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  I n April Maggie had her last surgery for her BAHA ( Bone Anchored Hearing Aid). It went great and I thought I would do an update on how Maggie is doing   Y ou can see the small black box hearing aid in this picture, It is small, blends in with her hair and has a tiny red light so we can tell that it is on. The BAHA is attached to an abutment on her skull. The abutment is attached to a small titanium implant post that was placed by drilling a tiny hole in her skull.   The BAHA is barely visible to most people and allows Maggie better hearing and more freedom.  We love it !   Maggie did AMAZING during and after her surgeries.  She's such a trooper !   We have seen a big jump in her speech and vocabulary too .   The Cochlear BAHA was Maggie's only chance at hearing normally. So far, it's working great ! We have had some minor problems with it though and I will post on that later.   Lots more updates coming ! Maggie is wearing the Lucky Stars ...

         

     

  G od is so good and I am beyond amazed at his timing ! A family has said YES ! to Abigail. She has a mommy and daddy !! As soon as they receive their PA ( PRIOR APPROVAL) I will share their blog and you can meet this exceptional, sweet and wonderful family. They have already adopted three times from China and have a beautiful large family ( love !). A little background: They had been praying about adopting again from China and specifically an older  child with Down Syndrome. When they saw Abigail's story on my blog they asked their agency to find her file and started praying.  I wanted to share part of the e mail I got from this sweet family : " I am over the moon with JOY!  I can hardly believe how God has answered my prayers of the past weeks for Abigail.  I did not ask, nor plead... I only prayed!  God is SOOOO good!  Abigail already has a Daddy that cries when he says her name!  (Although we call her Abby around here!) :-)    Our a...

  W e finally had some sunshine today and Maggie has been begging to play outside.   S he wanted to try out all her riding toys.   The pink scooter, red plasma car, red trike and princess bike were all put to a test run.   B ut, the pink scooter won.  It's more like "the big kids" and Maggie is all about being a big kid nowadays.   W hat did Maggie wear ?  Pink glasses on a band with velcro ( love !), Pink cashmere scarf thrifted from her mom's closet, Matilda Jane dress ( Serenity Ballet Dress ), jeggings and Uggs.    T he girls got skill too ! She loves riding her bike and is so good with her balance on the scooter too.   I was a little shocked she could ride so well with all her major inner ear issues. But Maggie is one determined little girl.      

A bigail has been returned to her foster mom . We are praising God that she only spent a little time away from her foster home and was such a comfort to the other children at the orphanage. I am not sure of all the details, but am thankful for whoever saw that Abigail was very loved and taken care of in her foster home.  P lease continue to pray for a forever family for Abigail. 

  D ue to an unfortunate accident in a foster home in another part of China,a nation wide policy is taking effect requiring children in foster care to be returned to state run orphanages. My friends sister lives in China and fosters four special needs children. She had to return Abigail to the  orphanage, whom she's had for five years).     T his is Abigail. She is seven years old now and has Down Syndrome. She is healthy and smart and such a little cutie !  Her foster mom was told that she has been a big help with the other children entering the orphanage from foster care. She knows English and Mandarin too.   H er name is Shen Zhiwu from Shenyang, China and has recently been added to the list and is available for adoption.   O ur hearts break that Abigail was taken from a loving, sweet home and separated from the only mother and family she has ever known.    P lease help us get the word out about Abigail.   P lease pray fo...