tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32576320763158270912024-02-21T02:37:53.971-05:00Love Without Boundaries Anhui Cleft Healing HomeProviding Specialized Care for Children Born With Cleft Lip and PalateAnhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-60727855636085278472008-08-15T18:50:00.001-04:002008-08-15T18:52:36.623-04:00New Blog AddressDon't miss any news about the kids you help support.<br /><br />Our new blog is located at <a title="http://www.lwbblog.com/" href="http://www.lwbblog.com/">http://www.lwbblog.com/</a> You will need to RE-REGISTER if you wish to have LWB news arrive directly into your inbox each day. Simply enter your email address into the right hand box and then confirm your subscription. It is that easy! Then every day any updates on our programs and children will simply arrive via email. We have combined all of our blogs into one, so one subscription will give you all of our news. Our new blog gives you the ability to search for stories by program area, and it also will highlight our cleft healing home.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the step to register! We have also placed a banner on our page that says "LWB BLOG" that you are more than welcome to copy and post on your own blog and website to get even more people interested in helping children in China. We will soon have one for our main website as well.<br /><br />Thanks everyone! Happy reading! <a title="http://www.lwbblog.com/" href="http://www.lwbblog.com/">http://www.lwbblog.com</a>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-63062979768281692352008-08-14T21:00:00.001-04:002008-08-14T21:00:00.977-04:00A weight-lifter in the making<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUiN6hUdJgBtpYBuEqQSDK3OjYgMsH5ogmdzI9x29U5oZdPEldk3D8InXBHeHb-yCbAlUz2FLLNiD__B6-gO-HYqqG71DrqkQOkY1tjklFEWQ2LosFX4ns8n5vRzRKzi5IqQHniZWB7E/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232617864989704898" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUiN6hUdJgBtpYBuEqQSDK3OjYgMsH5ogmdzI9x29U5oZdPEldk3D8InXBHeHb-yCbAlUz2FLLNiD__B6-gO-HYqqG71DrqkQOkY1tjklFEWQ2LosFX4ns8n5vRzRKzi5IqQHniZWB7E/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are you talking about me??</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Jack is getting stronger, and heavier each week--which is a great thing! But it seems that he's only putting on weight horizontally, as he hasn't gotten any taller! He "takes much nutrition, but it only builds him up horizontally, not vertically!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0z2PpXnMVxAexVO8ByBiTCaytzE96fMDmApkaJpHFfz-_n0XK4wHpnBA7rDzI15yIwaZ0i9-rXld3BPssSwP_XwLC7DjQX_Dxam99D12KowEaoKuI1TD9E2zG-tganC_qqP454TgSzc/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232617860734276082" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0z2PpXnMVxAexVO8ByBiTCaytzE96fMDmApkaJpHFfz-_n0XK4wHpnBA7rDzI15yIwaZ0i9-rXld3BPssSwP_XwLC7DjQX_Dxam99D12KowEaoKuI1TD9E2zG-tganC_qqP454TgSzc/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jack showing us just how WIDE he has gotten!</span><br /><br />He is apparently shorter than many of the younger babies, and the nannies say that "He will be a good weight-lifting player when he grows up"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJoHofttohnRt0lw-ogrNWqOSIjqgaugilavOFtje1J2nbPzy7Z2Tvgt1lmhbeX92g2UBk1sFAe8EXi4g4Bo4YeOysOC0hJxXrh1eDBDfz-OaRdIPgfVbWb_FGwUEMhseA4b_wK4rOQk/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232617863065748466" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJoHofttohnRt0lw-ogrNWqOSIjqgaugilavOFtje1J2nbPzy7Z2Tvgt1lmhbeX92g2UBk1sFAe8EXi4g4Bo4YeOysOC0hJxXrh1eDBDfz-OaRdIPgfVbWb_FGwUEMhseA4b_wK4rOQk/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0460.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Practicing barbells in his sleep?</span> </div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-38108567921112168962008-08-12T12:16:00.009-04:002008-08-12T12:32:25.425-04:00Out of the Woods<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5S_Xbo_vp53fva4ly2mJ3tBC2gzLbtcA86_3_nFLt5snKJu0Y7bw_tTFtFLSVshqNNfC8zMnP-jDx0z0Kh1zRTo76W2I2ZqX1FAdhgpLmlEfpu-XQZUyG8PplcdR031ECKvvmLPTf7E/s1600-h/LvChunBo_LvWenBo_IMG_0679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233666420658506946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5S_Xbo_vp53fva4ly2mJ3tBC2gzLbtcA86_3_nFLt5snKJu0Y7bw_tTFtFLSVshqNNfC8zMnP-jDx0z0Kh1zRTo76W2I2ZqX1FAdhgpLmlEfpu-XQZUyG8PplcdR031ECKvvmLPTf7E/s400/LvChunBo_LvWenBo_IMG_0679.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last week we introduced little 8 month old Tyler who traveled 14 hours by bus with his nanny to come to the Cleft Home for the nurturing, individualized care that he needed to be able to survive with his cleft. When he arrived, he was immediately admitted to the ICU at Anhui Children's to get treatment for dehydration, failure to thrive, and pneumonia. </div><br /><div>We received wonderful news that Tyler has been discharged from the hospital yesterday and is now back at the Cleft Home. He is still very weak and can only be fed 80 ml of formula every 3 hours. The nannies say that Tyler can easily get a swollen belly if he is fed more than 80 ml one time. He will still need to take the medicine to control possible infection.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233667210598070466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_w29BPAotgK8UVSmVrlSBhE9Fedz7v7dw2W8tXOVsaeTZt8NekKNx_Kc034YztoTY-Y4flydKqChFoax6frCXiE8pQbk2Fof5gT6__0Qce4Gzp9jnlc_0b5yEn3EbXivvPeiknQePOU/s400/LvChunBo_IMG_0783.JPG" border="0" />Thank you to everyone who have remembered these children in your thoughts. As you can see, Tyler is swimming in his clothing. We put the word out that we could use some tiny premie clothing for him and you overwhelmed us with your generosity. Thank you!<br />Look at those big feet. I predict he will be the next Yao Ming basketball star some day.<br /><br /><div><em>Heidi Reitz</em></div><div><em>Foster Care Director</em><br /></div><div></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-90699688461740117052008-08-06T20:09:00.001-04:002008-08-11T16:15:14.005-04:00Unwelcome visitors...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Usually the babies at the cleft home are excited when visitors come to visit. After all, it generally means more hands to hold them, and more mouths to speak to them! But...recently they had some unwelcome visitors: nurses from the hospitals to vaccinate them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE5pyeDNgHfd6oufTT3HxwFVtDJyP52Hrv-yyn_awdMj2CVBG8RnJEgjt-6U9SjVTMp0lz4hwja3TloaHLiyOfheDuVsxeKnrhm-Sf_H-nELZtWErJ-r1YczlHM0JabOh25Cn3y9lSMc/s1600-h/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231562049787734210" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE5pyeDNgHfd6oufTT3HxwFVtDJyP52Hrv-yyn_awdMj2CVBG8RnJEgjt-6U9SjVTMp0lz4hwja3TloaHLiyOfheDuVsxeKnrhm-Sf_H-nELZtWErJ-r1YczlHM0JabOh25Cn3y9lSMc/s320/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Little Dawn doesn't know quite what to expect...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72IUHTQi4EpVXoYyrr73EiQ9JKF8lmUzygqyB9IPJcZ290t1q4ssXDKXLrUtnwyWlMA5IfB5kuAqtmeC2LM7hFC3FQ-sto99GZHAXeGof_BCTO45mgxUNOaDfIS0t5fTHU0NxXioXSVY/s1600-h/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231562058987321874" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72IUHTQi4EpVXoYyrr73EiQ9JKF8lmUzygqyB9IPJcZ290t1q4ssXDKXLrUtnwyWlMA5IfB5kuAqtmeC2LM7hFC3FQ-sto99GZHAXeGof_BCTO45mgxUNOaDfIS0t5fTHU0NxXioXSVY/s320/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">...but she quickly decides she doesn't like this one bit!</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></span></span></span>We know children are never happy to receive their shots, but we also know that this little bit of discomfort now will be very valuable to their health later! (We also know, thankfully, that babies have very short memories!)<br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-90465332733920819072008-08-06T19:58:00.002-04:002008-08-09T16:44:13.605-04:00A sixth sense<div style="text-align: center;">It seems one of our little ones has a kind of "sixth sense."<br /><br />Millie, a one-month-old baby girl, loves being around people, whether she's awake or asleep. Her nannies say that she can sense when they enter or leave the room, and she does not like it when they leave! Even if she's soundly asleep, if they try to leave the room for a few minutes, she immediately starts crying for her "mum."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQn0w7TwRCErVg9H4Rnwz7sG2SfLyYcvrJOEkH8_DJ-fkgyXWwMlCYy5LOjkB4pxJ6HXVDYR_dOsjB9h6dy4s_Mg-M3-A-_4KZV0oWwnCrBOXVNVPG0Wm06rpy2rlUMACSmKZtVS87pc/s1600-h/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0456.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQn0w7TwRCErVg9H4Rnwz7sG2SfLyYcvrJOEkH8_DJ-fkgyXWwMlCYy5LOjkB4pxJ6HXVDYR_dOsjB9h6dy4s_Mg-M3-A-_4KZV0oWwnCrBOXVNVPG0Wm06rpy2rlUMACSmKZtVS87pc/s320/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231559790720536850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsx7rKJDtRG_8tloCOuWbBJf-Xt9uQZW8GyqNKugb7d9TrCJfivFliZhR7LkPTScjw5xK4tdqVSmNUhT_RwZOYTCaV3IKVAOjx9zpz72wSLfIRvNCmIHp7tp8gJNJnyVD62hOpGhB9qao/s1600-h/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsx7rKJDtRG_8tloCOuWbBJf-Xt9uQZW8GyqNKugb7d9TrCJfivFliZhR7LkPTScjw5xK4tdqVSmNUhT_RwZOYTCaV3IKVAOjx9zpz72wSLfIRvNCmIHp7tp8gJNJnyVD62hOpGhB9qao/s320/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231559800379117714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>If you look carefully at the above pictures, you may recognize the living room rug. Because she likes being around people (and noise!) so much, the nannies often let her nap in the living room, instead of her bed, where she may become lonely!