We have recieved the referral for our Molly!! Her Chinese name is Jiang Zinan. Jiang is the last name, and Zinan her first name. She will be Molly Elizabeth to us! We are so excited about adding this baby girl to our family! She is currently 6 months old--which is as young as they refer babies from China! The pictures below were taken when she was a little less than 4 months old. At that time she weighed 11 pounds and was 23 inches long. She is currently living in a Children's Welfare Institute (CWI) or orphanage in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province in China. We have already emailed with a few people who have adopted children from this same CWI, and they all say that the children are very well taken care of and the babies are very healthy!
This has happened so soon because she has a minor special need. Her right hand is turned sharply inward because one of the bones in her forearm is not as long as it should be (radius bone). This causes the other bone (ulna) to flex and turn the hand in. She also does not have a thumb on this hand since it is usually formed at the end of the radius bone.
We have prayed long and hard over this and feel perfect peace that God has prepared this child for our family. She is beautiful and it is going to be agony waiting the 4 to 6 months that it will take before we bring her home.
We definitely need your prayers as we prepare for our exciting journey to bring Molly home!
