About Kaitlyn Ying

Wow! This is finally happening! It's offical now and she's really ours! The emotion is overwhelming as we are letting down our guard and allowing our hearts to celebrate the referral of Ying! Tears of joy are streaming down my face as I write this!

Ying (Kaitlyn) is a healthy, 4'1", 55 lb. 10 year old little girl. She was abandoned on December 8, 1997 and was found late that night when a store owner was closing his shop in the market. She didn't have any papers indicating her birth nor had any objects with her. A search was conducted to find her parents with no success. Her DOB was estimated as December 1, 1997. She is labeled "Special Needs" because of a very small scare on her head and another on her arm. Ying is said to be extroverted in character, smiles a lot, gets along well with others, concentrative, polite, loves praise, sometimes helps her caretakers sweep the floor but likes watching TV the best (Kailey and Ying will be two peas in a pod!! LOL!) She has her own thoughts and opinions about how to solve problems and likes to talk a lot. One of her favorite things to do is try on new clothes and pose in the mirror! We'll have no problem at the mall!

It is unlikely she will know any English, so we will have some challenges with communication! Once we have our Referral Approval, we can send her care packages. We are planning on putting together a small photo album of her new family in America, along with disposable cameras so she can take pictures of her friends, caretakers, the orphanage - the only life she's known for 10 years. That way we can put together a scrapbook for her when we get home. Tanya met a Chinese woman in a class she took last week who speaks, reads and writes fluent Mandarin and said she would be happy to help us with translating. What a blessing!! We plan to label our house (i.e., door, window, bathroom, clock, table, chair, etc.) to help with English. Tanya is also going to get out her old Kindergarten and First grade materials to help her learn letters, sounds, etc. She will go to the same school Tanya teaches at and will get some ELL (English Language Learner)assistance part of the day, as well as in her main 4th grade class. Please pray for her transition into our family. I'm sure it will be very overwhelming for her! We eagerly await with anticipation, excitement, and a bit of the butterflies, for the day we get to hold her in our arms as our forever daughter!!