<br /><br />When she's awake, the presence of other babies or adults around her lulls her to sleep! The nannies say that she just has a sense of comfort when surrounded by others and is afraid of being by herself. Luckily, at the cleft home, there are usually plenty of babies and adults around to keep her company.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnqDIJsxnk2lNo_5xqWNFks0nownZfDLvGLys88gJPpFWvWpwztLliwlgghyphenhyphentQR2VFyclmZkwly8CqS0bKLPwbUrcDRsYKp2wArlc0yfg7EhSW7tLoi1WopByNLw8kvz43h5c-Xx_Rek/s1600-h/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0323.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnqDIJsxnk2lNo_5xqWNFks0nownZfDLvGLys88gJPpFWvWpwztLliwlgghyphenhyphentQR2VFyclmZkwly8CqS0bKLPwbUrcDRsYKp2wArlc0yfg7EhSW7tLoi1WopByNLw8kvz43h5c-Xx_Rek/s320/HuaiJingCui_IMG_0323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231559793280978530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As long as I'm with people, I'm a happy baby!</span><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-55972940070659776412008-08-05T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-05T22:24:51.942-04:00Newborn baby boys<div style="text-align: center;">When we first opened the home in March, many of our babies were already a few months old, and Becca and Kyle were almost six months old! We were happy to welcome any and all babies into the home at that point, but lately we are welcoming younger and younger babies. This is a wonderful shift for us, because we really do want the babies as young as we can get them. The earlier that cleft-affected children can begin to feed with a cleft bottle, received adequate nutrition, and gain weight, the better!<br /><br />Please join me in welcoming the newest members of the cleft home family--Hunter and Lance, newborn baby boys!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi5Byq9Uc0trXlndb2K8U_OmZnW6wUFeivCpIjrMlqt7LaDLwGAWzkZ7feCMWyvJOOpvNYyBo6WZn6PkHOwQByK9QBjYsgW-dDjY5dp3WN3U835545CHiW4k_FR4uqHZVpEBEvARSjPU/s1600-h/HuaiJingHu_IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi5Byq9Uc0trXlndb2K8U_OmZnW6wUFeivCpIjrMlqt7LaDLwGAWzkZ7feCMWyvJOOpvNYyBo6WZn6PkHOwQByK9QBjYsgW-dDjY5dp3WN3U835545CHiW4k_FR4uqHZVpEBEvARSjPU/s320/HuaiJingHu_IMG_0340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231224197285661010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hunter sleeping soundly in his new home</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ2Hn2WwuzZgGo5Q5xIYHDju_KlfblWUkhLYnC_AZoxPT4h53WP-awoTmeESixQXVXSj75uDBzgs4epZrcvQG8xJ0mel1jJOdRH8H556yrVgCD1WwIWQAAmeYSvnl_PnWC5abXYyOneE/s1600-h/HuaiJingLong_IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ2Hn2WwuzZgGo5Q5xIYHDju_KlfblWUkhLYnC_AZoxPT4h53WP-awoTmeESixQXVXSj75uDBzgs4epZrcvQG8xJ0mel1jJOdRH8H556yrVgCD1WwIWQAAmeYSvnl_PnWC5abXYyOneE/s320/HuaiJingLong_IMG_0517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231224651793083490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lance doesn't seem so sure about this...</span><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR5w21Xpp9QjotrGCQaP57q1nUtCAakhFNqG3pVL-lJqsx8NbNt7XCl5sgWfSxE-xl3W3_GX2DZSbKJVjufsjnV5V90cZD29Ua7Vy-vzy1d7GGseUgyruEshTL3dM3gTQfInkR_A3k4U/s1600-h/HuaiJingLong_IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR5w21Xpp9QjotrGCQaP57q1nUtCAakhFNqG3pVL-lJqsx8NbNt7XCl5sgWfSxE-xl3W3_GX2DZSbKJVjufsjnV5V90cZD29Ua7Vy-vzy1d7GGseUgyruEshTL3dM3gTQfInkR_A3k4U/s320/HuaiJingLong_IMG_0259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231224654871396386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">...but after seeking comfort in his fingers,<br />he looks a little happier!</span><br /><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-8253354207446788102008-08-05T17:51:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:01.465-05:00More baby boys!!<div style="text-align: center;">The cleft home recently welcomed three new baby boys--Tyler, Matthew, and Louis. These boys all came from the same province and traveled many, many hours to get here! The bus left their home town at 7 am, and didn't arrive in Anhui until 9 pm! It's always a long journey, but this trip was made especially grueling because the bus broke down at one point and took over two hours to repair! We want to especially thank the nannies who brought these boys all that way. We believe that their willingness to undergo such a long trip speaks to the acknowledged value and need for the services and care we are able to provide to these children.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Like most cleft babies, Tyler, Matthew, and Louis have a very hard time feeding and struggled to gain weight at the orphanage. All three boys arrived at the cleft home weak and sick. Matthew and Louis are recovering from their colds and long journey at the cleft home, but Tyler needed to be admitted to the hospital. The state of all of these babies upon their arrival, especially the oldest two, illustrates how important it is for cleft-affected babies to have access to adequate nutrition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc1XJkyi_H3P4gNH1SpQZaILm5BA7QpFuUphpUBrSqu4I6WJDS00wjX5LtBOWfPGV9MgDFhZw0tCSBOmu7xjujO-Vt1cXmkWh1l0eoe67fbPDILf-Mf_BPogt1536RRAdAODDOOywzOU/s1600-h/LvChunZao_IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc1XJkyi_H3P4gNH1SpQZaILm5BA7QpFuUphpUBrSqu4I6WJDS00wjX5LtBOWfPGV9MgDFhZw0tCSBOmu7xjujO-Vt1cXmkWh1l0eoe67fbPDILf-Mf_BPogt1536RRAdAODDOOywzOU/s320/LvChunZao_IMG_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231158110268505698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Matthew is about two months old, </span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />which makes him the youngest of the three.</span>..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCd5f-kt-FAa4QbQABwCSlMHwvwJmV_tH7RIC08e2K3AQU0Z_byQCZfNKHiJO57LHYbL3RfpH4KT32vvt9c65XzOvNvvKHoIQZ9s0Y0mv6MmJatfpTm5hqnGjHPIcjvKkM8_Vu0CqMXI/s1600-h/LvChunZao_IMG_0311.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCd5f-kt-FAa4QbQABwCSlMHwvwJmV_tH7RIC08e2K3AQU0Z_byQCZfNKHiJO57LHYbL3RfpH4KT32vvt9c65XzOvNvvKHoIQZ9s0Y0mv6MmJatfpTm5hqnGjHPIcjvKkM8_Vu0CqMXI/s320/LvChunZao_IMG_0311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231158107281173202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">But we are happy to say that he is one alert little baby!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrr4YL5LdD0CUbKJ61CMxLUmiJefqm1k2NGZ_Y32OT6OdjZ3s4ZzF-PQqtE40p-wN-TEb6Zr5zUW8SLwmxTroTbdu7vEavK1pNgVdWq0XqRzghyxFW-c7BX7u7a7Vfe39x8-zgC3NtSE/s1600-h/LvChunGuang_IMG_0311.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrr4YL5LdD0CUbKJ61CMxLUmiJefqm1k2NGZ_Y32OT6OdjZ3s4ZzF-PQqtE40p-wN-TEb6Zr5zUW8SLwmxTroTbdu7vEavK1pNgVdWq0XqRzghyxFW-c7BX7u7a7Vfe39x8-zgC3NtSE/s320/LvChunGuang_IMG_0311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231157164828543378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf74tKFGBEtoyUP9JF0Tdj7iGCuezVoE53y1ehyphenhyphencsuB3Auw6jpOcEzacxWodPowjqD7nZfp6hiu_KzQvLmUgU0sQqdz8hZP6aRV-wDDTHokuGNEw3Rnv_Pgw7-oTs8uDPWWXimIpWXBc/s1600-h/LvChunGuang_IMG_0309.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf74tKFGBEtoyUP9JF0Tdj7iGCuezVoE53y1ehyphenhyphencsuB3Auw6jpOcEzacxWodPowjqD7nZfp6hiu_KzQvLmUgU0sQqdz8hZP6aRV-wDDTHokuGNEw3Rnv_Pgw7-oTs8uDPWWXimIpWXBc/s320/LvChunGuang_IMG_0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231157159778031922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Louis is almost six months old...and greatly enjoys sucking his thumb!</span><br />(That will be a hard habit to break when it's time for surgery!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj3C0KfDGdy2hap5DTKwmN-jkmt2Bn1DqKOjbSCHe_3mBQynYw_zm04FgwmIZppnuggc5n0-TbXHm3OaemaGCqXOAyHpEyZk6TD71p1useCEH3MQyxoZygYLjHC0zJsnZH0gnlaXNY_I/s1600-h/LvChunBo_IMG_0302.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj3C0KfDGdy2hap5DTKwmN-jkmt2Bn1DqKOjbSCHe_3mBQynYw_zm04FgwmIZppnuggc5n0-TbXHm3OaemaGCqXOAyHpEyZk6TD71p1useCEH3MQyxoZygYLjHC0zJsnZH0gnlaXNY_I/s320/LvChunBo_IMG_0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231158801410018018" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tyler is eight months old. He is being treated at Anhui Children's Hospital for dehydration, malnutrition, and pneumonia, but we are happy to report that he has now moved from ICU to regular care. At the time of his admission to the hospital, he weighed just over 7 lbs.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>We thank you for your continued support, which enables us to provide babies like Tyler, Matthew, and Louis with the specialized, individualized, care they need to survive. Please keep these babies, especially Tyler, in your thoughts and prayers.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-26669311354828995662008-08-03T20:14:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:02.046-05:00Another baby enters foster care...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3OyKke0WobGsawHqHlT8r_RVEFiokX8AW37qn6Ky9sqcPgxapHQAw4W67DYLUPY5JeqfrN6798pTukj65EDw9qhqJb7VZi7zjSqVeXu_-KYKA9FqgNvxaVDuLAVe2LK_LaGYcUBWz84/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_0352.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3OyKke0WobGsawHqHlT8r_RVEFiokX8AW37qn6Ky9sqcPgxapHQAw4W67DYLUPY5JeqfrN6798pTukj65EDw9qhqJb7VZi7zjSqVeXu_-KYKA9FqgNvxaVDuLAVe2LK_LaGYcUBWz84/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_0352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230451928705613826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jenna left this week for foster care in her home province. Like always, her departure brings a mix of emotions. Together with her nannies, we are sad to see her leave the home, as we have greatly enjoyed getting to "know" her these past few months...but we are very excited that she is healthy enough to enter foster care!