Today was our "red couch" photo. It's a tradition that all adoptive families have their picture taken on one of the red couches here at the White Swan. All of the children are also lined up on the couch for their own photo by themselves. I'm going to really enjoy having these pictures in the years to come, a great way to remember some of the wonderful families we've met. The 13yr. old I mentioned in my previous post also allowed us to take pictures of her. There is one of her with the other younger kids and one with her parents, pretty neat.
In the pictures notice the little boy sitting to Nathaniel's left. His new name is Grady and he is also 18mnths. He was in an orphanage in the North and it sounds like was neglected pretty badly. He has no muscle tone, can barely hold his head up, is not even close to sitting and only wants to be on his back. His parents said he did not turn towards the nanny when she called his name at the orphanage, he can hear but they said he was just never interacted with. When they were given "formula" they said it was basically creamer with a lot of sugar. The poor little guy has lots of baby fat, I'm sure from being given many bottles of sugary creamer, but no muscle. His mommy said when he is over stimulated he will repeatedly hit his head with his hand. They have had him a little over a week now and already they are seeing progress with muscle tone in his neck and he is not hitting his head as much. He also has the best little smile. His mom has been "wearing" him non-stop in a front pack and he is doing really well with that. What a great new family he is with now!
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