LilyBeth has been home just over a week and we are just beginning to see her personality. She can be mischievous, to be sure, but mostly she is a very sweet observant toddler. I say "toddler" because she is 2, but really she's more like a 1-yr old. She just learned to walk before we got her--you could tell by the way she wobbled when she walked. She had the skinniest legs and arms I have ever seen on a baby (except for a newborn) and NONE of her clothes fit her. Since coming home, Lily has been walking everywhere and is even beginning to run!
I had been told that the orphanage she was at is one of the best in China, but after talking with other families who adopted from the same place I learned that SN (special needs) kiddos don't get the same treatment as NSN (healthy) babies. They are often left in their cribs all day and the nannies do not cuddle, or play with the SN babies. It made me angry to think of Lily sitting in a crib all day while "healthy" children went out to play, or were lovingly held by nannies. Then I remembered that no matter what her circumstances, her Heavenly Father was always loving her and caring for her. How awesome to know that she WAS and IS loved by her Father! He was preparing her for our family all along.
China was wonderful, but I'm so happy to have her home where I know she will be loved, cuddled, and played with.
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