Well, November 28th, came and went. That is mommy and daddy's wedding anniversary. It's number 9 this year! Yeah us! It was quite an evening, to say the least.
Can you believe it's December already? I can't! November flew by and now December is proving to be just as quick. There are so many things to do. So many places to go. So many people who want us here, there........oh if I only had two of me! Heyyyy, that's an idea. CLONE ME! That would work. This weekend is FINAL time for my pre-calc class. Right now I have a high A in the class. I'd really like to pass the final so I can keep my 4.0 GPA. I'm hoping and praying! Then, I need to race home and bake a HUGE batch of cookies for the ladies dinner on Saturday at our church. Then on Sunday night..................OH YEAH...............Raven's game! Yep, at Baltimore! I can't wait. PURPLE? HERE I COME! Go Ravens!
Oh gosh, and next weekend? Oh and this coming week? (at work) There are retirement parties to attend, Christmas parties, luncheons, oh CALGON take me away already!!!!!
OH the biggest update? Matthew's surgery is hereby postponed due to time. Time for our plastic surgeon. He has two long surgeries on the 21st, and then he would have had Matthew also. Plus rounds, plus the Craniofacial team visits. YES, he's a very wanted man! So, we are trying to coordinate EVERYONE now. The ENT, plastic surgery, and now, a pediatric dental surgeon. (extraction of a decayed tooth)
We are waiting for the surgery scheduler to phone us back with a confirmation. So keep your fingers crossed.
Momma Kooky
Important dates:
Monday, December 03, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Matthew's 2nd surgery is scheduled.
Well, it's done. The plastic surgeon and the ENT have said December 21st is the day they will do Matthew's new surgery. We have to be there at the crack of dawn and hopefully, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll be outta there by evening time. It all depends on if we can get Matthew to eat something or drink something. If he can't do it, he will stay the night.
As usual, Momma had questions for the plastic surgeon. I wrote him a nice long email and do you know that he emailed me back in 2 hours?!?!?! Dr. Ananth Murthy at Children's National Medical Center is thee BEST plastic and reconstructive surgeon! I love him and trust him wholeheartedly with our son, Matthew. Matthew likes him too. Anyway, his part of the surgery will take about an hour and a half, barring any unforeseen things happen.
The ENT (Dr. Pena, a lady) is a really cool doctor too. Her part of the surgery will take approximately 15 minutes. (again, providing everything goes well) She will slit Matthew's eardrums, insert the ear tubes and that's it! Oh, he will also be fitted with some super dooper ear plugs. NO, and I mean, NO water is to go into his ears! Not even by accident!!!!! I've been there, done that when I was little. (twice actually)
So for the moment, Matthew will be "under" for about 2 hours. Maybe shorter. I'm glad for that. Mom and Dad will be up there with him. Aunt K will have Rebecca, most likely. Or Cousin Jksn. :o)
I'm praying that Matthew's scarring will be minimal and his hearing will be opened up TREMENDOUSLY as soon as the ear tubes are inserted!!!! I'm hoping his speech gets 100 times better because of this. I know, I'm expecting alot, but hey, the Lord can do miracles! I believe it, it can happen to my Matthew!
Momma Kooky
As usual, Momma had questions for the plastic surgeon. I wrote him a nice long email and do you know that he emailed me back in 2 hours?!?!?! Dr. Ananth Murthy at Children's National Medical Center is thee BEST plastic and reconstructive surgeon! I love him and trust him wholeheartedly with our son, Matthew. Matthew likes him too. Anyway, his part of the surgery will take about an hour and a half, barring any unforeseen things happen.
The ENT (Dr. Pena, a lady) is a really cool doctor too. Her part of the surgery will take approximately 15 minutes. (again, providing everything goes well) She will slit Matthew's eardrums, insert the ear tubes and that's it! Oh, he will also be fitted with some super dooper ear plugs. NO, and I mean, NO water is to go into his ears! Not even by accident!!!!! I've been there, done that when I was little. (twice actually)
So for the moment, Matthew will be "under" for about 2 hours. Maybe shorter. I'm glad for that. Mom and Dad will be up there with him. Aunt K will have Rebecca, most likely. Or Cousin Jksn. :o)
I'm praying that Matthew's scarring will be minimal and his hearing will be opened up TREMENDOUSLY as soon as the ear tubes are inserted!!!! I'm hoping his speech gets 100 times better because of this. I know, I'm expecting alot, but hey, the Lord can do miracles! I believe it, it can happen to my Matthew!
