Woo-Hoo...We got an update!

I am so very happy to share with you our newest update on our precious girl.  As you may know I have been (not-so) patiently waiting to receive an update on Ellie.  The amazing people at our adoption agency sent the request December 20th, and we had not received any word.  They kept reassuring me that this was normal, and updates are not expected from the orphanages, but only a wonderful "bonus".  Even though I felt shorted out of my bonus, the Lord was sending me so many reassurances,such as:
     - The amazing book,  The House of Hope, by Elisabeth Gifford
     - The past updates on her through Show Hope
     - A wonderful person who went to Hope Healing Home and emailed me saying he was able to spend time with Ellie, and "she is adorable"
     - And many reassurance from other adoptive moms

God is so good....."all the time" (to quote one of our favorite priests from Fatima in MS)

Here are a few things written from the update... and some adorable pictures:

Her current health is good.

She cannot stand due to her special need, but she can crawl.  She can say mama. (I cannot wait to hear it!)

She is learning Mandarin.

She can hear some English

They call her Xiao Fang.

She is a bit shy with strangers.

She was found on the road of Nan Yuan, TangYin County of An Yang City (This line, I read at least one hundred times.... please pray for her birth parents...pray our gracious Lord will give them peace and the reassurance that their daughter will be so loved for the rest of her life)

She eats noodle, congee, eggs, dumpling, rice, eggs  (She must really like eggs.  And what exactlly is "congee"?)

She is 9.3kg (20.5 lbs),  73cm (28.7 in),  has 18 teeth, and her foot length is 11cm (4.3 in)---my sweet baby!