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJt44PXa7jNzGnuiBtDI7movM04jqlrXpvNb1cNlCijZCewJ4i_6nA39P8P2WEiLXMQcWjzzA7iz00gR9YV5j9lH9RMIdwLRKvZ6DvYD35hkfjRxZDvuD_01VIUKRPnUmZfhCgm1NNLw4/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_0355.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJt44PXa7jNzGnuiBtDI7movM04jqlrXpvNb1cNlCijZCewJ4i_6nA39P8P2WEiLXMQcWjzzA7iz00gR9YV5j9lH9RMIdwLRKvZ6DvYD35hkfjRxZDvuD_01VIUKRPnUmZfhCgm1NNLw4/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_0355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230451927098860402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I'm not so sure about this..."<br /><br /></span>We know that her new foster family will take wonderful care of her, and trust that she will continue to grow and thrive in her new environment. We know how important a family environment is for a child's growth and development, and are very happy that Jenna can now experience this as well. (Many thanks to all of our supporters whose sponsorship of the LWB foster care program make these family-like experiences possible!).<br /><br /> Jenna is actually joining the same family as Shannon (who left the home a few weeks ago)...so we hope this familiar face will make her transition even smoother!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxRMRgx9nbcr3sF1Cffl6s2jPlvzT63X0EmZygjALlyaClw4YnBIDZAqY_qDcLsgteWWrYoYO_vSdo8STfJtLVpUC9g_F4tfcDpeMCPPYPfOXChq9VhJNScxOSOzD21_IT76zkfKxSDQ/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_0363.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxRMRgx9nbcr3sF1Cffl6s2jPlvzT63X0EmZygjALlyaClw4YnBIDZAqY_qDcLsgteWWrYoYO_vSdo8STfJtLVpUC9g_F4tfcDpeMCPPYPfOXChq9VhJNScxOSOzD21_IT76zkfKxSDQ/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_0363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230451926390112562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Goodbye, Jenna! We'll miss you!</span><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-49262210118601686602008-07-22T21:09:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:02.872-05:00Introducing...Daisy!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A newborn baby girl moved into the cleft home today, her name is Daisy. She's just a few weeks old, and seems to have no problems adjusting to her new home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bdynX01y-2aZqe-5oHySgUgvBJUuDQndIj7IN2XtDDK_4WtUrIk0odqbHJEcMxGiZOYbglxd5XCMcdqH-FauI9U7DlW5giiPM2595FKdz2CVCknpuvYl5Wa_6n8Qk1JXvFba4HH47RI/s1600-h/YangDuoDuo_IMG_0202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226010839040274146" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bdynX01y-2aZqe-5oHySgUgvBJUuDQndIj7IN2XtDDK_4WtUrIk0odqbHJEcMxGiZOYbglxd5XCMcdqH-FauI9U7DlW5giiPM2595FKdz2CVCknpuvYl5Wa_6n8Qk1JXvFba4HH47RI/s320/YangDuoDuo_IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />Welcome, Daisy! We're so glad you're here!</span> </div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-42647919400961760672008-07-13T21:10:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:03.486-05:00Life Philosophies<div style="text-align: center;">According to our house manager, Zhang Ming, some of the babies have already developed particular "life philosophies".<br /><br />For example, Nick's life philosophy is to cry. You remember the post a while back, showing mouth open so wide you could see his tonsils? Well, he still likes to cry...but we're happy to report that he seems to be settling down a little bit. He has replaced some of his screaming with babbling, and that's a welcome change. He's not smiling in these pictures, but at least he's not crying!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGG8kbmTb4rOjv9o6NnoMWTiCo9tlNCkl_bHRyhxuseyq_WJr1ovpx52uXMXl4q3Ol3LhpHVWqrDoJ35839reLmvSvp59OjTLmeYWnwKo67RYA56j0fU9q912PbPwXmbMywglVHAJ73w/s1600-h/HuaiJingNan_IMG_3306.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGG8kbmTb4rOjv9o6NnoMWTiCo9tlNCkl_bHRyhxuseyq_WJr1ovpx52uXMXl4q3Ol3LhpHVWqrDoJ35839reLmvSvp59OjTLmeYWnwKo67RYA56j0fU9q912PbPwXmbMywglVHAJ73w/s320/HuaiJingNan_IMG_3306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222673910852668578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Nick</span><br /><br />Jack's life philosophy is eating...and that's one about which we are very happy! As long as the nannies strictly adhere to his eating schedule (every two hours!) he's a happy camper...but if his bottle is late, he let's everyone know about it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacuUXvkwKbh_hpTT8NdAr28h17uSNHCABe3U59lkPKsBjDp_7z9HXaQJTr5re6SYqtmMEBbKgN43byIP8L5f0n_5XXbRg91i6IIUvESnI7E-thhLC7D3X1N5rPcoLpYIoEeLwXXdVS0U/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_3376.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacuUXvkwKbh_hpTT8NdAr28h17uSNHCABe3U59lkPKsBjDp_7z9HXaQJTr5re6SYqtmMEBbKgN43byIP8L5f0n_5XXbRg91i6IIUvESnI7E-thhLC7D3X1N5rPcoLpYIoEeLwXXdVS0U/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_3376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222673907885578738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jack...taking a rare break from eating!</span><br /><br />Dawn's life philosophy is smiling! And boy, do we have the pictures to prove it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmak_tcoKP-v8xyUhIRKhd8veZ45mW9CJnc0qnru6UK2qh64YjSTW12QQRcFcsgq7Drr8_3SMlsJ5HrbHJZRoglNGQIftRD9GT-MUQM73sT4V26w1S0iARzsil5Et-RKHenQgxQTVuNI/s1600-h/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_3317.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmak_tcoKP-v8xyUhIRKhd8veZ45mW9CJnc0qnru6UK2qh64YjSTW12QQRcFcsgq7Drr8_3SMlsJ5HrbHJZRoglNGQIftRD9GT-MUQM73sT4V26w1S0iARzsil5Et-RKHenQgxQTVuNI/s320/HuaiJingDuo_IMG_3317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222673908313719282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dimply Dawn<br /><br /></span>Regardless of what their philosophy is, we are so pleased that each of our children has the opportunity to be unique in his or her own way, and so grateful that our nannies take the time to get to know each of them. It's such a gift to share in the development of each of these babies, as they continue to establish who they are. And we can't wait to see who they will be in the years to come!</div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-90061787449222865012008-07-13T21:07:00.001-04:002008-12-11T17:23:03.992-05:00Jenna's new smile<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRUUhdKuYi-atjtIiY1nnQShcf45LXPY9GbB2EVkjG_idi6eIvvvXB3ICH6fT_UjhKDkq0Y95HobmKpiuNxZTITyBRhW7dzs_mIK8ncEb0tb8oTEHOH0zQ1wbg0Oj5C_oeejoQoorUk8/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_3356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222670478183771762" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRUUhdKuYi-atjtIiY1nnQShcf45LXPY9GbB2EVkjG_idi6eIvvvXB3ICH6fT_UjhKDkq0Y95HobmKpiuNxZTITyBRhW7dzs_mIK8ncEb0tb8oTEHOH0zQ1wbg0Oj5C_oeejoQoorUk8/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_3356.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I thought you'd like to see some pictures of Jenna a few weeks post-op. She looks much more comfortable, and happy, wouldn't you say?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjrY4lxgDnBVF7ZGNcUZpMPa_gdckeXm0ASgUM0PuF03oAchXYT7CMVXXKUNFPDeGSd5-16p7bKBHyLuQqZJsEA_QOTHXRiQt_oJXzNIZ6BVi_xCEVoi3X6hsLNYmur_6yS_9IQpfq0c/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_3359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222670488925922034" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjrY4lxgDnBVF7ZGNcUZpMPa_gdckeXm0ASgUM0PuF03oAchXYT7CMVXXKUNFPDeGSd5-16p7bKBHyLuQqZJsEA_QOTHXRiQt_oJXzNIZ6BVi_xCEVoi3X6hsLNYmur_6yS_9IQpfq0c/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_3359.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">that's </span>a happy child!<br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-55104786109829665232008-07-13T20:53:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:04.321-05:00My how they grow!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Kyle and Becca still reside at the cleft home while we search for some more foster families. While they were never <span style="font-style: italic;">tiny</span> by any means, they still have grown so much! Both physically and developmentally.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8D7MyDLR3clfJBxyZUKF75zkvJxeLnh4lO4vTSD66jThyrDuSGncJ2xEiGSLwMiWIVluvh3TIFaWmyhMBjnovoc8ncvUARGQ5Q7JB0rE42Ew_jpUKWVNYGLJrybfGcn5kQJgCnJecEs/s1600-h/IMG_3477.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8D7MyDLR3clfJBxyZUKF75zkvJxeLnh4lO4vTSD66jThyrDuSGncJ2xEiGSLwMiWIVluvh3TIFaWmyhMBjnovoc8ncvUARGQ5Q7JB0rE42Ew_jpUKWVNYGLJrybfGcn5kQJgCnJecEs/s320/IMG_3477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222668467728438034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even though neither could support their head when they first arrived, they are now both standing (though Kyle's a bit wobbly), and Becca seems to be helping Simba (the house manager's son) with his homework already ready!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0rCwkNDCzZQwQhfgHkWR7KoRVsU0AY_IZNvBEXXGk09397UiAyANUiAQ8K6JQDIh3IEALnNq17qI-BfLFAM5GefBjk2rTV9CP9TIN4JB4x6WY8FpRNLN9pw5ke7ifMfz5b-6JpS9150/s1600-h/HuaiRuiBing_IMG_3341.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0rCwkNDCzZQwQhfgHkWR7KoRVsU0AY_IZNvBEXXGk09397UiAyANUiAQ8K6JQDIh3IEALnNq17qI-BfLFAM5GefBjk2rTV9CP9TIN4JB4x6WY8FpRNLN9pw5ke7ifMfz5b-6JpS9150/s320/HuaiRuiBing_IMG_3341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222668210286591538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you for your continued support, which enables us to provide these children the physical, medical, emotional, and developmental support and care they deserve.