Happy Canada Day!!
Today we put up mobiles on the cribs. Cathy brought six to put on cribs for the babies. It was so fun to look at the children when they were put in the cribs. They were looking and reaching. When we turned the mobiles on and the music began, the babies were entranced.
This morning, Krista, Isabelle and Matt went to take video of older children who are on the shared list. For those unfamiliar with Chinese adoption, each agency is assigned children to place with families by the central Chinese adoption body, CCCWA. There is also a large list , called the shared list, that any agency can choose a child from. These children are often older and/or they may have more severe special needs. Their files can also sometimes be quite outdated. Krista and her “team” gathered information and video on these kids. Hopefully families for these kids can be found.
More play time with the kids including the daily walk and, if the weather cooperates, trip to the playground area. Jack, Claire and Matt took Kevin, Adam and Essy to the playground. Essy could not hang on to the “ride” safely so Matt bravely sat on the ride and held her. Adam and Kevin both took turns on the slide.
One baby who makes us all laugh is Bud. He is a happy baby who can be quite intent and then suddenly reward you with a big smile, dimple and all. He is just learning to walk but is a little top heavy so prefers to crawl. He loves to play and adores looking at himself in the mirror, shaking his head and laughing!
Olivia has been in our program since she was one month old and she is now 10 months old. When she first arrived she was very tiny and had a feeding tube. She is now a good eater. Olivia has a cleft lip but no cleft palate. She is very strong and likes to exercise on her belly. She has beautiful, large expressive eyes and loves to laugh.
Emily is another baby with a cleft lip. She also has a cleft palate. Cathy describes her as a fighter. She is almost four months old. She is very strong, pushing with her legs and making fists when she is playing with you.
On the very first day we arrived, I picked tiny Matthew up from his crib. He has an unknown special need and is under observation. He is just six weeks old. He has a habit of coughing quite hard when he wakes up and turning blue. We have asked for an echocardiogram.
we unpack most of our donations and redecorate. We are so grateful to our supporters who loaded us down with donations for this trip!
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