Cora is a beautiful little girl, born in March of 2016, who loves to be held and cuddled. She always smiles and babbles at her caregiver while she is holding her. Cora is happiest when she is sitting in the rocking chair or standing in her walker outside.

Her caregivers say she is shy and compliant. Cora enjoys colorful toys and listening to music, being read stories, and exploring new things. Cora is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (ASD) and has weak muscular tension in her legs as well as possible facial paralysis. A brain MRI scan from October of 2016 listed small patchy malacia at the left parietal lobe. Cora is also a Hepatitis B carrier.

Upon admission into the orphanage, the muscular tension in Cora’s right hand was weak and she couldn’t grasp toys. After one month in the orphanage, she became active, would smile at people, and would try to talk by making sounds such as ‘yiyi yaya’ while lying on the mat. Her facial paralysis appeared to have improved by 9 months and she began grasping toys and chewing on them.

She could track the caregiver visually when she picked up toys and reacted when looking at herself in the mirror. She also turned when her name was called. Her gross motor skills improved, though she was still behind peers. As of August of 2017, Cora was able to sit alone for a while, but still wasn’t crawling or standing. However, she was able to slide around while sitting in a walker. She could pass a scrap of paper from one hand to the other and hold her bottle to drink. When she’s happy, she will dance with her hands and feet and giggle loudly.

Cora is listed with Madison Adoption Associates and we hope her forever family sees her soon!

Here are some videos of Cora from July 2018:
Cora Update
Cora Update 2

Written update from July 2018:

1. Updated Measurements:

Height: 92cm Weight: 13.5 kg Head circ: 49 cm Chest circ: 54 cm, Foot Length: 12.5 cm

2. Habits, speech skills, motor skills, etc:

Speech: Generally, she can understand what you say, but she cannot express herself yet. She can speak “Mama.”

Motor skills: She can crawl and stand on her own. She can make 3-5 steps, put food into her mouth, and play with toys.

Intellectual development: She imitates others’ behavior and is always curious about new things. She understands simple instructions.

Routine: Get up at 6:00am, have breakfast at 7:30am, attend therapy class at 8:00am, leave school at 11:00am, lunch at 11:30am, nap at 12:00pm, get up at 13:45pm, drink milk afterwards, attend therapy class at 14:00pm, leave school at 16:00pm, dinner at 17:00pm, shower at 19:00pm, go to bed at 20:00pm, drink milk at 04:00am.

Meals (rice): 3 times a day, around 250g, fed at 7:30am, 11:30am, and 17:00pm

Milk: twice a day, 140ml each time at 14:00, 04:00am

Personality: Active and energetic. She likes to be held and talked to.

There is a $500 agency grant for Cora’s adoption with Madison Adoption Associates. Other grants may be available based on the adoptive family’s circumstances. Agency grants are awarded as agency fee reductions. MAA also partners with the Brittany’s Hope Foundation for matching grants, which are given out twice a year January and July) and to families that are officially matched with a child.

Cora needs a family with an approved home study to be able to move forward with adopting her. If you have an approved home study or a home study in process and are interested in adopting Cora, please fill out a free PAP Waiting Child Review Form.