Saturday, February 5, 2011

Three Months Home

We had a follow up IA appointment at CHOP on January 20.  Anna has made HUGE measurable strides, the biggest being in fine motor where she gained 10 months in the 3 months home.  The best news though was that the DR and OT were amazed at how well attached she appeared.  I attribute this to lots of unconditional love, just as much prayer, seriously good OT and her foster Nai Nai. 
She is learning as many signs as we can teach her.  Her hearing loss is starting to become an issue as words are becoming increasingly misunderstood (chair, hair; try, cry; etc.).  She is showing us an eager to please, fun loving personality.  In the below video you can see the two year old testing too.  She is signing "sit down" when she sees me watching her.  She signs and sounds "thank you" when she makes up her mind to do what I'm telling her to, rather then when she actually does it.  She does this all the time and I find it hilarious.  Don't mind that I let her play up on the coffee table.  I'm thrilled that she is able to get up and down on her own. 
 

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Our goals in this blog are two-fold. We want to keep friends and family informed and updated but we also pray that you would be moved to do your part in making the invisible God visible to those who are orphaned or at risk of becoming orphaned. There are so many ways to do something. God’s heart is for the orphan (James 1:27) and if you ask Him for direction in this He will answer.

For those of you sensing to support us, here is how you can do so as of now.

  • PRAISE for her life and for the opportunity we have to be her family.
  • Prayers for guidance in preparing for her to join our family; protection and care for her and direction for the hands caring for her; expedited Travel Approval - much sooner than we woudld anticipate; and leading as we make plans for our 3 other childrne while we are in China.
  • Financial assistance for the costs associated with her adoption (The total will be around $32,000). While it is humbling to include this we sensed that we should. We know that helping financially is a gift some have been given, and we do not have the right to let our pride get in the way of those of you who are called to serve in this way.