Visit to Lily's Orphanage
The Wuxi Social Welfare Institute
The Wuxi Social Welfare Institute is a beautiful facility where Lily lived. It is the largest orphanage in the Jiangsu Province. It also serves as a hospital and retirement facility for the elderly.
The picture below is of lunch that was prepared especially for our visit. The gentleman in the photo is one of the directors of the orphanage. The lady is the head Ayi of the orphanage. We were not expecting to be treated so special but we learned a lot about the orphanage in our conversation with the director.
This Ayi (Nanny) is one of two that Lily called Ma Ma. She was very attached to them and they were very attached to her. In fact, this nanny did not want to let go of Lily. She is the one who gave Lily the Jade necklace she wears.
The nanny in this picture was Lily's first nanny. She is showing us that fact that Lily knows exactly where her "special" cup is supposed to go.
This was Lily's special chair. She went right in, pointed to the sticker on the chair and sat down.
The little boy in the picture is Lily's best friend, she calls him "big brother" in Chinese which sounds like (guh guh). This little boy also has found a family who is waiting to adopt him.
This couple, Bill & Rainy volunteer at the Wuxi orphanage along with many others from the Wuxi International School. We met Rainy on-line
When it was time to say good-bye to the Ayi's, Lily waved to us as though she was staying with them and this little part was over. The separation was somewhat difficult for both parties. Later this evening, when we put Lily to bed, it seemed to hit her that she missed her Ayi's and wanted them instead of us. It was very difficult to listen to her cry for them as she lie in bed. We had to pick her up and comfort her quite a bit before she could actually fall asleep. We knew we were taking a risk of this happening but in the end, the information we gained from the Ayi's was worth it......at least that's how we feel at this point.
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Hello,
It is the McBee's. We are kissing Lily & Emily's picture. Oh yeah! You too!! We are so excited for the new addition to your family. She is beautiful! Pure, just like her name Lily. John-Mark wants to see her really bad. Kristin wants to see her really bad. Daniel wants to see her really good! Jay & Karin want to see all of you in your delight. We are continuing to pray. Our love, The McBees!
She is so cute! I am familiar with the Wuxi orphanage, and just want to say that perhaps Lily was not crying for the ayis, but rather the sense of routine that she is used to. Just a possibility.
Just hopping through and wanted to say congratulations!
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Hi there! Congrats on your beautiful daughter. I found your blog because I googled Wuxi orphanage. My daughter is there right now and we are waiting to go and bring her home!
It was neat getting to hear your experience there.
Nice meeting you!
Hi. We are pursuing the adoption of a little girl from Wuxi. Just read your post about Wuxi and how you met Rainy online and that they volunteer there? Is she still there? Would love to connect.
Tina
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i am was from the same orpanage.
why are all of the kids named xi tao—-?
every orphan had xitao as the way of wuxi then another name to identify who is who
does tao have a relation with the orpanage?
I think they just used Xi for them. Tao may be part of your given name or something additional they added to identity your cohort. My surname is Xi
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