About Jia

Jia, I, your mom, have been dreaming about you since I was three. When I was three, your aunt, my sister, was adopted from South Korea. I loved her immediately and taught her how to do “So big!” (We’ll teach you that too.) I knew right away that when I was older I wanted to create a family the same way. When I asked your dad about it, he agreed without hesitation. This is why you are named after your aunt, Susannah. We chose this as your middle name. For years, we called you by the first name we planned to give you, which was Sophia. It is an old name that means “wisdom” and we are certain you will be wise someday. Then we learned that the name that was given to you in China was Qi Jia Kun. “Qi” is for the area that you are from, which is Qichun County. “Jia” means “beautiful and good.” “Kun” means “noble and grand.” You are certainly beautiful, good, noble and grand. We planned to keep part of your Chinese name as another middle name, but Sophia Susannah Jia was such a big name for a little girl. The more we read about you, the more we felt that Jia should be your first name. Now it is. You were born on August 11, 2005 and live in Qichun in Hubei province in central China. Qichun County is known as “The County of Scholars” as many professors and doctors live there. People from Hubei province are considered clever and “square and sturdy,” meaning healthy and strong. What good qualities! We learned that you are living with a foster family, and we so thankful to them for taking such good care of you. You are currently 22 pounds, 29.5 inches long and have one tooth! You are described as smart with good intellectual development. You love listening to music and playing with other children. You get excited when you learn that you are going outside, your favorite place! You laugh aloud and have a ready smile. You are also active and like to express yourself. We are not sure what this means, but perhaps you are a little firecracker!

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