<br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-40543950173870794022008-07-13T20:44:00.001-04:002008-12-11T17:23:05.066-05:00More babies!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />The doors are certainly revolving at the cleft home!<br />There are two new ones you haven't yet met, so I would like to introduce....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwziF1c4gaoMwF4J89DbevSciGWWq5P8uXyE40kJGi-riBCNAyw-Z_6N5Z5kuCKO2vPLqUWg3Eyuxjgmb5HRxqnw8lWzWP6rZeG9N1XMzZ7q-f8WWhf36iTGCKdBbVxAtRsczWgZ6gB4/s1600-h/LuChunXiao_IMG_3371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222665366522067730" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwziF1c4gaoMwF4J89DbevSciGWWq5P8uXyE40kJGi-riBCNAyw-Z_6N5Z5kuCKO2vPLqUWg3Eyuxjgmb5HRxqnw8lWzWP6rZeG9N1XMzZ7q-f8WWhf36iTGCKdBbVxAtRsczWgZ6gB4/s320/LuChunXiao_IMG_3371.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Leah</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwtzGc3mcaWDc_nIM0EtFBfR7oNrlXpwXKdTd49tTwEIIcffQGaC3_ulc44ynlWkBNPBCeznp54Fk212aRUTYmVvuTj_FPx-33-wzsO-qB2QbyK2LTgkOh7FZKv2PoQryFsRrQP3GFAk/s1600-h/YangFuYing_IMG_3430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222665374106152562" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwtzGc3mcaWDc_nIM0EtFBfR7oNrlXpwXKdTd49tTwEIIcffQGaC3_ulc44ynlWkBNPBCeznp54Fk212aRUTYmVvuTj_FPx-33-wzsO-qB2QbyK2LTgkOh7FZKv2PoQryFsRrQP3GFAk/s320/YangFuYing_IMG_3430.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Phillip</span>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8EWLT0kplkMws_zSfhuKAMt3TZeOz3SvbNBNZG-xeqSa_Wo5F1aybf7B5yxzlSFXj6yF6_dbQa_re79sdjG5eLrT4o5Ebr76aPeNrcEgstkaZsgnwLBcosuKjXLtRO8Gno_wVEFetQQ/s1600-h/IMG_3429.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222665874161855618" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8EWLT0kplkMws_zSfhuKAMt3TZeOz3SvbNBNZG-xeqSa_Wo5F1aybf7B5yxzlSFXj6yF6_dbQa_re79sdjG5eLrT4o5Ebr76aPeNrcEgstkaZsgnwLBcosuKjXLtRO8Gno_wVEFetQQ/s320/IMG_3429.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />(From left to right)<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Becca...Jenna...Millie...Nick...</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Kyle...Jack...and Dawn...all in the hands of our<br />wonderful nannies, and one visitor!<br /></span></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-493691034778060122008-07-13T20:32:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:06.144-05:00Showing some love<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiju7cuu3DvJEwT9YcCyH9nr34yOFrZ8ICfVdztAQKnWdfreB3x3N4qA1VYjz_7nfPVMPofj2YWo7HyDlE4LSa6TAquQnLwLVsVE9Grvl3AG_n-Gcn7FBMgzSl7XUNKhq6T8Er8hpRwfk/s1600-h/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3313.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiju7cuu3DvJEwT9YcCyH9nr34yOFrZ8ICfVdztAQKnWdfreB3x3N4qA1VYjz_7nfPVMPofj2YWo7HyDlE4LSa6TAquQnLwLVsVE9Grvl3AG_n-Gcn7FBMgzSl7XUNKhq6T8Er8hpRwfk/s320/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222663670774047746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One of the greatest benefits our children in the cleft home receive is individual care and attention. We know that the best nutrition and medical care is important, but without love, these babies would still lack what they need in order to thrive. I love all of the pictures we receive from the home of nannies interacting with the babies, because the care and love they feel for these babies is so evident. And they always look so happy to be with the children--we really couldn't ask for better caregivers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GZw1a02qby33l6bPGfswqyaZqlK0sDRgyuEVBZMLZOpBKvPHzqJdXJwVR1ScbqiSMJBmGO9SqSW0H1-228i0Ag8tdZ_6S4O4jtBQfiyb8pXf10nrvXYV1BlWuuQEFLVyvbozx6UsbKE/s1600-h/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3323.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GZw1a02qby33l6bPGfswqyaZqlK0sDRgyuEVBZMLZOpBKvPHzqJdXJwVR1ScbqiSMJBmGO9SqSW0H1-228i0Ag8tdZ_6S4O4jtBQfiyb8pXf10nrvXYV1BlWuuQEFLVyvbozx6UsbKE/s320/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222663681482987474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XiYUJ0v7_N_obAlVGkez5LVkeZhYw_w1wA9Sdwr1nROz-Sv_wb_rGiTRout0SrNeXNb4ahzPthbJ5CjJrg-4Lu_JrOYE8QJpaCZsTq48Ccn6w8P_C0mRbZkLiFZWNDkrPvwwseW8Kas/s1600-h/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3311.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XiYUJ0v7_N_obAlVGkez5LVkeZhYw_w1wA9Sdwr1nROz-Sv_wb_rGiTRout0SrNeXNb4ahzPthbJ5CjJrg-4Lu_JrOYE8QJpaCZsTq48Ccn6w8P_C0mRbZkLiFZWNDkrPvwwseW8Kas/s320/HuaiRuiKang_IMG_3311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222663674592024594" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Priceless picutres of Kyle learning to recieve...and give...kisses</span><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-68329398597576163772008-07-08T22:10:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:06.809-05:00Wren moves to ACH for surgery!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib56meoC6fwdZThujn4hxgxOotasl8PIWv8o3a12kWfE9nplGkwJbikkSkRSgOzASopat_KLow0bg76y5UklW4Zxrn5O-PgSLYoQsaUSzvAzr4ci9QU18ioYeINVZb1rIZindaXzOraxw/s1600-h/YangDongXue_IMG_3534.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib56meoC6fwdZThujn4hxgxOotasl8PIWv8o3a12kWfE9nplGkwJbikkSkRSgOzASopat_KLow0bg76y5UklW4Zxrn5O-PgSLYoQsaUSzvAzr4ci9QU18ioYeINVZb1rIZindaXzOraxw/s320/YangDongXue_IMG_3534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220832145253471138" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I cannot believe that little Wren<br />now has some chipmunk cheeks!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Wren went to Anhui Children's Hospital this week for cleft surgery! Wren is the last of the "founding" babies (babies who were in the home when it opened in March) to receive surgery, and we are very excited for her. She was one of the youngest and smallest babies brought to the home in March. She steadily gained weight and is now ready for surgery. We look forward to seeing her new smile!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3rrfz7-2q4u7chSJcwygzIsneZTKYe3TE2iNSHLv_wDXQnI5bxwSdWSpP4usSlSTG4p78zfshDKwjXv8Ql_hlsUYB5TLsuRtmaYwfcdu7gi7gw1vxsVlyazK4tbupdt44nbzQAlW6ac/s1600-h/YangDongXue_IMG_3539.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3rrfz7-2q4u7chSJcwygzIsneZTKYe3TE2iNSHLv_wDXQnI5bxwSdWSpP4usSlSTG4p78zfshDKwjXv8Ql_hlsUYB5TLsuRtmaYwfcdu7gi7gw1vxsVlyazK4tbupdt44nbzQAlW6ac/s320/YangDongXue_IMG_3539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220832158151035506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwYK9DFn9JILibXqBq2QwLpUWha-snjAT7BTmK7_QjxEZ-zyOrK0s1evZmWPgeno0dpzgbht2zC7xi0ycVWDY5kfY3VLFUsfOP72qVLT5ytU6WnxLeLIK6NMtvR_o7TbcUDV0xjFwQLQ/s1600-h/YangDongXue_IMG_3537.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwYK9DFn9JILibXqBq2QwLpUWha-snjAT7BTmK7_QjxEZ-zyOrK0s1evZmWPgeno0dpzgbht2zC7xi0ycVWDY5kfY3VLFUsfOP72qVLT5ytU6WnxLeLIK6NMtvR_o7TbcUDV0xjFwQLQ/s320/YangDongXue_IMG_3537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220832153743686290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">There she is, bright-eyed, and beautiful, ready for a grand adventure...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTPKq_Jv_GNFtyQ-2UnDWpaq9UN3k2Li-uGQKeC2Dh4ID8Z-tcWqRFQGqG8XAz7mqnS3-BHsCPs61PP-92H1PB81CwleXW27VHWN2yinCh9rPDdUTCe3Zf-rWCXt4Rm1XX0Zlxzl381s/s1600-h/YangDongXue_IMG_3542.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTPKq_Jv_GNFtyQ-2UnDWpaq9UN3k2Li-uGQKeC2Dh4ID8Z-tcWqRFQGqG8XAz7mqnS3-BHsCPs61PP-92H1PB81CwleXW27VHWN2yinCh9rPDdUTCe3Zf-rWCXt4Rm1XX0Zlxzl381s/s320/YangDongXue_IMG_3542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220832156406983970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">...or maybe a nap </span><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-46195452196635122072008-07-04T21:06:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:07.204-05:00Jenna returns home after surgery<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Jenna came home from the hospital this week after receiving surgery to repair her cleft lip. We're happy to report that everything went very well, and she's now peacefully resting and recovering back at the cleft home.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzcvCePWDSLw-FmwlNb9XPtOWtb2i8ikDfYnRnw1e_VLff8hB4s7m5VDmCmu-GChHVxGZicgT42_4Gq-Tk_WPA-7HgCE10-7MG3BqYqD9Aw2h8vvxL26xguo1DHjs_ehja411Kd9rbMc/s1600-h/jennahospital.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219331814014372770" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzcvCePWDSLw-FmwlNb9XPtOWtb2i8ikDfYnRnw1e_VLff8hB4s7m5VDmCmu-GChHVxGZicgT42_4Gq-Tk_WPA-7HgCE10-7MG3BqYqD9Aw2h8vvxL26xguo1DHjs_ehja411Kd9rbMc/s400/jennahospital.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"What's going on?"</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FlHxLPXZO64Ky0lVqrYDCuG5qSQOQYJcW0354lA7HEivSCtfu1LDpvFMbmg9JENU3eatjhxeKtJEvI6tHhqdpU2IN0cROmqkS5lWrd2ZOnUlOGQLkrwz3XkPWjzjzjITgZkuVTvdJ_8/s1600-h/jenna4.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219331813531939314" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FlHxLPXZO64Ky0lVqrYDCuG5qSQOQYJcW0354lA7HEivSCtfu1LDpvFMbmg9JENU3eatjhxeKtJEvI6tHhqdpU2IN0cROmqkS5lWrd2ZOnUlOGQLkrwz3XkPWjzjzjITgZkuVTvdJ_8/s400/jenna4.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jenna resting back at the cleft home<br /><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">We're very thankful to the wonderful surgeons at Anhui Children's Hospital who have so dutifully cared for each of our children, and thankful to our many sponsors who make the surgeries financially possible.