More Info on Lucy

I have found some more info on Lucy. Her weight at birth was 6lbs 3oz and her height was 19.6''. Standing at 15 mos, walking at 18 months, walking good at 2 yrs, also at 2 yrs counts 1-5, and can fold paper. 2.5 yrs she is potty trained! 2 yrs, 9 mos helps make the bed. 3 yrs, sings and can draw a circle and she helps put things back in the playroom.

One of Lucy's main meals is rice soup with meat, vegetable and egg yolk. Below is a picture of Lucy's orphanage in Wuchuan. It was built in 2000, it looks like a nice modern building. There are 100 babies and 30 employees there. Hopefully most of the employees are caretakers. I know she is being well taken care of.


I'm concerned because of Lucy's age, how she will react when they give her to us. It's going to be quite a shock when she leaves her caretaker and goes with us. If they are going to start releasing older children for adoption, I would like to see them implement a plan where the children can gradually get to know the parents over a period of several days or even a week so it isn't such a shock.

We bought a Wuchuan Orphanage DVD from Brian Stuy at (research-china.org) The DVD shows the Wuchuan orphanage, and finding places in Wuchuan area, (place where abandoned babies are found). It also shows some very interesting cultural festivals.