Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Latest on Mr. Davis
Homeland Security is our hold up. We are hoping to get our finished paper work from our Social Worker on our home study. Homeland Security will not let us get fingerprinted until that is done. The agency we are working with in Pennsylvania was hoping if I wrote a letter to Homeland Security it would go faster. No go. So we wait some more. We haven't heard anything back from the China Care Foundation (Orphanage) that has Davis in their care. Although he is with foster parents, and has been since he was a day old, China Care is still responsible for him. China likes to use the word Foundation, instead of Orphanage, I guess it sounds better. Anyway, we sent a package to him with some clothes, food, toy etc. and we were hoping to get new pictures of him. We also wanted an update on his last surgery. I hate not knowing. If we hear anything I'll post it!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
For My Sister Candy!
Candy, I received your letter. I'm not sure David will let Davis wear his hair like that, if he ever grows any. (lol) Reminds me of the movie "The King And I". That little boy was real cute. I loved his outfit. I'm sure we will find an outfit like that in China for Davis. And No, Chris has not bought Davis one thing! Can you believe it? We've told people not to. We are afraid it will Jinx us. So Chris doesn't want to be the one to mess anything up.
Some of our friends that are going through this same adoption process, have their baby's room ready, closets full of toys and clothes etc., but they don't have a referal of a child yet. Most of these couples have been waiting for almost 2 years. Talk about jinxing yourself. We can't bring ourself to look at a baby room for 2 weeks let alone 2 years. It's just the wait for chidren to adopt from China increased. We were number 26 this past January. And in March we got the call that there was little Davis just waiting for us. I feel bad that so many couples have been waiting for so long and we are so lucky. But we had made the decision to adopt a special needs child. Most of these couples want healthy baby girls. China doesn't like to adopt out boys. The males are held in high regard over females. Also special needs to them (China) is different then what we think of here. A special needs child can also be a child with a birth mark, mole size. The Chinese only want perfect childen. Some children are born with an extra finger. The Chinese don't want those either. It's pretty sad. But getting a boy is very unusual.
Davis had Cleft lip and cleft palete 3rd or 4th degree. It was pretty bad according to his medical information we were given. But the doctors in Beijing have done an excellent job. His teeth are coming in so nicely we are told. I still want David's sister Dawnie to have a look at him. She is a dentist if you remember. We will also be taking him to a hospital up north that has been reccommended to us that specializes in childrens medical issues. We don't expect there to be any problems, but we need to make sure that the surgery's have been successful. We don't want him to go through any more. We understand that he can say momma, daddy and the word "No". I'll keep you posted. I'm hoping that when his package gets to him they will take some more pictures of him. When you come over I'll show you his pictures when he was a day old. They are kind of hard to look at. He was so scrawny. It's amazing that he lived. He was in bad condition. But he looks so healthy now.
Well thanks for the letter and I'll keep you posted.
Cindi
Some of our friends that are going through this same adoption process, have their baby's room ready, closets full of toys and clothes etc., but they don't have a referal of a child yet. Most of these couples have been waiting for almost 2 years. Talk about jinxing yourself. We can't bring ourself to look at a baby room for 2 weeks let alone 2 years. It's just the wait for chidren to adopt from China increased. We were number 26 this past January. And in March we got the call that there was little Davis just waiting for us. I feel bad that so many couples have been waiting for so long and we are so lucky. But we had made the decision to adopt a special needs child. Most of these couples want healthy baby girls. China doesn't like to adopt out boys. The males are held in high regard over females. Also special needs to them (China) is different then what we think of here. A special needs child can also be a child with a birth mark, mole size. The Chinese only want perfect childen. Some children are born with an extra finger. The Chinese don't want those either. It's pretty sad. But getting a boy is very unusual.
Davis had Cleft lip and cleft palete 3rd or 4th degree. It was pretty bad according to his medical information we were given. But the doctors in Beijing have done an excellent job. His teeth are coming in so nicely we are told. I still want David's sister Dawnie to have a look at him. She is a dentist if you remember. We will also be taking him to a hospital up north that has been reccommended to us that specializes in childrens medical issues. We don't expect there to be any problems, but we need to make sure that the surgery's have been successful. We don't want him to go through any more. We understand that he can say momma, daddy and the word "No". I'll keep you posted. I'm hoping that when his package gets to him they will take some more pictures of him. When you come over I'll show you his pictures when he was a day old. They are kind of hard to look at. He was so scrawny. It's amazing that he lived. He was in bad condition. But he looks so healthy now.
Well thanks for the letter and I'll keep you posted.
Cindi
Saturday, July 14, 2007
More Paper Work!!
We are a little tired of all this back and forth paper work, but we understand that's just part of this process. It's just that we are filing out double forms for China, Virginia, Adoption Agency, and Home Study Agency. So we need a lot of prayers that this thing will start moving along a little faster. For some of you, you may not know, but Davis was born with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate. He had the surgery to repair his lip already and it looks wonderful. He had his palate surgery on July 3, 2007 in Beijing. So he should go home to his foster mother in about another week. We were emailed from the China organization that is taking care of his needs and surgery's, and they said he is doing quite well. It's amazing how far they have come with certain procedures.
We are currently waiting for the USCIS-INS (Homeland Security) to contact us for our fingerprints. It is the most strange thing. We have had our criminal check from the Virginia State Police, our local police and now we have to travel to Norfolk or D.C. for more fingerprints and background check. They should make it as hard to get in this country as it is for us to get out. But again, it's just another process. Hopefully, by the end of August we will have more information to share. Keep your fingers crossed.
We are currently waiting for the USCIS-INS (Homeland Security) to contact us for our fingerprints. It is the most strange thing. We have had our criminal check from the Virginia State Police, our local police and now we have to travel to Norfolk or D.C. for more fingerprints and background check. They should make it as hard to get in this country as it is for us to get out. But again, it's just another process. Hopefully, by the end of August we will have more information to share. Keep your fingers crossed.
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