Lydia's Growth Report

We just got our growth report and info about Lydia from CHSM here's what the translation shows.

Xue Fu Ying, was born August 3rd, 2004. She was found at No. 12, Min Zhu Road, Wuxue, Hubei (by the gate of the City Theater) by August 6th, 2004. She was confirmed as an abandoned child after a lot of efforts by the local police seeking for her birth parents. She has been taken care of by our welfare institute until now.

Fu Ying was found wearing blue hat, pink cotton sweater, red flowered trousers and was wrapped by a red blanket. It was estimated basing on her development status that she was born 3 days before she was abandoned. She was named “Xue Fu Ying”. “Xue” has the close pronunciation as the “Xue” in “Wuxue””, where she was born. “Fu” is the first character as in welfare Institute. “Ying” means smart.
Fu Ying has been always taken good care by her “mom”. Her head size was 33 cm, chest size was 32cm, height was 49cm and weight was 3 kg when she was sent to the institute. She never got any infectious disease since then. She has taken the vaccination of BCG, Poliomyelitis, and Hepatitis B.

Fu Ying could raise her head when she was 2 months old and she could also make sound like “yiyi” and “yaya”. She could distinguish parents from strangers and smile at mom when she is happy. When she was 4 months old, she could play toys on bed; she could turn herself over; she could touch, shake and knock the toys; she took red as her favorite color; she could distinguish adults from their voice, for example, she turned to be happy when hearing her mothers voice and she would made some happy sound as a reply. When she was 5 months old, she enjoyed music and would shake her arms and legs with rhythm. When she was 6 months old, she could vaguely pronounce “mom” and “dad”; she likes to play hide-and-seek and her toys. She could sit when somebody was holding her hands, if not, her head and body would lean forward. She could grab and stare at toys and look for them when missing. She smiles and shakes her arms and legs when she is happy. She crawls very well now, going by circle or backwards. She could hold objects with hands and pick up small objects with fingers. Currently her head size is 41cm, her ches size is 41cm, her height is 62.5cm, and her weight is 6.9kg.

Fu Ying is fed mainly on powdered rice and milk. She also eats steamed egg, mashed meat, mashed liver and porridge. She likes apples and cookies. She eats 5 times a day, on 7:30, 11:30, 17:30 and 20:00 and 3:00am. She would have 200-250ml milk on each time. She gets up at 7:00. She takes 2 naps everyday from 10:00-11:00 and 14:00-16:00. She goes to bed at about 20:30pm. She likes to sleep by herself and she sleeps very well. She usually has 1 bowel movement everyday. Her urination depends on how much water she has everyday.

Fu Ying is a quiet girl. Her skin is white and smooth. Her eyes are not very big but are shining. She is not afraid od strangers and likes to play with anyone. Her “mom” always brings her out to the street to see the cars and animals, in order to develop her intelligence. She likes to play balls, plastic dolls, bells, etc. In addition she is also fond of rhythmic music and poem.

Wuxue Social Welfare Institute
March 22, 2005