<br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-84789790733466941392008-07-03T22:12:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:07.297-05:00Our twigs are budding!<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">As a long-time subscriber to LWB publications and newsletters, I have read over and over again how lucky we are to have such wonderful caregivers, directors, teachers, and doctors in China for the children under our care. Now that I have spent so much time working with the cleft home, I can see just how true that really is. Our house manager, Zhang Ming, really is a gift--he is ready and willing to do anything our children ne</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ed, and you can tell he really cares about the children in the process. I'm happy to report that I think he likes his job too!</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">The weekly reports about the children often put things so eloquently, I'd like to just share an excerpt with you:</span> </div><p style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">[The Chinese name of one of our little girls means flower] "So every time I see her, I feel that I am in a garden of early summer. Here we have fresh air, comfortable temperature. The little twigs are growing into branches, and are budding. They’re enjoying the nurturing of summer sun and rain. Dawn is just like a beautiful flower in this garden. She grows quietly. Only two months, we can see and feel her various emotions, happy, blue.."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprpKjEax3GsQEGxSQadmur3hb-Y28ass-VEqgRmmlLV-i-863qXOXMGwEBXudmk2LqLpqCsfQCRtELicEgk2V7XhJzG1kwpWf0eVD-2veN3XSNAYgAyF98j3LZoR3tv84EZf0OEVnnE/s1600-h/dawn.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZprpKjEax3GsQEGxSQadmur3hb-Y28ass-VEqgRmmlLV-i-863qXOXMGwEBXudmk2LqLpqCsfQCRtELicEgk2V7XhJzG1kwpWf0eVD-2veN3XSNAYgAyF98j3LZoR3tv84EZf0OEVnnE/s320/dawn.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218976356638272242" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Pretty beautiful (and happy!) flower, wouldn't you agree?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Many thanks for your support, which helps us help our "twigs" grow into<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">beautiful "budding branches"!</span></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-59781593252840346562008-07-02T21:07:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:07.509-05:00It's a girl!<div style="text-align: center;">We have a brand new resident at the cleft home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0cgqR_DGb8C36ouTP5zpPG1mAnrAq38ITQ8XO_HswyLwWWg1a03SU7HxqAsk_o-jL3ndXMokxFSLHzhCewS6Vo_7K5GgVsguc7DoE6-zum1zbmRIpcCDKXemJ7yCgxSaN-MQyInKcoI/s1600-h/HuaiJingCui_IMG_3264.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0cgqR_DGb8C36ouTP5zpPG1mAnrAq38ITQ8XO_HswyLwWWg1a03SU7HxqAsk_o-jL3ndXMokxFSLHzhCewS6Vo_7K5GgVsguc7DoE6-zum1zbmRIpcCDKXemJ7yCgxSaN-MQyInKcoI/s320/HuaiJingCui_IMG_3264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218588849329010818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Millie, a baby girl born on June 20th, 2008. We are happy to report that she is quite comfortable in her new home. We know the nannies look forward to getting to know her in the months to come.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8T559YdT5NS9dlhuFxPdpQKCKAMY3B-FdxpByMLTdjYYuAbnpmASOxp27x2-Go3jXMkBkhUM-QrnmixqjB4iAarm-Q3yTad6lrcA6jO2jHzpXUM2v2jsv6u5LkuRYm3PCKBegWoKjE30/s1600-h/HuaiJingCui_IMG_3266.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8T559YdT5NS9dlhuFxPdpQKCKAMY3B-FdxpByMLTdjYYuAbnpmASOxp27x2-Go3jXMkBkhUM-QrnmixqjB4iAarm-Q3yTad6lrcA6jO2jHzpXUM2v2jsv6u5LkuRYm3PCKBegWoKjE30/s320/HuaiJingCui_IMG_3266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218588851736177810" border="0" /></a></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-6495249319308199312008-07-01T21:05:00.001-04:002008-12-11T17:23:08.362-05:00Eagle Scout Visits Home<div style="text-align: center;">Last week, an Eagle Scout named Alex visited the cleft home with his family, played with the babies, and brought many bottles and vitamins! Alex was on an adoption trip with his family to pick up his new brother. We are so glad he was able to visit the home and so thankful that he chose to partner with Love Without Boundaries!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMApkzsh9ajUAiU134ptcMvcroGG-Pxg8vHgPQkiRKF8mSihxlwWVyDJIhhzknjcyokOid9OKnHGkWGoaAxupI9Aq3USzPxhqp2iaSwZ44FbV2plEamDhYaRiRHgoJN6SVd2gx575LG-g/s1600-h/IMG_3137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMApkzsh9ajUAiU134ptcMvcroGG-Pxg8vHgPQkiRKF8mSihxlwWVyDJIhhzknjcyokOid9OKnHGkWGoaAxupI9Aq3USzPxhqp2iaSwZ44FbV2plEamDhYaRiRHgoJN6SVd2gx575LG-g/s320/IMG_3137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218221286542460818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alex with his family and a few babies!<br /><br /></span>For his Eagle Scout project, Alex went door-to-door raising money to buy cleft bottles. He raised enough money to buy 17 cases of bottles, and brought five of these boxes to the cleft home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujKYQShR0LoKQypBWlyhFdll-O86kVWHlfx4HWn-L3MIY_xSianRPYv5Hw8de9Nh-O67z2fGo_ZU-UvnKGx1rhHgSYqryDWcBxamaoCSZmokJJSkK8ycxT271U7uRpP438UZjrLcnSFo/s1600-h/IMG_3126.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujKYQShR0LoKQypBWlyhFdll-O86kVWHlfx4HWn-L3MIY_xSianRPYv5Hw8de9Nh-O67z2fGo_ZU-UvnKGx1rhHgSYqryDWcBxamaoCSZmokJJSkK8ycxT271U7uRpP438UZjrLcnSFo/s320/IMG_3126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218221278941543874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Look at all those wonderful supplies! Five cases of bottles,<br />and 30 bottles of vitamins (Thanks to Tanner!)</span><br /><br />Alex also brought over vitamins that were collected by another Eagle Scout, Tanner. He brought enough vitamins to last the cleft home for the entire year. We are very thankful for Tanner's hard work and generous donation, and know that these vitamins will be very important for our babies in the year to come<br /><br /><br />.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5sJwGllBY3bk6huGAJ0eqGz1rVbhXjYA4kRma3dYOCjMoxOHKpIc-RArkWKxySb6fkCxMXSHAcPojZS13-_vXusONd18WmEUPYLomtXYH_4Qfm0oN4AJ8zZh41i_8u2g_2ytnZAMUi4/s1600-h/P1000612.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5sJwGllBY3bk6huGAJ0eqGz1rVbhXjYA4kRma3dYOCjMoxOHKpIc-RArkWKxySb6fkCxMXSHAcPojZS13-_vXusONd18WmEUPYLomtXYH_4Qfm0oN4AJ8zZh41i_8u2g_2ytnZAMUi4/s320/P1000612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218221289439837058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPMOke33c43y8DqiOIv3fJGCg3DANv_-Vm2uiQ_Ym95TXb8vt9bjOLFLb4gewqPB1ahoa1cts2znjs3Ufb9lcFRFpwCPfBgjP2yOqRVftfOE3QeSEnzaMEVmQMCt5GpwDk8lvrjObIy8/s1600-h/IMG_3142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPMOke33c43y8DqiOIv3fJGCg3DANv_-Vm2uiQ_Ym95TXb8vt9bjOLFLb4gewqPB1ahoa1cts2znjs3Ufb9lcFRFpwCPfBgjP2yOqRVftfOE3QeSEnzaMEVmQMCt5GpwDk8lvrjObIy8/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218221286997577074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Alex smiles with satisfaction--as he should!<br />The babies (and LWB) say THANK YOU!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFVFkpS-XHMU12ubN1DZ9d6J0T-l9cm_1srl96wENs4lc4MlCoVVrJb4-SiIu9vPUPiBhzT6FknRpctsJg9aj1dTGsg268gVcaOjst2ypmVHBY7aGNoKyHAMn18qaXOV3kIFLZihRAPY/s1600-h/P1000581.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFVFkpS-XHMU12ubN1DZ9d6J0T-l9cm_1srl96wENs4lc4MlCoVVrJb4-SiIu9vPUPiBhzT6FknRpctsJg9aj1dTGsg268gVcaOjst2ypmVHBY7aGNoKyHAMn18qaXOV3kIFLZihRAPY/s320/P1000581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218221286120469970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-49204171677570738372008-06-27T22:24:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:09.530-05:00Becca's Standing!<div style="text-align: center;">You may remember that Becca was scheduled to leave the home and enter foster care a few weeks ago--she and Kyle were supposed to leave the same week that John and Ben left. Her perspective foster family is not yet ready to welcome her into their home, so she's still at the cleft home for a little longer. I was looking through the most recent pictures from the home, and came across these incredible pictures of her STANDING UP!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qXEseX-E0yX7nhEYgurCd-T3RsqH3S6BVza29ohxweiK0vwFJZLLeyqVvySNvx9sqAdi18rv7HhngVhtOxRT5YcqbwglQqRSAm8OYmht6rWNkKb-NToDySSc6XIDK9nmToSk6p1Hjlw/s1600-h/IMG_3153.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qXEseX-E0yX7nhEYgurCd-T3RsqH3S6BVza29ohxweiK0vwFJZLLeyqVvySNvx9sqAdi18rv7HhngVhtOxRT5YcqbwglQqRSAm8OYmht6rWNkKb-NToDySSc6XIDK9nmToSk6p1Hjlw/s320/IMG_3153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216753746756829858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Becca with Paddy's daughter</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAo5kvdXZnevgLglGgzX44wYA9wXmp2lHsB6xt_WfJ03VQ6Kkap35kyyNB9x6trb_RhpS7NCg9NdkAVnhyphenhyphenrLwxQ-JiAwZEG87nw569auxFChHLgL34YI4lI41t6jt4bKAVKwujc34-_Y/s1600-h/IMG_3154.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAo5kvdXZnevgLglGgzX44wYA9wXmp2lHsB6xt_WfJ03VQ6Kkap35kyyNB9x6trb_RhpS7NCg9NdkAVnhyphenhyphenrLwxQ-JiAwZEG87nw569auxFChHLgL34YI4lI41t6jt4bKAVKwujc34-_Y/s320/IMG_3154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216753745901160658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Hello, and Good-bye!"<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj3pdUaecl2SFPXQl9FbKQp6k_yd0tAUDnW8e1fC6q3ff1duCHrHOMDup8PtmtIdflz3lrpKb1qWMirb_Aosl_JBb8L5y7FjhB9yAUtwDxdXO7g04EIq-Ckrdk53ElBDv7kJO-9nxbs8/s1600-h/IMG_3161.