:00 pm November 21, 2005 in front of the office building of Chongqing City Yunyang County CIvil Affairs Bureau, wrapped in a bath towel and wearing two layers of clothes. A diaper bag with several diapers was left next to her. She had already lost her umbilical cord, and a medical exam produced no abnormalities. They estimated her birthday to be November 15, 2005.

Her Name:
Yang Fu Ji
The Yang is from Yunyang County.
The Fu is from the orphanage.
Ji means season.
We are told it is a pretty sounding name.

Her Daily Routine:
Marcie lives in an orphanage and eats well. She usually wakes up at 6:30 am, eats lunch at 10:30, naps after lunch, eats again at 2:00 pm, has dinner around 5:30 pm, naps again, takes a bath and plays in her crib for a while. She goes to bed around 9:30 pm, wakes at 2:00 am to eat, and then sleeps until 6:30 am. (As an aside, I am hopeful that the 2:00am feeding is a thing of the past!)

Her Physical and Mental Development:
At one month, she weighed 3.8 kg.
At two months, 4.3 kg.
At three months 5 kg.
At four months 6.1 kg.
At five months 6.5 kg. (Could one of you math people out there translate that to pounds, create a pattern, and tell me an anticipated weight for nine months?!?)

At three months, she folowed moving objects and sounds.
At four months, she lifted her head while lying on her stomach, turned from her back to her side, and tried to roll over. She also smiled and giggled during play.
At five months, she recognized her name and she began moving her arms and legs with control. When she was full from eating, she would make a "yi yi ya ya" baby sound. She liked sucking on her fingers while sleeping and played with the baby walker.

She has fair skin and pretty cheeks. She is chubby, gental, active, bright, and lively. She seldom cries. She likes to be held, played with, or talked to.

So there you have it-- now you know pretty much what we know. The information was provided by the orphanage director, so a special thanks to him for providing it.