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Translation arrives

We were anxiouly awaiting the translation of Maylin's paperwork. We finally got it and now we know a bit more about her. She was abandoned on the front steps of an appliance repair shop. She was wrapped in two blankets. The inside one was red and the outside one was purple with flowers. They report she loves steamed eggs, playing with friends and toys. They said she loves her foster mom and calls her mother (in Chinese of course). Okay, that broke my heart and I cried and cried. How hard is it going to be on the foster mom and the baby? I am glad she is loved, but it breaks my heart for them and me, cause I'm her mama! The report said she loves baths and gets very excited every time she sees the tub. They said everyone loves her and so do we!

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Eliza2006 said…
Breaks my heart too! Maylin was loved from the beginning and that will be so important to her someday.

Tiffany
February 4, 2007 at 8:59 PM
Anonymous said…
Laurel,

It is so wonderful to know that Maylin and Emily are so loved. That will help ease the transition I hope. I also hope they are good friends!

Nate (Nadine)
February 5, 2007 at 5:01 PM
Anonymous said…
It breaks my heart to hear this and I am sure it was very hard to hear that she is calling her foster caregiver mama. Hold on though you will have the next infinite years of her calling YOU MAMA. That bond she has with her foster caregiver will sure make her attachment and transition with you and your family strong and you will know then that she's not in danger of an attachment disorder because she was able to attach so well early on.
February 20, 2007 at 7:19 PM
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