We combined a list of questions we would like to ask our daughter's nanny on the gotcha day. ( I got most of the questions from Yahoo AP group. ) We want to find out as much information as possible about her life in the orphanage. We feel bad that we missed 17 months of her life. We also wrote a thank you letter to the orphanage director and nannies. We promise them we will send them Shuya's pictures after we come back. We hope we can bring her back to visit them in couple of years.
Questions for the nannies:
- Who found her? Why hasn’t she been adopted before and why so long?
- Did any of her families, relatives ever asking about her? Do you know if she is from this area? Do you know why she was abandoned?
- Was there a note found with her, or any other memento? If there was a note/memento, could we have a copy of it?
- Do you have her finding ad? Could we have a copy of her finding ad?
- Is she close to a particular caregiver? What is that caregivers’s name? What (if anything) does she call her caregiver?
- Does she have a nickname? Do you call her Dongdong?
- Did she ever go anywhere outside of orphange? or outside of Huangshi?
- How is her sleeping habit? Does she have a special friend or cribmate in the orphanage? What is that child’s name? Has that child been adopted?
- Is she potty trained? Does she get up during the night? How many times? Does she poop in a potty? How can you tell she needs to go?
- What makes her happy?
- What makes her angry or upset?
- What are the best ways to soothe her?
- What are her favorite activities?
- Has she had health problems or allergies? What kinds of medical treatments has she had?
- What kind of food is she eating now? Does she have any particular likes or dislikes? What is her favorite food?
- Does the orphanage or caregivers need anything in particular? Is there a telephone number or email address so we can contact you about the orphanages’ future needs?
