AA Children's Hair 
I started a journal (personal blog I guess), on April 24, 2007. Most of my website has not been updated in ages. It is fun for me to read back about the kids, but I do need to let you know how they are doing now. I'll start with this journal, and I'll add pictures to the main page later. The first entry will be the latest entry.
June 30, 2007. A brand new clothes washer was given to us, anonymously!!!
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On the left is Rita, 13, with her hair O'natural, "big hair." I can't believe how much hair she has, and I wish I had even half of it!!
On the right is the After picture. She loves her hair straight. I think she is absolutely beautiful, either way, but now her hair is so much easier to manage. Rita is in the 7th grade, and is a member of a soccer club & is also in basketball. It is tougher this year, as more is expected, but it is good preparation for highschool. Oh my, did I just say highschool? She is an A student, and is happy most of the time, with some stubborn streaks in between. |
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Kathy is now 6 years old, and absolutely loves to dress up. She is my girly girl (so fun). She has several princess dresses, and this is one of her favorites (whichever one she is wearing is her favorite one). I shop at places like Value Village and Goodwill, weekly, and find some wonderful dress-up clothes, toys, and school clothes for the kids. She just lost her first front tooth a few minutes before I took this picture. Kathy loves her kindergarten class, and has many friends. She is most excited about learning to read. It is an all day kindergarten class, and she loves going to school with 3 of her other siblings (the school goes from Kindergarten through 8th grade). |
Old news, LOL: Introducing our son, Markeen. He is the 1/2 sibling to our 5 little ones (10 sibings all together, and we now have 6...other 4 are adopted by 2 relative families in our area, so they can grow up knowing and loving each other). Markeen is currently on a heart/breathing monitor, for apnea. He stopped breathing and I couldn't hear a heartbeat, so I started infant CPR. He was in the hospital for 2 days, where they found he had bradycardia (low heart rate). He also had some tacycardia (high heart rate), once while I was gone they had to also give him some oxygen. He is doing great, and already, at 2 weeks, weighs slightly more then his birth weight. And, he already smiles!! Then at about 8 weeks he developed RSV, a dangerous respiratory infection, and was in the hospital for 5 days because they couldn't keep his oxygen levels up. They also found he had a heart murmur. About 2 days after coming home, he was diagnosed with Pyloric Stenosis. I feel lots of these "problems" were due to drugs used by the birthmom while pregnant with Markeen...an avoidable handicap for sure!!
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Ok, now he is 3 years old!! The picture on the left is Markeen reaching out for our daughter, Bea (28 years old, Down Syndrome). The one on the right is Markeen's version of "Hide & Seek." He was pretty happy with his hiding spot, LOL. |
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Left: Kathy was 2 1/2, and loves our dog, Princess.
Right: Joel was 5 years old. His half brother, Roger is 8, and they are so happy to be with each other.
In June 2004, two sibs to our 3 little ones were placed with us for adoption. Joel was 5, autistic, and the cutest thing ever. Kathy was 2 1/2 (now 6 years old) and also a darling. Sometimes, siblings can't be placed together, and it is always sad when this cannot be done. So, we have 6 of the 10 siblings!!
Adoption. Great sites. |
 Relative
Adoption, Info. sites. |
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Interracial Children. Cultures, history, etc. |
Our Family Activities & our Home.
There are several pictures of our home. I'm also starting to describe our home and all the wonderous things for kids to explore and play on.
Here are some of our
Family Pictures
Here is another page of
family photos.
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Rita and Roger are now 8 and 10 years old. |
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Sandy is now 7 years old, and is Rita and Roger's birth sister. |
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Marc
is now 12 years old, born in Korea, and has Tuberous
Sclerosis, and a brain tumor. Read my notes; I share my fears, my frustrations, my anger, my faith, my hope, my joy. It's a long page, though!! Then, please pray for this precious little boy who brightens up everyone's life. Marc had surgery in April 1999. He had emergency surgery 4 days later, and again in August, 1999. A MRI in 1/2000, showed that the piece of tumor that couldn't be removed had grown, and the small cyst was huge. April, 2000: Surgery. The tumor had grown twice the size it was in January (about 4 cm), and the cyst was huge...almost 6 cm!! August, 2000: brain tissue filled in the areas where the cyst & tumor were, but there are still several tiny pieces of the tumor left. He's doing great for now. |
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This page is about Martha who is 21 years old, born in Korea and is now a collge Sophomore at a Christian University. She has Cerebral Palsy. |
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Janice
now 16 years old, is
blind and wants to be a singer.
Janice had facial surgery in January, 2000. |
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George from the Phillipines, 24 years old, has a shunt for hydrocephalas. |
| Jay, is 23 years old, has Down's Syndrome, and heart surgery. |
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Bea is 24 years old, has Down's Syndrome and repaired cleft palate & lip. |
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Dorothy's Journey Home from Viet Nam. She is now 29 years old. |
Karla
is now 20 years old and was born weighing only 1 pound 4 ounces!! She has a part time job at a jewelry making store, and is living in a wonderful Adult Group Home. She is getting more independent, and even has a boyfriend!!
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This page is about
Tom,
our 17 year old son. We adopted him when he was 3 1/2 years old, and he had many handicaps such as: totally blind and deaf, profoundly retarded, and he had hydrocephalus, seizures and Cerebral Palsy. He had the face of an angel.
The icon was custom made by BilyBear Graphics. |
I have a page on various subjects,
written by Me/Mom.
Some of the things are: What to do when you have a child in the hospital, How to help the transition from foster home to your home, Experiences with prejudice, etc.
We were awarded the Honorary Child Advocate Award by an adoption agency. I/Mom spoke for a few minutes, and Janice sang a song. I posted my "speech" on my
Award Speech Page.
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Disabilities: information on disabilities, such as IEP sites, Medical sites, and Parent Support groups. |
| Blindness | Downs Syndrome |
Other Disabilities
Amniotic Bands,Tuberous Sclerosis Cerebral Palsy, Deafness Speech Disorders |
Attachment Disorder | A Poem by Carly |
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| Music Education, Music Therapy and Christian Sites. |
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Locks of Love Janice, 13, donated 12 inches of her beautiful, blond hair to the Locks of Love organization. They make real hair wigs for children who have long term hair loss. They are located in Palm Springs, Florida. This is the second time Janice has done this. Her sister, Martha, 18, also did a donation. Hair needs to be 10 inches in length (end to end), and in a pony tail or braid.
Please sign my new guestbook. I love to hear how you like my site, and I try to answer any questions you might have about adoption.
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Please email me. |