Momma Kooky
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Children's Hospital - UPDATE
Yesterday, we trekked up to Children's Hospital for the 2nd Craniofacial team visit. It went well, overall, but we did get some not-so-great news too. We went to dentistry and were told that Matthew needs to start using a "real" toothpaste. One with fluride in it. He has one tooth that is literally decaying in his mouth because of a poor start to dental work. (meaning, not having dental help at a young age) We go to a pediatric dentist next week, so we'll see what they want to do about this tooth. It's the tooth that has grown in north to south instead of west to east (like normal teeth). Other than that? He was ok.
Next stop? Hearing and Speech. OH BOY! This is where Matthew had a VERY intensive hearing evaluation. I mean, VERY aggresive/intensive hearing tests. They did everything on him! Matthew comprehended EVERYTHING! *much better than back in May* The one test that totally scared me. Literally, scared me was the one where they measured what his eardrum was doing. In a word? NOTHING! He "flatlined" the test. Meaning, in a normal person, if they make a sound, it will bounce off the eardrum and you will see a rise and a fall on the test. Kinda like a mountain. Matthew? He had one, solid, dark line that did absolutely nothing. No rise, anywhere. My first thought was OH MY GOD, why?! Then the audiologist explained that because Matthew has fluid on BOTH ears and one ear infection, still, it could be because of that. NOT TO PANIC! YEAH OK, SURE! *are you kidding?* The other test Matthew failed twice was the range of high, medium and low ranges of pitch. Matthew cannot hear in the low range. You literally have to raise your voice to him in order for him to hear you. The audiologist demonstrated on Matthew. I tell ya, hearing the low pitch and staring at the speaker where it comes from and Matthew never looked at it. I just wanted to cry. Literally. Just sit there and cry. (It's me, all over again. I had problems with my left ear, hearing when I was smaller. I had two sets of ear tubes. 1st and 3rd grades.)
Ok, on to speech. Again, the speech pathologist tested Matthew. He has no t, k, d, g, s, r, h.......can't remember the rest. So, what does this mean? He needs speech. He needs to start therapy immediately! He is in his first year of pre-k. There are only 2 years of pre-k and then on to kindergarten. So, we are in contact with the Calvert County Public School system, speech department. We will find out more on Monday when Matthew starts this and talk with his speech teacher. This is good. But overall, he failed the speech/hearing evaluation.
Then we had some lunch. And a hour later, we end up at the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) doctor. We had to wait a bit as there were numerous kids/parents in this area. Once it was our turn, we had the doctor's intern talk with us. He was really nice!!! Loved Matthew, but I don't think Matthew liked him (or the doc). Matthew is very sensitive and feisty when it comes to his ears. Ever since we got him in China, he's been this way. Matthew still has an ear infection in his cleft ear (left) and fluid on his right ear. (didn't know that) Since he's had 5 ear infections in the left ear in 8 months, it was determined to be in Matthew's best interest to get him some tubes in his ears to allow drainage to happen. December 21st, is the tentative appointment for his next surgery for this.
While I was tending to the details of the surgery part of ENT, I told daddy to go take Matthew to Plastic Surgery. It was so late in the day, we weren't sure if they would be open anymore. Well, daddy told the plastic surgeon what I was doing and he suggested Matthew's nose and lip revision be done at the same time as the tubes going in. GREAT!!! *Matthew won't have to be put "under" so many times.* So that is where we are today. Trying to coordinate Matthew's next surgery. Tentatively set for December 21st. It's suppose to be an outpatient surgery (in an OR though), but for Dr. Murthy's part of it, we aren't sure if he will be able to go home right away or what. Again, Matthew has to at least drink before he leaves! Hopefully I will be able to get him to do that so he doesn't have to stay.
