Sophia Jiaqing Olivo

DOB: August 8, 2007
Yangxi County, Guangdong Province
Yangxi Social Welfare Institute
Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Monday, April 28, 2008

Sophia is doing very well (still coughing though). She is drinking her formula and eating other baby food. We weighed her, and it appears that she is about 18.5 pounds! We are glad she is putting some weight into her little body.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Assen rode his bike on a trail and we walked and pushed Sophia on her stroller. It was a windy Sunday in IC. We are all sick with a cold. Hopefully, we will get better soon at the same time. Sophia is now drinking all her formula and she is a lot better than a week ago.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sophia has an ear infection, so she is now on antibiotics. She is also having problems drinking her formula. Karen has tried almost every possible combination and formulas, and Sophia refuses them all. However, she likes to eat banana and other solid food.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

We all went to sleep last night after we got home. Karen said Sophia woke up crying at 3 AM (I believe it). Had a nice home made breakfast and played with Sophia. Took a long nap at noon and went for dinner to Los Portales, Sophia's first Mexican dinner. She liked the rice and the guacamole; she still has problems drinking her formula.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Just arrived home! We are exhausted after being in three different airports.

Monday, April 14, 2008




Last day in Guangzhou! We will be flying to Beijing tomorrow early morning. I have no Internet conection from the hotel anymore. We only paid for one week of internet. This morning, I came to Starbucks, so I could get connected and check my e-mail. We went to the Guangzhou zoo yesterday. We had lots of fun. We saw a lot of children visiting the zoo from their school.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Sophia's first summersault! She was playing in this little soft mattress the hotel provided us. She likes to strectch. She stretched so much, her head went out of the matress, and her body went over her head! she cried a little bit, and she got scared. She might like gymnastics!