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj3pdUaecl2SFPXQl9FbKQp6k_yd0tAUDnW8e1fC6q3ff1duCHrHOMDup8PtmtIdflz3lrpKb1qWMirb_Aosl_JBb8L5y7FjhB9yAUtwDxdXO7g04EIq-Ckrdk53ElBDv7kJO-9nxbs8/s320/IMG_3161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216753749751517250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Looks like she's ready to walk on off the couch!<br />Here comes trouble!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>It's amazing to look back on how far she has come in just four months. When she first arrived at the home, she could barely hold up her head. It has been a joy to watch her grow stronger, learn to sit up, and then learn to stand!<br /><br />We are so thankful for the generosity of all of our sponsors whose donations help make these milestones happen. We look forward to the day when all children will know the love and support of a forever family, but until that day comes, we are so grateful for your support which enables us to provide these children with the care and attention they so desperately need, and deserve.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span><br /><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-38458154577027348772008-06-27T22:01:00.001-04:002008-12-11T17:23:09.814-05:00Jenna is ready for her new smile!<div style="text-align: center;">We received word this week that Jenna has moved to Anhui Children's Hospital for her lip repair. We pray for a smooth and successful surgery, and a quick and easy recovery! We look forward to seeing her new smile shortly.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOb0yGx2BmGTAe3QXvFWYQO0m6Z8NFKf2EyNki7xpshTq5TLGSDZijrG2lLG2jyB4IqJyegz5wUcCUmTVQjKzk3MqmIPKFn2nNwdYNfI2e635_pYbgiB8aNeWD8tyt4aG5FiDOfFLxFQA/s1600-h/XiJiaJing_IMG_2936.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOb0yGx2BmGTAe3QXvFWYQO0m6Z8NFKf2EyNki7xpshTq5TLGSDZijrG2lLG2jyB4IqJyegz5wUcCUmTVQjKzk3MqmIPKFn2nNwdYNfI2e635_pYbgiB8aNeWD8tyt4aG5FiDOfFLxFQA/s320/XiJiaJing_IMG_2936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216747420337902642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jenna resting peacefully in the hospital before surgery.</span><br /></div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-66393921252097460422008-06-18T20:39:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:12.284-05:00More graduates!<div style="text-align: center;"><span>John and Ben have graduated from the home and moved into foster care! Our house manager, Zhang Ming, wrote a wonderful play-by-play of the day they left for foster care, which I think explains our mix of emotions very well. Please read his account of the day:</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Two children were picked up back to [their home town]. We thought there would be four babies going to be moved direct to foster care, but we were told that one foster family is not ready yet to accept our children. So we only have Jun and Bao sent back. Bing and Kang are scheduled to be sent back in a couple of days this week.</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Thinking that four post surgery children [all from the same orphanage] were leaving, our cleft home nannies had their last hugs and pictures with the babies. We also had a group picture of all our babies from this orphanage together.</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxLFjxMSH5xoy2zCKOXFH0MWdyouyDi9RS-Y_2z4yraaXVtC0a5lZGT55PjcsiA3vPeHvUdpIMYWh5JsA3XIXxcl3EKLAPp-BGN0xabgfjAdCb1HBst8sJ3Mp_r_D2nNwtmUhpiEWWUY/s1600-h/IMG_2724.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxLFjxMSH5xoy2zCKOXFH0MWdyouyDi9RS-Y_2z4yraaXVtC0a5lZGT55PjcsiA3vPeHvUdpIMYWh5JsA3XIXxcl3EKLAPp-BGN0xabgfjAdCb1HBst8sJ3Mp_r_D2nNwtmUhpiEWWUY/s320/IMG_2724.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213390316952364050" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>These four children were scheduled to be sent back.</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-akt2MktNOucJnnJf4veRfckmnkFf7DOwXfh8c6iiP3CTXmfRhSUR9QyyTE-PJ5OJz8n7enW_mc8jjbdKCFdYR_1wMFN3ooPSwk6fSlzXr0oc7YtX5Gw_d5X4FA04rKji__VvTcukkls/s1600-h/IMG_2730.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-akt2MktNOucJnnJf4veRfckmnkFf7DOwXfh8c6iiP3CTXmfRhSUR9QyyTE-PJ5OJz8n7enW_mc8jjbdKCFdYR_1wMFN3ooPSwk6fSlzXr0oc7YtX5Gw_d5X4FA04rKji__VvTcukkls/s320/IMG_2730.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213390322908465074" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span> Ben, Kyle, Becca, John<o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VqBkN10OGcFGfx0IYUbF01LqQlkZDHVLzr52s0cdsG5rCzsSkHimk21-hDxnnsnA-ghiYqXuSU402zy-lJGdvz8NPfoE67w2BBFxN4-Q81CyKUg0-CZgUZFtztbLZKK71bAakL09pN0/s1600-h/IMG_2759.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VqBkN10OGcFGfx0IYUbF01LqQlkZDHVLzr52s0cdsG5rCzsSkHimk21-hDxnnsnA-ghiYqXuSU402zy-lJGdvz8NPfoE67w2BBFxN4-Q81CyKUg0-CZgUZFtztbLZKK71bAakL09pN0/s320/IMG_2759.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213390331786333650" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa8zQjVg2POreh5Y7Mb_j3LHG2RYJz2XCB_alxmJHfYDFKvHDDt7U4E1OeKc0W4DEb-T86SnHlQor8WcMQREAtsvjA5oNa7C5UtH7ugJ3H3nJorUro_2acEYWoIb2wYYdnyX4vZMD664/s1600-h/IMG_2776.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa8zQjVg2POreh5Y7Mb_j3LHG2RYJz2XCB_alxmJHfYDFKvHDDt7U4E1OeKc0W4DEb-T86SnHlQor8WcMQREAtsvjA5oNa7C5UtH7ugJ3H3nJorUro_2acEYWoIb2wYYdnyX4vZMD664/s320/IMG_2776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213390340631395010" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>[This orphanage] has the most cleft babies in our home. We have altogether 6 babies at one time accounting for half of the total numbers!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zkf7Obo3qF98Uk1tvU2IGeRJjgifWz1t8-IRqb63n3lq-wkyBnzg7jO1OifVmZDpK-1DPyxTRKoKG0xld6Sx2mxAXETt-WrILY-kQhgxv7KVu8IzkR7TEy2i2Ep2K_Om_XvyiR8Szec/s1600-h/IMG_2788.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zkf7Obo3qF98Uk1tvU2IGeRJjgifWz1t8-IRqb63n3lq-wkyBnzg7jO1OifVmZDpK-1DPyxTRKoKG0xld6Sx2mxAXETt-WrILY-kQhgxv7KVu8IzkR7TEy2i2Ep2K_Om_XvyiR8Szec/s320/IMG_2788.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213390345635503314" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">John questions, "You doesn't seem to be one of my mums. Who are you?"</span> </span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXRyce6UZZDnS3ZfNnaeRVQecB26EgwfOY5qY0DzEG-7K5A-SgSrriyMLqSIX1GaOgP6I-1Pr2IYD57jHNoudfkynhnnbHNscwUuo-NCzhlKblXoCa5GckbbLNida78rjAdx1R-R12R8/s1600-h/IMG_2790.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXRyce6UZZDnS3ZfNnaeRVQecB26EgwfOY5qY0DzEG-7K5A-SgSrriyMLqSIX1GaOgP6I-1Pr2IYD57jHNoudfkynhnnbHNscwUuo-NCzhlKblXoCa5GckbbLNida78rjAdx1R-R12R8/s320/IMG_2790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391018631861938" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span>"No, I don't want to part with my mums at cleft home.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">I want to stay here. Why choose me first?"</span> </span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthJeaP9tgHm6wr5nFZyVMTPSNBQBDYWWoo6_clb18vDdbCS1232UXbHpY0E_7UmbzRwYKxs098ru4FUIgSfhDDKkyIpYzHcmW96CX_bqEVF9whHt79EsnMqscnQMMUIihwkGxXJ64FDk/s1600-h/IMG_2791.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthJeaP9tgHm6wr5nFZyVMTPSNBQBDYWWoo6_clb18vDdbCS1232UXbHpY0E_7UmbzRwYKxs098ru4FUIgSfhDDKkyIpYzHcmW96CX_bqEVF9whHt79EsnMqscnQMMUIihwkGxXJ64FDk/s320/IMG_2791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391018918131010" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Ben comments, "I don't want to go, either." </span><span><o p=""></o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAXL4RqL-Ksym7iijHypyizJlcxv65Qng42T-uAleHODdp5qBr6xBpDkTjmujw48_UDnos2RhTiUHhO3UVCk5f9204djowCmMedCFRILh2ji_vWVhwMQFVZ4BTQk0dLduFvcM44YZTE/s1600-h/IMG_2813.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAXL4RqL-Ksym7iijHypyizJlcxv65Qng42T-uAleHODdp5qBr6xBpDkTjmujw48_UDnos2RhTiUHhO3UVCk5f9204djowCmMedCFRILh2ji_vWVhwMQFVZ4BTQk0dLduFvcM44YZTE/s320/IMG_2813.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391022016972402" border="0" /></a><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">One more picture before we part.</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDUmZKupAhyphenhyphenfBPHaObGoW_CcRML8zPzf_zdxpIGSPg-Y_RZo1kET0XpBNY1WqZbP_bKUS8GTEnofGY123ErJTgzYz8FL2hWaszr2rC0rp1-Vr8ZgfRer1c8UQUXmkVhpVYzZ41P7bxA/s1600-h/IMG_2799.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDUmZKupAhyphenhyphenfBPHaObGoW_CcRML8zPzf_zdxpIGSPg-Y_RZo1kET0XpBNY1WqZbP_bKUS8GTEnofGY123ErJTgzYz8FL2hWaszr2rC0rp1-Vr8ZgfRer1c8UQUXmkVhpVYzZ41P7bxA/s320/IMG_2799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391018194786498" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">One more hug! and one more hug for my wife and son!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoUjdgn8I9PgROPcOWarSFiSUqAUHyG8nQK5eI1lMy7g92W1fLT5clUisKAijeNYV0rn49pHWL-1aOrdUmk7TGLj33ZRsnQ3jFaMg3tZ-BJu4I8bhVCIXn8akQSfU03gRU3eN4kJpmaE/s1600-h/IMG_2817.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoUjdgn8I9PgROPcOWarSFiSUqAUHyG8nQK5eI1lMy7g92W1fLT5clUisKAijeNYV0rn49pHWL-1aOrdUmk7TGLj33ZRsnQ3jFaMg3tZ-BJu4I8bhVCIXn8akQSfU03gRU3eN4kJpmaE/s320/IMG_2817.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391021374936978" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">One more kiss. Goodbye and take care!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgTKbsuNH_yhfEXRvTf0IPMrBn4l1QLpzQkLFhAcWQYeV6vZF4vUT1TA5acxYUBrYroHAMufgZLKyUPcZ1duCgdWPrZmFWRPTs5QMg7lukqMvdoECBTNUzalq-WSFEsZksFR9Ci0hev4/s1600-h/IMG_2821.