For those who sympathize with the intestinal difficulties I've been suffering, thank you! I fell asleep last night in hopes of dreaming of my dad's barbecued chicken or a good hearty salad ... but somehow ended up dreaming that my California native friend Tim, was Francophone and intimidated me with his strong Quebecois accent. He speaks not a word of French.
I will keep this entry short in terms of words, and will fill the rest up with... photos! Oh yes, finally. I tried starting a Photobucket account a couple nights ago but the internet here likes to play tricks on us and that night, decided not to cooperate. I will post the 3 photos I managed to get up (in 45 minutes GROAN) in this entry, so no need to go searching on Photobucket. I don't know why posting them on my blog didn't occur to me earlier...
(I'm sitting here in the office watching Tim play hide-and-seek with one of the toddlers, Jiang Tao. He was brought here from the children's home because he's developed some sort of infection that may or may not be contagious. Poor little guy is missing his playmates...)
So, let the photos begin!
Playing in the toddler's home (BCH 3 - Beijing Children's home 3) before the move. I'm not sure of the name of little baby in stripes.
Introducing, the one and only... Liu Fang!! Yes, the star of my first entry herself.
Introducing Xiao Lan, the Belle of the Ball. This little one was born with clubbed feet and is currently going through the process of fixing them up, which involves casting for periods of 5-10 days, followed by wearing a brace on each leg, then more casting, etc., until her feet are flattened out. She is a ball of smiles and giggles and is thus a favourite of the Aiyis, China Care staff, and of course us interns. Ysabelle has vowed to take her home.
Aahh, Tian Duo Duo, possibly the cutest toddler known to man. Duo in Chinese means many, because unfortunately he was born with many physical abnormalities. He currently wears a prosthetic from his left knee down, but is quick as a jackrabbit. He often wore the look of a skeptic when we first came and began running the pre-school class, but now that he's gotten used to seeing us nearly every day, his face lights up in the most mischievous little smile... I want to take him home. Mom and Dad, how about welcoming 2 new babies? Liu Fang included ... please.
This is Guishu. He and his foster family have been away on vacation in Dongbei, a city north of here. He gets around in a wheelchair because of his Spinal bifida. He was also part of our pre-school class... Since he and his family have left on vacation, the classroom's been much quieter!
C'est moi with my little buddy Tian Cheng. ADORABLE. A giggly ball of energy who we also miss dearly since he left on vacation with his foster brother Guishu and family.
And finally, foster siblings Guishu, Tian Hui, and Tian Cheng, going for a ride in Xubin's bicycle cart (Xubin works in the China Care office and is roommates with Tim and John Speed). We played with them for what felt like hours that day. Oh, are they ever precious... (ohh careful mom and dad, maybe make that 5 kids...)
Introducing, the one and only... Liu Fang!! Yes, the star of my first entry herself.
Introducing Xiao Lan, the Belle of the Ball. This little one was born with clubbed feet and is currently going through the process of fixing them up, which involves casting for periods of 5-10 days, followed by wearing a brace on each leg, then more casting, etc., until her feet are flattened out. She is a ball of smiles and giggles and is thus a favourite of the Aiyis, China Care staff, and of course us interns. Ysabelle has vowed to take her home.
Aahh, Tian Duo Duo, possibly the cutest toddler known to man. Duo in Chinese means many, because unfortunately he was born with many physical abnormalities. He currently wears a prosthetic from his left knee down, but is quick as a jackrabbit. He often wore the look of a skeptic when we first came and began running the pre-school class, but now that he's gotten used to seeing us nearly every day, his face lights up in the most mischievous little smile... I want to take him home. Mom and Dad, how about welcoming 2 new babies? Liu Fang included ... please.
This is Guishu. He and his foster family have been away on vacation in Dongbei, a city north of here. He gets around in a wheelchair because of his Spinal bifida. He was also part of our pre-school class... Since he and his family have left on vacation, the classroom's been much quieter! 
C'est moi with my little buddy Tian Cheng. ADORABLE. A giggly ball of energy who we also miss dearly since he left on vacation with his foster brother Guishu and family. 
And finally, foster siblings Guishu, Tian Hui, and Tian Cheng, going for a ride in Xubin's bicycle cart (Xubin works in the China Care office and is roommates with Tim and John Speed). We played with them for what felt like hours that day. Oh, are they ever precious... (ohh careful mom and dad, maybe make that 5 kids...)Ok, enough scaring the parents! Time to go eat dinner before the food's all gone.
Much love to all and will write again soon. The pictures'll keep coming, too! hugs and kisses, lb.
Much love to all and will write again soon. The pictures'll keep coming, too! hugs and kisses, lb.
2 comments:
Hi, Lauren. My name is Donna and I'm a friend of your Uncle Steve's in Louisiana. My husband and I are in the process of adopting an orphan from China and, of course, I find your blog very interesting! Our dossier is at the CCAA and just made it through the review process. So, now we are on a long waiting list. Our dossier was logged in February, 2007. The adoption wait time is up to 30 months, so we still have a long wait. Anyway, just wanted to say "Hi" and to let you know there are those of us out here just waiting for one of those blessed little ones. We already have two biological children, but adoption has been in our hearts for many years. I'm just sorry we waited so long!
Later,
DD
Hi Donna,
So nice of you to send me a message :）I'm glad you've been enjoying my blog. Congratulations on having your dossier making it through! Ｗｈａｔ ａ ｆａｂｕｌｏｕｓ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｅａｒ！ We just found out yesterday that one of the toddlers we visit in the children's home had her papers written up and is being adopted in a few months! Ｉｔ ｍａｄｅ ｕｓ ａｌｌ ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｙ ｈａｐｐｙ ｔｏ ｈｅａｒ． Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｃａｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｇｅｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ Ａｙｉｓ， ｉｔ＇ｓ ｈａｒｄ ｔｏ ｉｇｎｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｗｅ ｋｎｏｗ ａ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｍａｋｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ．．． Ｗｈｉｃｈ ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ ｍａｋｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ ｔｏ ｍｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ．
Ａｇａｉｎ， ｃｏｎｇｒａｔｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｎｋ ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｏｕｃｈ．
ｔａｋｅ ｇｏｏｄ ｃａｒｅ，
ｌａｕｒｅｎ．
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