The Newby/Casey Family

LiAnn Newby

LiAnn Joan Casey Newby
Yang Shieng (Sun Angel or Sun Goddess)

born: June 5, 1996
adopted: May 5, 1997
agency: New Beginnings Family and Children's Services
E-Mail: Newbycasey@worldnet.att.net

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LiAnn Newby
Today, at 14 months, LiAnn is a very sociable child, although she still doesn't like to be picked up unless it's by someone she knows well. She's gained two pounds and grown an inch since we got her and seems stronger and happier every day.

She crawls like a pro, pulls herself up everywhere, pushes her little stroller all around by herself and is rapidly approaching toddlerhood. She didn't cut her first teeth until she was 13 months old and at first was a very picky eater, but now she is showing interest in all sorts of strange things (she likes any and all fruit flavored baby food, plus pretzels, cheerios, yogurt, cole slaw and grapefruit juice, of all things). She is a fabulous mimic, to the point of imitating passing motorcycles and ambulance sirens. Having heard Mommy exclaim one day after she bashed herself, LiAnn promptly began saying "Owwwwww!" And when she giggles too hard she gets the hiccups!
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