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgTKbsuNH_yhfEXRvTf0IPMrBn4l1QLpzQkLFhAcWQYeV6vZF4vUT1TA5acxYUBrYroHAMufgZLKyUPcZ1duCgdWPrZmFWRPTs5QMg7lukqMvdoECBTNUzalq-WSFEsZksFR9Ci0hev4/s320/IMG_2821.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391374174283458" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Good trip, Ben!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU7zUY_vB06-RGGXaa1wQqL3S9vx0Vk6Z3TwQAh3WSAJNCrM_IUCfen-PQU4YbnjArxx57S_31gdyCajbNWTo-wS8GIChj5iI-iJiJ2oNCaeL0R9Um9dyaArYjrW-uoShUEcqbfaYRec/s1600-h/IMG_2822.JPG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU7zUY_vB06-RGGXaa1wQqL3S9vx0Vk6Z3TwQAh3WSAJNCrM_IUCfen-PQU4YbnjArxx57S_31gdyCajbNWTo-wS8GIChj5iI-iJiJ2oNCaeL0R9Um9dyaArYjrW-uoShUEcqbfaYRec/s320/IMG_2822.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213391399276783426" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Good trip, John!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>We all love you!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> <o p=""></o></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>With tears!</span><span><o p=""></o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span>Zhang Ming</span></p>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-43891448960258768392008-06-15T08:00:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:13.396-05:00Happy Father's Day!<span style="">Father’s Day: a day set aside in the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> to honor and celebrate fathers with gifts and cook outs.<span style=""> </span>Gifts that can never come close to the significance that fathers play in their children’s lives.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps a new tie, socks, or gifts like my husband often gets - gifts that the children would like to play with their dad.<span style=""> </span>Like a motor boat to race in the pool, or a new Wii game system that quickly becomes the “kids” present.<span style=""> </span>But isn’t that what fatherhood is all about? Sacrificing for the good of your children?<span style=""> </span>Of course it’s not a sacrifice without rewards – the love of a child for their father often cannot be measured or matched.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Today we’d like to honor all the unsung heroes in our foster care program; the fathers who lavish affection and attention on our 300 plus children in foster care.<span style=""> </span>These men are a vital part of our foster care program and play important roles in the lives of our foster children.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I’d like to tell you about two fathers who are very impo</span><span style="">rtant in the</span><span style=""> live</span><span style="">s of</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5jCqtiUFsr1NRTPgwp4Ap7pc65AEeWQhJiw7W4NW6S_EAuqmnxI3j-BxgbJsqsQVIKWa3Zm5Of6kd3tPW8gChK75yI3OAaCTh-77HLC-mLK0ajg4Hkm61QCYXadZCgJ51Lw_1egfsuQ/s1600-h/Shannon_and_Simba.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5jCqtiUFsr1NRTPgwp4Ap7pc65AEeWQhJiw7W4NW6S_EAuqmnxI3j-BxgbJsqsQVIKWa3Zm5Of6kd3tPW8gChK75yI3OAaCTh-77HLC-mLK0ajg4Hkm61QCYXadZCgJ51Lw_1egfsuQ/s200/Shannon_and_Simba.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211986428071650370" border="0" /></a><span style=""> 1</span><span style="">2 children now</span><span style=""> in our</span><span style=""> Anhui Cleft Healing Home.<span style=""> </span>Zhang Ming manages our cleft healing home along with his brother-in-law Paddy.<span style=""> </span>Both of these men have families of their own but spend countless hours at our home. <span style=""> </span>Paddy has a delightful teenage daughter and Zhang Ming has a very handsome little boy.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="">These children spend many hours at the home along with their mothers (one of whom works in the home as well). <span style=""> </span>They are probably there in part to play with the babies and also to see their fathers!</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAi1HZ5FQGS_w44hjNADAbrx-zy_sxrDwWO-5pTm-fGkjQF4obUkNik3C3g2tD8bijajlkI4tLfN0ymdLxetI6c4nhS-llqU3StWhsz39TfdqyKkLjTrDV2VBrSp6IWpAh2EGq6kXvMc/s1600-h/Kyle_and_Paddy's_daughter.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAi1HZ5FQGS_w44hjNADAbrx-zy_sxrDwWO-5pTm-fGkjQF4obUkNik3C3g2tD8bijajlkI4tLfN0ymdLxetI6c4nhS-llqU3StWhsz39TfdqyKkLjTrDV2VBrSp6IWpAh2EGq6kXvMc/s200/Kyle_and_Paddy's_daughter.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211998173119746866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="">Zhang Ming spends many hours working for the children that LWB serves, not only in our cleft healing home but also throughout <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Anhui</st1:place></st1:state>.<span style=""> </span>He keeps our home running smoothly; hiring nannies, arranging for surgeries, ordering formula.<span style=""> </span>He is also the only English speaker in our home so he is the one we communicate with and who translates the wonderful reports our Cleft Healing Home sponsors receive monthly.<span style=""> </span>He is the man behind the camera taking the many great pictures we have of the children’s lives.<span style=""> </span>As we all know, if you are taking the pictures, you usually aren’t in them!<span style=""> </span>So while we don’t have many pictures of him interacting with the babies, I can assure you he is a huge part of their lives.<o:p></o:p></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcr23pl_ScMV8Ian5e8K2NvMz8qlrmv_UlpHYZe8CZkRi2pOrs2YQwOCaBYeocQQzDe2IIeZJXRZ39K_7ItQvFEv4jc_OtWqCW6IR5cLTwaTORSAZJFuEiL3UH5CMDKLzNALYsDC3mGk/s1600-h/Zhang+Ming_and_Jon.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcr23pl_ScMV8Ian5e8K2NvMz8qlrmv_UlpHYZe8CZkRi2pOrs2YQwOCaBYeocQQzDe2IIeZJXRZ39K_7ItQvFEv4jc_OtWqCW6IR5cLTwaTORSAZJFuEiL3UH5CMDKLzNALYsDC3mGk/s320/Zhang+Ming_and_Jon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211987333056386210" border="0" /></a>Zhang Ming<br /></div><br /><span style="">Paddy is our driver and Zhang Ming’s right hand man.<span style=""> </span>He is a soft spoken, quiet man who loves to play with the babies.<span style=""> </span>It’s obvious from the pictures that the babies love him as well!<span style=""> </span>On this Father’s Day, we’d like to thank all of the fathers who dedicate themselves selflessly to children who will not be theirs forever, but who clearly own a part of their hearts!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7aZYLcY8FzlIqYYj3uwIROi2GJVS0ZpXUrzFBXmAQ2VXs3dYsO8fSzS9-sWA6R98XYFAq2g-bGbHLh7KI3rZsqwdvby2MNcqs5tczNxKmR9liLiqzNiep7zN0fQ9IEvqF8WM1AZBiaU/s1600-h/Paddy_and_Shannon.JPG"><span style=""><span style=""> </span></span><img style="margin: 0pt auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7aZYLcY8FzlIqYYj3uwIROi2GJVS0ZpXUrzFBXmAQ2VXs3dYsO8fSzS9-sWA6R98XYFAq2g-bGbHLh7KI3rZsqwdvby2MNcqs5tczNxKmR9liLiqzNiep7zN0fQ9IEvqF8WM1AZBiaU/s320/Paddy_and_Shannon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211996193242208482" border="0" /></a><span style=""><span style=""></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhyphenhyphenrzMDszHVDDPQd4CJi8VfTAJusgr6Z_0uc0DOdz6xy6vCYzRH9eMbzBmfUBKlPfgPHaRap0oBUkmltOXiGHANL5qnzrfPQcL4iUT2WfKmrEbgAbpOkVbn04hgmy-ZHXHPla8IHb5ms/s1600-h/Paddy_and_Jon.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhyphenhyphenrzMDszHVDDPQd4CJi8VfTAJusgr6Z_0uc0DOdz6xy6vCYzRH9eMbzBmfUBKlPfgPHaRap0oBUkmltOXiGHANL5qnzrfPQcL4iUT2WfKmrEbgAbpOkVbn04hgmy-ZHXHPla8IHb5ms/s320/Paddy_and_Jon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211996383581617634" border="0" /></a>Amy Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02421549383578048466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-55854303192561362062008-06-13T21:55:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:15.096-05:00We have our first graduate!<div style="text-align: center;">Graduations can be bitter sweet, especially for the parents involved. Having just gone through three of my own this year, I know! The goal that you’ve been eagerly anticipating is finally reached, and then you turn the page to a new chapter. Shannon was one of the first two babies to arrive at our home, a mere three months ago. Look at the change in her! She has always been a sweetheart, but now she has a cute little rosebud smile to go along with her personality.<o p=""></o> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o p=""> </o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSov2yPAyVee4vTSv9WiiT4id9CP8cB8cPq5MShfWcIxnuEP187C-GVav2T32bG456sYMT6yOsABqA5RbwtiuoQAdlaRvMxPCiCyOKQSN2-pIM-PTEeEqCnuvGhuUPY9ywtlzPj36kO2U/s1600-h/Shannon+March+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSov2yPAyVee4vTSv9WiiT4id9CP8cB8cPq5MShfWcIxnuEP187C-GVav2T32bG456sYMT6yOsABqA5RbwtiuoQAdlaRvMxPCiCyOKQSN2-pIM-PTEeEqCnuvGhuUPY9ywtlzPj36kO2U/s320/Shannon+March+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550432098680514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wEJUlRoY4k5lcpIP2snMzEKcqP8pT3peIDEa9BkoMhi3B8IvDyazQHhjy9v-5dXCDYMU8ktIHUwyp8CLk3L2Htkty1TI-4Q3nLxkv-xE526wCLoMEk3zVmap0hg4k-1purepkGQhQR0/s1600-h/Shannon+May+27.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wEJUlRoY4k5lcpIP2snMzEKcqP8pT3peIDEa9BkoMhi3B8IvDyazQHhjy9v-5dXCDYMU8ktIHUwyp8CLk3L2Htkty1TI-4Q3nLxkv-xE526wCLoMEk3zVmap0hg4k-1purepkGQhQR0/s320/Shannon+May+27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550441526187282" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shannon at the beginning of March...and a week ago!