What was ODD to me was that a psychologist/sleep therapy person spoke with us. I thought that was very odd. I had to do a doubletake and ask the man "What did you say you were?" He said a psychologist, I said, "yeah, I got that part of it. The first part of your title?" LOL He chuckled a bit. Never heard of something like that. Dad and I asked him where was he when we had Becca 3 years ago!! We could have used him BIGTIME! LOL Anyway, he said Matthew was a typical normal child. We are typical normal parents. Whew..........good thing. TAKE THAT 1st ADOPTION AGENCY! :p
I have mixed emotions about this. I want Matthew to get the care he needs and whatever he needs medically, but at the same time, it's another surgery. It's another "scary" time for him. It's another time of seeing your child slowly zonk out by anesthia. That's scary! I trust Dr. Murthy. I trust Dr. Pena. (Dr. Pena is a lady and really nice! Explained everything to us in great detail about his surgery.) We started scheduling his surgery around Christmas because both dad and I are off then anyway.
Matthew is still on Cefdinir, Xopenex and Pulmicort. Will be for another week. Hopefully this ear infection will clear up and everything will be a GO for the surgery. I want my little guy well and hearing normal. (as well as normal can be for him)
Momma Kooky
Next stop? Hearing and Speech. OH BOY! This is where Matthew had a VERY intensive hearing evaluation. I mean, VERY aggresive/intensive hearing tests. They did everything on him! Matthew comprehended EVERYTHING! *much better than back in May* The one test that totally scared me. Literally, scared me was the one where they measured what his eardrum was doing. In a word? NOTHING! He "flatlined" the test. Meaning, in a normal person, if they make a sound, it will bounce off the eardrum and you will see a rise and a fall on the test. Kinda like a mountain. Matthew? He had one, solid, dark line that did absolutely nothing. No rise, anywhere. My first thought was OH MY GOD, why?! Then the audiologist explained that because Matthew has fluid on BOTH ears and one ear infection, still, it could be because of that. NOT TO PANIC! YEAH OK, SURE! *are you kidding?* The other test Matthew failed twice was the range of high, medium and low ranges of pitch. Matthew cannot hear in the low range. You literally have to raise your voice to him in order for him to hear you. The audiologist demonstrated on Matthew. I tell ya, hearing the low pitch and staring at the speaker where it comes from and Matthew never looked at it. I just wanted to cry. Literally. Just sit there and cry. (It's me, all over again. I had problems with my left ear, hearing when I was smaller. I had two sets of ear tubes. 1st and 3rd grades.)
Ok, on to speech. Again, the speech pathologist tested Matthew. He has no t, k, d, g, s, r, h.......can't remember the rest. So, what does this mean? He needs speech. He needs to start therapy immediately! He is in his first year of pre-k. There are only 2 years of pre-k and then on to kindergarten. So, we are in contact with the Calvert County Public School system, speech department. We will find out more on Monday when Matthew starts this and talk with his speech teacher. This is good. But overall, he failed the speech/hearing evaluation.
Then we had some lunch. And a hour later, we end up at the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) doctor. We had to wait a bit as there were numerous kids/parents in this area. Once it was our turn, we had the doctor's intern talk with us. He was really nice!!! Loved Matthew, but I don't think Matthew liked him (or the doc). Matthew is very sensitive and feisty when it comes to his ears. Ever since we got him in China, he's been this way. Matthew still has an ear infection in his cleft ear (left) and fluid on his right ear. (didn't know that) Since he's had 5 ear infections in the left ear in 8 months, it was determined to be in Matthew's best interest to get him some tubes in his ears to allow drainage to happen. December 21st, is the tentative appointment for his next surgery for this.
