About our little Anna

经过前几天的兴奋，今天总算有点儿心定的感觉了。只盼望一切手续进展顺利，早点把女儿接回家。许多朋友都很关心小安娜，希望多知道一些她的情况。

小安娜出生时患有先天性心脏病，在她十一个月时，被遗弃在杭州儿童福利院门口。每每想到她的经历，我会常常潸然泪下。但同时我也想，正是因为她的父母爱她，才不得不这样做，希望她能有一个好的归宿。也正因如此，才有幸让小安娜能成为我们的女儿。小安娜在福利院生活了三个月后，被寄养父母从福利院领回家。在她20个月的时候，做了心脏修复手术。手术后，在寄养妈妈的照顾下，她恢复得很好。据儿童心脏病专家讲，她今后的生活应该同正常孩子没什么区别。她到来后，我们会非常注意她的健康，会带她做定期检查。

小安娜是个好静的女孩。每遇到新奇的玩具，都会非常感兴趣，能一个人摆弄很长时间。听到音乐时， 就会扭扭屁股跟着跳舞，见到熟人会打招呼。19个月时，能清楚地叫“妈妈”和 “姐姐”，能说2-3个字的短语…… 看到这些对小安娜的描述，我们真恨不得马上见到她。

Today, I finally feel a little bit relaxed after all the excitement during the last few days. I only hope that the adoption process is quick and smooth, so that we can bring home our daughter soon. Many of our friends are interested in knowing more about her.

Little Anna was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). She was abandoned at the front gate of the Hangzhou Children’s Welfare Institute when she was 11 months old. It always makes me cry when I think about her story. I truly believe that her birth parents loved her and hoped that she would have a better life than they could provide, and that we are blessed to have her as our daughter. Anna lived in the orphanage for 3 months before her foster parents brought her to their home. She had open heart surgery when she was 20 months old. She recovered very well under her foster mom’s care. She is no different than any other healthy child. We will be careful about her condition after she arrives and will bring her to a pediatric cardiologist for checkups.

Anna is a quiet girl. She likes toys and can often play with them for a long time. She dances when she hears music. She says hello to people she knows. She could clearly say “mama” and “jiejie” (sister) when she was 19 months old. She can speak short sentences with 2-3 words. We can’t wait to meet her after reading these descriptions.