This is Mia Xia Que: Our fourth adoption

When we entered the process for our fourth, we knew we would be looking for a child with special needs.  We tried to stay away from leg ailments.  We did this after our last adoption.  If you consider a leg difference, you have to be prepared with shoe issues.  Qin Qin requires two different sized shoes.  Stores will not break a pair of shows up.  They expect you to buy two pairs.  It can become expensive really quick.

Day in and day out, Angie was glued to the waiting children.  Depending on the need, they would go quickly when added to the page.  One day, Angie saw Xia Que.  They probably used a made up western name, I guess they think Chinese names might scare the parents away.  She looked like a baby doll.  At first, we wondered what her issue was.  She did not have visible ailments.  We found out it was here eyes.  They were crossed, sort of.  We had been through that with Kayla.  She had surgery and it was fine.  Their response for her was "She may or may not be able to see".

Before travelling, we sent her a goodie bag and a cake.  The ophanage did not tell us she did not eat solid foods.  We even got pictures of her in front or her cake.  Once getting her, our first thought was that she was a baby.  Feeding was from a bottle only.  Our guide would ask us about what we are feeding her and then would flip out when we said formula.  She said we should feed her solid foods.  Mia was not allowing solid foods in her mouth.


We took a leap, adopted her and we are happy to say she can see.  Her eyes are underdeveloped and she is delayed.  She did not even know how to eat.  When drinking a bottle, she just let it go down her throat.  She could not even suck on the nipple.  Over time, she has gain that ability.  She now drinks with a straw and is taking in ground foods.  We are slowly making the food thicker.