While I was tending to the details of the surgery part of ENT, I told daddy to go take Matthew to Plastic Surgery. It was so late in the day, we weren't sure if they would be open anymore. Well, daddy told the plastic surgeon what I was doing and he suggested Matthew's nose and lip revision be done at the same time as the tubes going in. GREAT!!! *Matthew won't have to be put "under" so many times.* So that is where we are today. Trying to coordinate Matthew's next surgery. Tentatively set for December 21st. It's suppose to be an outpatient surgery (in an OR though), but for Dr. Murthy's part of it, we aren't sure if he will be able to go home right away or what. Again, Matthew has to at least drink before he leaves! Hopefully I will be able to get him to do that so he doesn't have to stay.
What was ODD to me was that a psychologist/sleep therapy person spoke with us. I thought that was very odd. I had to do a doubletake and ask the man "What did you say you were?" He said a psychologist, I said, "yeah, I got that part of it. The first part of your title?" LOL He chuckled a bit. Never heard of something like that. Dad and I asked him where was he when we had Becca 3 years ago!! We could have used him BIGTIME! LOL Anyway, he said Matthew was a typical normal child. We are typical normal parents. Whew..........good thing. TAKE THAT 1st ADOPTION AGENCY! :p
I have mixed emotions about this. I want Matthew to get the care he needs and whatever he needs medically, but at the same time, it's another surgery. It's another "scary" time for him. It's another time of seeing your child slowly zonk out by anesthia. That's scary! I trust Dr. Murthy. I trust Dr. Pena. (Dr. Pena is a lady and really nice! Explained everything to us in great detail about his surgery.) We started scheduling his surgery around Christmas because both dad and I are off then anyway.
Matthew is still on Cefdinir, Xopenex and Pulmicort. Will be for another week. Hopefully this ear infection will clear up and everything will be a GO for the surgery. I want my little guy well and hearing normal. (as well as normal can be for him)
Momma Kooky
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Tough Week for Matthew!
After Saturday's party, (Matthew turning 3 years old), Matthew came up to me Saturday evening and said, "Momma, my belly hurts." I just figured he had to go potty and told him to go. (He did.) Nothing new. Then Sunday morning came. He woke up stuffy and he wasn't his calm, smiling little boy we all know and love. He didn't feel like doing anything. He was clingy with me.
By Sunday evening, he was stuffy, breathing really hoarse, coughing and trying very hard just to get air. I knew it. He was sick. Out came the Nebulizer and we gave him a breathing treatment of Xopenex. Boy, what a difference. He slept pretty well. But was still coughing. I tried to get him into the doctor's office. I did.
GOOD THING I DID. He was getting less than 95% oxygen intake. (that thing on the finger test) Boy, you talk about people coming from out of the woodwork! Nurses started coming in. The nebulizer came out. Albuterol liquid came in. The doctor listened to matthew's heart about 3 times. Poor dude. She said he was very congested, wheezing and not breathing very well. (which we knew, that's why we were there) After the treatment, being weighed (still under 28 pounds), height, had a temperature check (which was near 100)......I tell ya, our children don't cry out loud, or yell because it hurts.....they just get real sick, real quick.
Anyway, after being diagnosed as acute unknown specific asthma, 1 ear infection that was so red she could barely see his eardrum (yes, in his cleft ear again. this makes 6 now since being home.), and apparently an upper respiratory infection....we were sent home with meds that totaled half of our CAR PAYMENT! *yikes*
Today???? This new antibiotic Cefi-something........is potent! I asked them to PLEASE give him something that would knock this out because Matthew is going on Tuesday to Children's Hospital for extensive hearing tests!!!! He has a follow-up visit at the pediatrician on Monday. I hope his ear is better. They also cleaned out his right ear really well. And will do more cleaning inside the ear canal on Monday too.
Goodness. I hope the ENT sees his ear. I'm wondering if Matthew needs an ear tube in his cleft ear. I just don't know. I had 2 sets of tubes when I was little. Both times they helped like CRAZY!
Well? Matthew is doing better. Still getting 2 breathing treatments a day, with 2 meds mixed together and still getting his antibiotic. Poor thing. I keep imagining him being in China. Would he have received this attention? His ears? Would he have grabbed them like he did here and someone notice it like I did? And the asthma? Would they know? Would they have a nebulizer to use? I try not to think too hard about it, but it's there in the back of my mind.
