We are here

We are here and exhausted. Our Nashville to Newark flight was really rough and Graham got to learn how to use the little baggy in front of his seat. The flight to Beijing was really nice, plane very nice. After we got here we went to China Little Flower. The lady that runs this use to work with China Care and knew Corinne when she lived at China Care. China Little flower had about 25-30 children. This is a home for hospice care, children difficult to adopt out, and children with moderate special needs. Graham saw alot and will need to absorb alot. We saw one child that had EXTREME hydrocephalus and is dying. There was another little girl with downs, cleft lip, and heart defect. Graham was drawn to her. I think mostly because she was older and a toddler. He told me he was scared he would "hurt" the babies if he touched them. There were children there with CP, Brain damage, double clefts, preemies, bladder exstrophy, ect. I have never been one to hide life's realities from my kids (especially when the reality is growing up right in our home). Today gave Graham alot to think about. The neat thing is he got to see a home very similar to the one Corinne initially lived in the 1st year of her life and Saturday night he will get to go to her foster families home. I really like that he is getting to see where and how she lived her first 2 years of life. If you are adopting in China and bringing children I highly recommend visiting one of the children's homes. There are so many great homes in the Beijing area.

Graham feel asleep at 6:30 without eating his dinner. I hope he gets a fulls night rest. Brook is already in bed asleep and I am signing off and on my way.