Yu Jie is an extroverted child. She has a ready smile. She is very smart and quick response. She gets along well with others. She is emotionally stable. She is full of energy. She seldom gets upset. Usually if there is no little friend playing with her, she gets a little impatient. She is scared when she made some mistakes. Talking with her and telling her what is right can comfort her.
2. What things make Yu Jie angry? How do you calm her?
See question 1.
3. What makes Yu Jie sad? Does she recover quickly, or does it take her awhile to get happy again?
Yu Jie has great personality. She doesn’t get upset often. She calms down quickly.
4. Is Yu Jie excited to be adopted or is she worried? We know she is only 4 so she may not understand.
She is too young to understand adoption. Whenever she sees the pictures her adoptive parents sent to her, she gets very happy and she knows she is going to America .
5. Does Yu Jie have any friends that she will miss - are they at the orphanage?
She will miss her friends from the kindergarten. They are not from the orphanage. she is going to the kindergarten in her community/neighbourhood.
6. How often does she visit the orphanage? Does she go there every day for preschool? Does she ever sleep there or only with her foster family?
She comes to the orphanage about once a month. She doesn’t sleep at the orphanage. She usually sleeps in her own bedroom at the foster home. Sometimes she sleeps with her foster mom. She is not afraid of sleeping alone. She sleeps well.
7. Will she stay with her foster family until we arrive or will she come back to the orphanage and stay there for a while before we come?
Yes, we will let her stay with her foster family until the adoption.
8. Will we be able to meet the foster family? Does the foster family speak any English?
No, it’s not allowed to meet the foster family. they don’t speak English.
9. Besides her heart, does Yu Jie have any physical or developmental problems that we should know about to help her?
Up to now, we haven’t found she has any other problem.
10. Will she know any English when we meet her?
She can say a few simple words, such as: Hello! Bye! Yes!
Height: 98cm ; Weight: 13kg ; Foot: 16cm
well isn´t this good things to know about your new familymember!? I am so happy you get so much information before you meet, so you can calm and comfort her the best way possible! I know your journey has just begun;).
ReplyDeleteIt seems you, Danielle, has a great personallity and you look so cute, I can not wait to see you in person as soon as I get an opportunity to go to the USA. You will have the best family ever girl!! Everybody is so much looking forward to get you home, I saw the happiness in there eyes when they told me about you this summer. Pure happiness!