Thank you Lord that our son is here with us. That he is receiving the care he needs. I pray for all the other orphans still in China. Please hold them in your tender hands Lord. Let them know and feel the love of a strangers hand/arms giving them a hug. Please keep the orphanages warm this season. Let the children be warm and have healthy water to drink and healthy food to eat. Amen.
Momma Kooky
By Sunday evening, he was stuffy, breathing really hoarse, coughing and trying very hard just to get air. I knew it. He was sick. Out came the Nebulizer and we gave him a breathing treatment of Xopenex. Boy, what a difference. He slept pretty well. But was still coughing. I tried to get him into the doctor's office. I did.
GOOD THING I DID. He was getting less than 95% oxygen intake. (that thing on the finger test) Boy, you talk about people coming from out of the woodwork! Nurses started coming in. The nebulizer came out. Albuterol liquid came in. The doctor listened to matthew's heart about 3 times. Poor dude. She said he was very congested, wheezing and not breathing very well. (which we knew, that's why we were there) After the treatment, being weighed (still under 28 pounds), height, had a temperature check (which was near 100)......I tell ya, our children don't cry out loud, or yell because it hurts.....they just get real sick, real quick.
Anyway, after being diagnosed as acute unknown specific asthma, 1 ear infection that was so red she could barely see his eardrum (yes, in his cleft ear again. this makes 6 now since being home.), and apparently an upper respiratory infection....we were sent home with meds that totaled half of our CAR PAYMENT! *yikes*
Today???? This new antibiotic Cefi-something........is potent! I asked them to PLEASE give him something that would knock this out because Matthew is going on Tuesday to Children's Hospital for extensive hearing tests!!!! He has a follow-up visit at the pediatrician on Monday. I hope his ear is better. They also cleaned out his right ear really well. And will do more cleaning inside the ear canal on Monday too.
Goodness. I hope the ENT sees his ear. I'm wondering if Matthew needs an ear tube in his cleft ear. I just don't know. I had 2 sets of tubes when I was little. Both times they helped like CRAZY!
Well? Matthew is doing better. Still getting 2 breathing treatments a day, with 2 meds mixed together and still getting his antibiotic. Poor thing. I keep imagining him being in China. Would he have received this attention? His ears? Would he have grabbed them like he did here and someone notice it like I did? And the asthma? Would they know? Would they have a nebulizer to use? I try not to think too hard about it, but it's there in the back of my mind.
Thank you Lord that our son is here with us. That he is receiving the care he needs. I pray for all the other orphans still in China. Please hold them in your tender hands Lord. Let them know and feel the love of a strangers hand/arms giving them a hug. Please keep the orphanages warm this season. Let the children be warm and have healthy water to drink and healthy food to eat. Amen.
Momma Kooky
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
3 Years Ago On This VERY day @ 1pm!
Becca came into our lives! We got "the call" from our adoption agency and were told of our precious diva. Little did we know just how "DIVAFIED" she is! ;op~
Name: Guang Qiu Yang (chew yang)
Birthdate: 9/26/03
Weight: 8.7 kg (19 lbs.)
Height: 68 cent.
Orphanage: Guangchang Social Welfare Institute (SWI)
Province: Jiangxi, China
Ah, the good ole days. I remember standing on the second or third floor of this hotel that was quite nice.......babies started arriving! Crying, arriving, looking all over the place. I recognized our friends child first. (Aly S.) Her momma was next to me. Couldn't miss her. I didn't see Becca. WAIT.....in the middle was a very chubby baby, wrapped in a HUGE pink snowsuit with bright red cheeks looking all around, and eating something.
THERE SHE WAS! My daughter. Oh my gosh. I wanted to race down the stairs and get her, but we weren't allowed to do that. We had to wait for the official room, with the official, official, the nannies, the paperwork......I remember thinking to myself, am I fit to be a mom? Will she like me? Will she like daddy? God, what do I do with her?! Will the "motherly instinct" kick in? Will she cry? Will she love us? Oh Lord........help us!!! Just then? We got the go-ahead to go into a conference room at the Lakeview Hotel. There were about 6 parents/families in that room waiting for their children.