</span><br /><o p=""></o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o p=""> </o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">She is off to her new foster family in Dingyuan now. We are sad to see her leave, but know we must let her go. She’s graduated, we’ve done our job in the home to bring her to this moment, but it’s not easy to say goodbye. Here is what our home manager said in his email this morning:<o p=""></o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o p=""> </o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Shannon was sent back to Dingyuan today. We all hugged her and parted with mixed feelings. She is our precious. We love her and feel bad sending her away, however we also feel happy for her, for she is going to have a new life with a new look. Here are the photos taken this morning.<o p=""></o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><o p=""> </o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Speaking of photos…just like at any graduation there were a million taken of Shannon! I think everyone wanted to have a picture to remember her by. Here are just a fraction of the pictures I have </span>.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG-W-eZ0JMwjTAf1YraN91gZPbLHSbbkaXG-oiJlpn0ayQ4g_Rg8y1z6LGTU5TtFpVn32Aj21Ri4Nqq4LM9Re175DbC0gN88KIeZlxbbx3JbkRJFy6uEJl31rAOCuvsxJMP8NptMIaAM/s1600-h/grad+shannon2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG-W-eZ0JMwjTAf1YraN91gZPbLHSbbkaXG-oiJlpn0ayQ4g_Rg8y1z6LGTU5TtFpVn32Aj21Ri4Nqq4LM9Re175DbC0gN88KIeZlxbbx3JbkRJFy6uEJl31rAOCuvsxJMP8NptMIaAM/s320/grad+shannon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550438883592882" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shannon and Zhang Ming</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYS9XAl5ypuhQLcdl4wwM8vZT9SLn2tlKPEphX-3f3vW5D9wJn9b9zoqszzvtEEbUJIyak3dwB0Q30I9SzsQ3bD8-gvSE_DF2vPgcgK8rryex7hCOiZDEhgiJDzMdHCyF16pUVqBTDk/s1600-h/grad+shannon3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOYS9XAl5ypuhQLcdl4wwM8vZT9SLn2tlKPEphX-3f3vW5D9wJn9b9zoqszzvtEEbUJIyak3dwB0Q30I9SzsQ3bD8-gvSE_DF2vPgcgK8rryex7hCOiZDEhgiJDzMdHCyF16pUVqBTDk/s320/grad+shannon3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550444482333234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmD9tQ3DCEyzjh3NrcFwjMQ6oFMoBwECq6kPTt0JrUKxAtWcUiNaVO4rq3_dYA68uDLlYccB9_Cj803-mFD1QTAXdtWAuW7he7Wt6rWKXASrEybattvLH8_43pmBkRM0qKBOm6pzKH60/s1600-h/grad+shannon4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmD9tQ3DCEyzjh3NrcFwjMQ6oFMoBwECq6kPTt0JrUKxAtWcUiNaVO4rq3_dYA68uDLlYccB9_Cj803-mFD1QTAXdtWAuW7he7Wt6rWKXASrEybattvLH8_43pmBkRM0qKBOm6pzKH60/s320/grad+shannon4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550445437366018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shannon and two of her nannies.</span><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><o p=""></o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><o p=""> </o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGET6v_y8-3SrM5AYmD0hXZAf7d6_cyl4ERII3KTgZ-qaJqht0k8yo_tMFUMzf1z-nQPhty78uJ6B3DCZ59UI7aLDReqZV7sKoqDNalcKOHHG3n59jEP2T50j018CbkqGx7Ux_oACEWk/s1600-h/grad+shannon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGET6v_y8-3SrM5AYmD0hXZAf7d6_cyl4ERII3KTgZ-qaJqht0k8yo_tMFUMzf1z-nQPhty78uJ6B3DCZ59UI7aLDReqZV7sKoqDNalcKOHHG3n59jEP2T50j018CbkqGx7Ux_oACEWk/s320/grad+shannon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211550966075951698" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Shannon saying good-bye to Paddy</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><o p=""> </o></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span>While we are on the subject of graduations, I’d like to share my stateside graduates with you too!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJTQx4SV5UpmTLmujz8RxbABsgMbv9pGYolHMGFoWBTGgyDcJ1PD7Cf_Y0IjJz2dLRZeZlzP_5IyTGo727K6AVgkniSTKoRjCTQnK5aN9zKLWoDkU8hLyYLyyZGPBNmTlhCUYv6c1YYM/s1600-h/Grad+Brian.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJTQx4SV5UpmTLmujz8RxbABsgMbv9pGYolHMGFoWBTGgyDcJ1PD7Cf_Y0IjJz2dLRZeZlzP_5IyTGo727K6AVgkniSTKoRjCTQnK5aN9zKLWoDkU8hLyYLyyZGPBNmTlhCUYv6c1YYM/s320/Grad+Brian.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211551734950903138" border="0" /></a><br /><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><o p=""> </o></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Brian beginning life in the “real world” after graduation from law school.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERIBbi6Heo8BYU6BK762kdCd888fqLHKEeBKsUadFaLBfs2xQWRRaDuz13V_2xQXf1CvmvZolzE6LkE52NDUu-YFAZ4W0WnNE_j1DclrH7TBVucMweNQFs-3Ltjvy2e4rAR3LnAOaE1c/s1600-h/grad+caitlin.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERIBbi6Heo8BYU6BK762kdCd888fqLHKEeBKsUadFaLBfs2xQWRRaDuz13V_2xQXf1CvmvZolzE6LkE52NDUu-YFAZ4W0WnNE_j1DclrH7TBVucMweNQFs-3Ltjvy2e4rAR3LnAOaE1c/s320/grad+caitlin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211551735856823874" border="0" /></a><br /><span><o p=""></o></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Caitlin finishing her college career and beginning seminary in the fall</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WTJY1hXgdZcAO7Ymv9fWGIMZzACWwj-8HGgKB952ZbinAXLlkOT80Z374BrtZbhV6f2SIoa32RWvl2XwMOqaLvV46BkUFj3wJV6KdetwsUn0DGeP7ucM7-e4aMU1aRY-wyA-XBmGvtU/s1600-h/grad+Kevin.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WTJY1hXgdZcAO7Ymv9fWGIMZzACWwj-8HGgKB952ZbinAXLlkOT80Z374BrtZbhV6f2SIoa32RWvl2XwMOqaLvV46BkUFj3wJV6KdetwsUn0DGeP7ucM7-e4aMU1aRY-wyA-XBmGvtU/s320/grad+Kevin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211551747808931506" border="0" /></a><a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span></span></a><br /><span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><o p=""></o></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kevin, moving on to elementary school and<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">the big yellow bus with his brother and sister!</span><o p=""></o></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o p=""> </o></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Graduation is a time of moving forward, for the graduate it’s an exciting time of life. We rejoice with Shannon as she begins the next chapter of her life in her new foster family. She is still being cared for by LWB, so we know she’ll be in good hands! Congratulations Shannon and best wishes for a happy future!</div>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257632076315827091.post-19284620564387995922008-06-09T21:30:00.000-04:002008-12-11T17:23:16.031-05:00Jack: Our future musician...or super hero!<div style="text-align: center;">Like many parents, the nannies enjoy watching the little ones sleep (probably partly because they're quiet...but also because they're cute!) They say that when Jack's asleep, he often shoots his hands up randomly into the air. The nannies say that<span style=""> </span>“his gesture looks like a symphony conductor holding his hands up to indicate the end of the playing, or like a superman’s flying pose”.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74hO5GyeN7U5hTljnKur-JbMKstMQA8WHPtCEuRJLnkswxevtveD0_1KJVgqknC6K3F4C4Paln3NcsC4p6E3dq4sZ8tGtYOopjpd7UfV7dc3s0yQspwdAszzhtkrBrjlDDjW2NYTeU88/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0657.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74hO5GyeN7U5hTljnKur-JbMKstMQA8WHPtCEuRJLnkswxevtveD0_1KJVgqknC6K3F4C4Paln3NcsC4p6E3dq4sZ8tGtYOopjpd7UfV7dc3s0yQspwdAszzhtkrBrjlDDjW2NYTeU88/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210060091032199042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAimMzt6mGIBerUk-I-pBFJNzNqfyUuRpBV2d7DiBfTkw_SFfZ2HI_ivw_kQWtijBg-IVVH9oH6UrpguPJcL5hIVA-QtG6c3vb3R6dxdKEQ7OATJGr2ZskSArVdwY0mc0CAAUc_vAnas/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAimMzt6mGIBerUk-I-pBFJNzNqfyUuRpBV2d7DiBfTkw_SFfZ2HI_ivw_kQWtijBg-IVVH9oH6UrpguPJcL5hIVA-QtG6c3vb3R6dxdKEQ7OATJGr2ZskSArVdwY0mc0CAAUc_vAnas/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210060093064630914" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">They think he is having beautiful dreams—and we hope that he is.<span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Or…maybe he IS a budding symphony conductor!</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntDmkoe7j69eA4ZcdZdqHCG7HQkSbOL7VsNsvZjDOzGJVvfg2PUiPyeM0l9OmEXfA4MtuEwjRc6oW2guch7RzI21gXE9syzV_sxb3mXPF8_TptClckABtecYqdjMWZnY6L4oGOWEISo0/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_1401.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntDmkoe7j69eA4ZcdZdqHCG7HQkSbOL7VsNsvZjDOzGJVvfg2PUiPyeM0l9OmEXfA4MtuEwjRc6oW2guch7RzI21gXE9syzV_sxb3mXPF8_TptClckABtecYqdjMWZnY6L4oGOWEISo0/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_1401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210060098842884978" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Like the other babies, Jack has become more demanding the longer he resides in the cleft home. This makes work a little more challenging for our nannies, but we love to hear that our babies are becoming more demanding because we know it means they are learning that they can voice their needs, and their needs will be met.<span style=""> We are so thankful for our wonderful nannies who meet the needs (and wants!) of these babies day after day after day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXD95aKu_4ja_zMWfzwW842P67RKgwvAm90XkzsE-I_NoXFT51AKEaXPBYjAUvxudDe-n-F5GrHGpi4cfyIpKzAxNayBvNKmg56OOPp1Nu8NqoPYj6iQSQZ5XDe7VT0qBVULMnlp1gik/s1600-h/XiaoJian_IMG_0717.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXD95aKu_4ja_zMWfzwW842P67RKgwvAm90XkzsE-I_NoXFT51AKEaXPBYjAUvxudDe-n-F5GrHGpi4cfyIpKzAxNayBvNKmg56OOPp1Nu8NqoPYj6iQSQZ5XDe7VT0qBVULMnlp1gik/s320/XiaoJian_IMG_0717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210060080841306466" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Anhui Cleft Healing Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844456470361945358noreply@blogger.com0