Dear Ethan,
Today I watched a video of you. It is the first time I have heard your voice and seen you
move. I saw you smile and act a little
bit stubborn! I cried when I saw you
reach up to a nurse to be held, because I want to hold you so badly. I said a prayer of thankfulness for the
ladies who were telling you "mama" and "baba" and pointing
to the photo album that we sent you so many months ago. I was so relieved to see your sweet face. You are such a handsome boy! I am so proud of you for fighting so hard to
get better. I thought you were going to
throw the apple they gave you like a baseball and I thought about how someday
you will be in the yard playing catch with your daddy. Who knew eating a banana could be so
adorable?! You were so cute when they
gave you an Angry Bird balloon! I loved
watching your sisters see you and listen to them talk about how spoiled you are
going to be. You are so loved, precious
boy, and we are doing everything we can to get back to China to bring you home
safely. God is with you, I hope you can
feel Him. He is with all of us and He
has big plans for you. I love you,
little man. It is an honor to be your mommy.
Love, Mommy
Ethan is back in the hospital. We got a call last night from Kelly at Ladybugs N Love (they were
trying to get Ethan's a birthday cake to him) and she said that the orphanage
told her contact in China that he was sent back to the hospital. Long story short, GW confirmed that for us
today. Apparently he never stayed at
the orphanage because they can't monitor his heart and give him his medicine.
So he is back at the local hospital. We
are trying to plead the case that he should go to Beijing to the China Care
Home and have his pacemaker implanted so he can recover and come home. We have an appointment with our pediatrician
on Thursday to get his opinion and share all of Ethan's records. Hopefully this will help to bring him home
quicker. The video they sent melted my
heart and made me feel even more desperate to bring him home.
We received more good news from GW that they will be willing
to help our family with some of the travel expenses. FINALLY, we are gaining a little respect back. This whole situation has been such a
nightmare and I feel like we are slowly waking up and finding the good in
people again. I feel like I can talk to
Kim at GW now and she realizes that everything we have said and done has been
because we want our son home. I am a
mama bear without my baby! I am amazed
at how many people want to help and we are definitely at a point where we have
to accept help!
Still no file yet on the little girl that might be
Reese. We know very little and are
trying so hard not to get our hopes up.
We want to make certain that this is God's plan for us and not just us
being impatient. We are excited to
learn more and see what God has in store!
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