We sat, and about 5 minutes later, THE BABIES CAME IN!!!! REBECCA WAS THE FIRST ONE IN! She was so hot! Bright, rosy red cheeks. Crying. Not happy. Her little life was about to be turned inside and out, upside and ALL around. They called her name and daddy and I stood up to go and get her. That was one of the most proudest days in all my life. I was MOMMA! I am MOMMA! Rebecca went to me at first and cried her eyes out. Screamed her lungs to death. Kicked like nobody's business. Sad thing was, someone was suppose to take pictures of that FIRST MOMENT. (They didn't.) This fist, is just a memory! *sad*
Daddy got to hold her. Cried the dickens off everyone elses baby! Everyone was staring at us. Like we didn't know how to keep her quiet. Other babies were crying but not like Becca. Three solid, whole, complete days of crying. NONSTOP except to sleep. No eating, no drinking, no pottying, NOTHING. She was grieving and grieving HARD! Finally, we had to ask our guide for help. She sat little Miss Becca down on a bed, talked to her in Chinese VERY harshly, fed her some prunes and within 30 minutes we had her first POTTY experience! WE HAD LIFT OFF! :o)
We saw a piece of her personality and her little self, each and everyday after that! It was nice.
And now look at her?! Reminds me of a song...."Isn't she lovely" by Stevie Wonder.
Momma Kooky
Name: Guang Qiu Yang (chew yang)
Birthdate: 9/26/03
Weight: 8.7 kg (19 lbs.)
Height: 68 cent.
Orphanage: Guangchang Social Welfare Institute (SWI)
Province: Jiangxi, China
Ah, the good ole days. I remember standing on the second or third floor of this hotel that was quite nice.......babies started arriving! Crying, arriving, looking all over the place. I recognized our friends child first. (Aly S.) Her momma was next to me. Couldn't miss her. I didn't see Becca. WAIT.....in the middle was a very chubby baby, wrapped in a HUGE pink snowsuit with bright red cheeks looking all around, and eating something.
THERE SHE WAS! My daughter. Oh my gosh. I wanted to race down the stairs and get her, but we weren't allowed to do that. We had to wait for the official room, with the official, official, the nannies, the paperwork......I remember thinking to myself, am I fit to be a mom? Will she like me? Will she like daddy? God, what do I do with her?! Will the "motherly instinct" kick in? Will she cry? Will she love us? Oh Lord........help us!!! Just then? We got the go-ahead to go into a conference room at the Lakeview Hotel. There were about 6 parents/families in that room waiting for their children.
We sat, and about 5 minutes later, THE BABIES CAME IN!!!! REBECCA WAS THE FIRST ONE IN! She was so hot! Bright, rosy red cheeks. Crying. Not happy. Her little life was about to be turned inside and out, upside and ALL around. They called her name and daddy and I stood up to go and get her. That was one of the most proudest days in all my life. I was MOMMA! I am MOMMA! Rebecca went to me at first and cried her eyes out. Screamed her lungs to death. Kicked like nobody's business. Sad thing was, someone was suppose to take pictures of that FIRST MOMENT. (They didn't.) This fist, is just a memory! *sad*
Daddy got to hold her. Cried the dickens off everyone elses baby! Everyone was staring at us. Like we didn't know how to keep her quiet. Other babies were crying but not like Becca. Three solid, whole, complete days of crying. NONSTOP except to sleep. No eating, no drinking, no pottying, NOTHING. She was grieving and grieving HARD! Finally, we had to ask our guide for help. She sat little Miss Becca down on a bed, talked to her in Chinese VERY harshly, fed her some prunes and within 30 minutes we had her first POTTY experience! WE HAD LIFT OFF! :o)
We saw a piece of her personality and her little self, each and everyday after that! It was nice.
And now look at her?! Reminds me of a song...."Isn't she lovely" by Stevie Wonder.
Momma Kooky
Monday, November 05, 2007
Somebody's having a HUGE birthday!!!!!!!
