Sorry it has been so long since I posted. We are adjusting well to being a family of five. Molly loves the boys and they love her. We are enjoying a lot of time at home as a family. Steve has been able to work from home a good bit which has been a real blessing. He does have to work, but it's nice to have him around for lunch and if I need to run an errand while the little guys are asleep! Molly has seen our pediatrician and he says she looks very healthy. She goes back in May to run a few tests to make sure all her vitamin levels and such are ok, it is very common to do this with a child adopted internationally. They will also want to check her lead level as well as check her immunizations. She sees the orthopedic doctor next week and we are also scheduled to go to the Shriner's Hospital in July. We will see what each doctor says and go from their with a course of action for her wrist/arm.
On another note... When we were in Nanjing meeting our adorable, precious baby girl for the first time there was another family with us that was there to adopt a four year old. After meeting the child they chose not to continue with the adoption. My heart went out to this little girl who had no doubt been told that she was going to have a family, and had made the long 4 hour trip from her orphanage that morning, just to find out she was not getting a family. She was labeled "intellectually delayed" in her paperwork that the family had seen prior to accepting the referral months before. When the "Mom" met her she felt she was more intellectually delayed then the paperwork had lead her to believe and she did not feel comfortable with parenting her. I struggled with this and if Steve had given me the go ahead I would have tried to bring this sweet girl into our family. However, Steve keeps me sane and reminded me that we just couldn't do it right now. Anyway, when we returned home I checked with our agency about this sweet little girl. I wanted to try and do something for her. Our agency is diligently working to get her put back on their "special needs" list so she can be adopted again. This is very difficult to do; once a child is "rejected" it is rare that the orphanage will take the time to place her for adoption again, because they feel it would be a waste of time. However, if anyone can make it happen it is the director at our agency, she is wonderful and really cares for these kids! In the meantime this little one is still in an orphanage. When speaking with our agency I asked if we could possibly help with this child's education, so she might have a chance in life. China's standards are very high when it comes to education, and if a child is the least bit slow they are typically cast out and not educated and even more so if the child is in an orphanage. She would probably not get much education, unless we send money earmarked for her education. So, that is what we are trying to do. I am setting up a "chip-in" account for anyone that wants to donate. There is no way I can set up a fund that makes the donations tax-deductible. If you would like to make a large donation that you would like to be tax-deductible please contact me and I can give you our agencies information and they might be able to do this for you. I have not inquired about the tax deductible status of this type of donation. You will find the Chip-In box on the left hand side of the blog. Just click on it and you can make a payment through paypal. Thank you for any help you may be able to give.
