Let the world open up to these two!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
1st Time Guest Writer
My 9-year-old daughter has been journaling since before she could write. Her first journal was all pictures J. Tonight, she finished yet another journal.
Since she loves to write, I asked her if she wanted to be a guest writer on my blog. She enthusiatically agreed to write a post.
Here is her first post:
______________________
FAMILY
UPDATE
1. Daniel has been saying words and he
can say two sentences now! He is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Hope is a wonderful
little sister! She is warm, snugly and awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. Andrew is a special
little brother! He is kind, loving, gentle and amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Dad is awesome! He is strong,
sweet and caring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5.
Mom is helpful, kind, she makes peace and is graceful in all
ways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY IT IS GOOD TO ADOPT
1. If an orphan is not adopted they will
feel like no one loves them and they will not see the love of Christ.
2. We should show them the love that
Jesus showed us.
Loads of
love,
Cherish
Thursday, January 7, 2016
"Chen" gets a visitor
Little "Chen" was visited this week by someone in the States. The lady graciously took these pictures for us:
It appears molluscum contagiosum is going around the room Chen has been in, and he caught it as well. He will be home later this year, and we will take care of little guy's needs.
We love you, Little Guy! ♥
It appears molluscum contagiosum is going around the room Chen has been in, and he caught it as well. He will be home later this year, and we will take care of little guy's needs.
We love you, Little Guy! ♥
Monday, January 4, 2016
Post-Adoption Paperwork
While I was cooking dinner tonight, Derek allowed Daniel to help him with his very own post-adoption paperwork. Derek is such an awesome daddy!
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Daniel's Update
Daniel is amazing! We are all so in love with him!!
Daniel still has diarrhea every day, but the specialists have not been able to find any causes. A friend mentioned the possibility of PTSD, and I mentioned the possibility to Nemours. I was told it was/is a possibility, as the diarrhea has slowly improved.
In addition, Daniel is on a normal diet, with the exception of eggs and dairy. Dairy hurts Daniel's belly, and eggs give him a rash. So, we stay clear of those foods. (He has no problem eating foods with egg in the ingredients, but he cannot eat eggs straight up.)
Along with his improved digestive tract, in the three and a half months since we've been home, Daniel has grown about three inches and has grown through two shoe sizes!
He is walking everywhere and is verbal. Daniel says, "Thank you" a lot! He says it when I feed him, when I change him, when I put a sweater on him....
And, on January 1st as I was cuddling him before putting him in his crib for the night, he said, "I love you." I was stunned! It was so precious!
The strange thing is that these are conceptual words. He doesn't say or ask for food or drink or anything he wants. He has not once said "milk" or "water" (either in English, Chinese, or Sign Language). Yet, he has conceptual language down. It's strange but so, so sweet!
Also, he has a gentle way of getting my attention. He'll walk up to me and tap me gently on the arm. Then he'll say, "Momma?" He is so gentle and speaks so softly! Each time melts my heart!
Another thing Daniel does is that he will tap his finger on his chin. That means he wants a kiss. However, one kiss is never enough. He'll often ask for 5, 10, or more kisses in a row. It melts all of our hearts!!!!
Daniel is a wonderful addition to our family. He is gentle and kind. He loves to wrestle with Andrew, look at books with Hope, and play and snuggle with Cherish.
We are ALL head-over-heels in love with him!!
Daniel still has diarrhea every day, but the specialists have not been able to find any causes. A friend mentioned the possibility of PTSD, and I mentioned the possibility to Nemours. I was told it was/is a possibility, as the diarrhea has slowly improved.
In addition, Daniel is on a normal diet, with the exception of eggs and dairy. Dairy hurts Daniel's belly, and eggs give him a rash. So, we stay clear of those foods. (He has no problem eating foods with egg in the ingredients, but he cannot eat eggs straight up.)
Along with his improved digestive tract, in the three and a half months since we've been home, Daniel has grown about three inches and has grown through two shoe sizes!
He is walking everywhere and is verbal. Daniel says, "Thank you" a lot! He says it when I feed him, when I change him, when I put a sweater on him....
And, on January 1st as I was cuddling him before putting him in his crib for the night, he said, "I love you." I was stunned! It was so precious!
The strange thing is that these are conceptual words. He doesn't say or ask for food or drink or anything he wants. He has not once said "milk" or "water" (either in English, Chinese, or Sign Language). Yet, he has conceptual language down. It's strange but so, so sweet!
Also, he has a gentle way of getting my attention. He'll walk up to me and tap me gently on the arm. Then he'll say, "Momma?" He is so gentle and speaks so softly! Each time melts my heart!
Another thing Daniel does is that he will tap his finger on his chin. That means he wants a kiss. However, one kiss is never enough. He'll often ask for 5, 10, or more kisses in a row. It melts all of our hearts!!!!
Daniel is a wonderful addition to our family. He is gentle and kind. He loves to wrestle with Andrew, look at books with Hope, and play and snuggle with Cherish.
We are ALL head-over-heels in love with him!!
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