Yep, Matthew's FIRST birthday here in the states will be this Saturday, November 10th! (Actual birthday is November 12th.) We're having it a tad early for one of his best friends.......Alex. Little Alex is having his cleft surgery on the 12th, so he needed his CAKE before, because we know it just wouldn't taste right in a blender! ;0)
Matthew will be 3 years old. YEAH! He's potty training pretty hard now. What an accomplishment since we got him in March! THAT'S RIGHT, March of this year! His vocabulary is HUGE now. He's already had one surgery out of the way. He's in daycare having FUN, FUN, FUN! He has a doggie named Charlie to play with. A bratty sister, I mean, wonderful sistah named Becca Boo to be reckoned with. What more could a boy ask for! (oh yeah, and PLENTY of food.....without hiding it in pockets or in jackets *which he use to do being from a orphanage*)
Um, apparently a boy could ask for something else.....BACKYARDIGAN PARTY STUFF! Yep, that's the theme for his party! Anything and everything Backyardigans! Whether it's Tyrone the moose, Pablo the penguin, Austin the (I'm not sure what Austin is or any of the other ones for that matter).......anyway, lots to celebrate! Lots to have fun with. Pictures of his first party will come, I PROMISE! I'll borrow someone's camera if need be!
What a delight to have a son who is like Matthew. It's amazing to me how some kids are dealt a "throw away" label on them but if they only had love and compassion to pick them up, look what they COULD be! Matthew was a child like this. For those of you who know him personally, look at him flurrish! He is over 3 feet tall now. In a 2T pants (length wise, around middle he can't fill them out yet). He's healthy. He's soooooooooooooooooooooooo loved! What a difference for him and for us! I just wish that for all the orphans! Especially the one's who wait, and wait and wonder when their mommy and daddy will come and get them.
Ok, tears are just rolling down now. I do this to myself every once in awhile. I just can't tell you how much adoption has meant for us. You have to experience it for yourself! There is NOTHING similiar like it! NOTHING!
Please send our Matthew a little note telling him HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We'd sure appreciate it. I know he will too! We'll make sure he knows what you wrote and who did it. Honest. Thanks in advance!!!
Momma Kooky
Matthew will be 3 years old. YEAH! He's potty training pretty hard now. What an accomplishment since we got him in March! THAT'S RIGHT, March of this year! His vocabulary is HUGE now. He's already had one surgery out of the way. He's in daycare having FUN, FUN, FUN! He has a doggie named Charlie to play with. A bratty sister, I mean, wonderful sistah named Becca Boo to be reckoned with. What more could a boy ask for! (oh yeah, and PLENTY of food.....without hiding it in pockets or in jackets *which he use to do being from a orphanage*)
Um, apparently a boy could ask for something else.....BACKYARDIGAN PARTY STUFF! Yep, that's the theme for his party! Anything and everything Backyardigans! Whether it's Tyrone the moose, Pablo the penguin, Austin the (I'm not sure what Austin is or any of the other ones for that matter).......anyway, lots to celebrate! Lots to have fun with. Pictures of his first party will come, I PROMISE! I'll borrow someone's camera if need be!
What a delight to have a son who is like Matthew. It's amazing to me how some kids are dealt a "throw away" label on them but if they only had love and compassion to pick them up, look what they COULD be! Matthew was a child like this. For those of you who know him personally, look at him flurrish! He is over 3 feet tall now. In a 2T pants (length wise, around middle he can't fill them out yet). He's healthy. He's soooooooooooooooooooooooo loved! What a difference for him and for us! I just wish that for all the orphans! Especially the one's who wait, and wait and wonder when their mommy and daddy will come and get them.
Ok, tears are just rolling down now. I do this to myself every once in awhile. I just can't tell you how much adoption has meant for us. You have to experience it for yourself! There is NOTHING similiar like it! NOTHING!
Please send our Matthew a little note telling him HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We'd sure appreciate it. I know he will too! We'll make sure he knows what you wrote and who did it. Honest. Thanks in advance!!!
Momma Kooky
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