Pam In China

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of Miao Miao's arrival, we've had another fly the nest. Her stay with us was short and she immediately found her way into our hearts. She was with us a little over a month. Her name is Zheng Nu, now Emma Nu.

We'll be meeting with her new parents in the next few days and I'm sure I'll get some more pictures. Here she is in her new ear muffs. Her special need is deaf/mute. Her special talent...she's the winner of the most Dora Memory Games played at Swallow's Nest!!!

This is the view from our 19th story office apartment in Zhengzhou. It snowed all day yesterday and into the night. We have two families traveling from the USA this weekend to China to adopt children. Our airport closes for hardly anything, so I hope they don't get stranded in Beijing or Hong Kong.

I stayed in all day, but Clay and Xiao Qing ventured out and discovered a girlfriend for Frosty.

I don't usually post twice in one day, but the babies are still sleeping and My Opera is working, both at the same time, WOW! I'm going to take advantage of it!

Fu Jun Jia (jun jun for short)loves to sleep with his hat pulled down over his eyes. He usually does it himself, which scares me. But, so far, he has never pulled it down over his nose, I check him constantly. If you pull it back up, he wakes up and moves it right back down again.

He reminds me of one of those old 50's or 60's movie stars with blind folds over their eyes. He wears a cap to help his ears not stick out too much:)

Jun Jia has a heart problem. We're not exactly sure the exact diagnosis. When he was hospitalized for three weeks, because of the RSV virus, the doctors told us we needed to get him surgery immediately. They mentioned Tetrology of Fallot.

We made some contacts with other foreigners who do the same thing as us, and sent his EKG and chest xray to Dr. Li in Hangzhou. He suggested we have him evaluated by a heart doctor and bring him to Hangzhou when he is eight months old.

His surgery is already funded by the St. Joseph's School in Penn. (thanks MaryAnn) and by a donor in Texas. This donor in Texas, we have no idea who he or she is....but from their name they appear to be Chinese.....Sir or Madame.....if you read this blog, please know we are very grateful and very amazed.

(I felt the office had made a mistake....you know, added too many zeros or something:) I stand (or sit in this case) amazed in the PRESENCE....!!!!!

I was sitting at M's drinking some coffee, letting the kids enjoy the play area, when a lady comes up to me and tells me I taught her daughter. The daughter is standing next to her, but I can't remember either one of them.

Clay is great when confronted with this type of thing. He just keeps talking and doesn't mention any names....just keeps talking....which is his best attribute to mankind......

Me,on the other hand, must KNOW, who it is......it drives me crazy....so I usually make a fool out of myself and ask.....Hey, at least I get answers!

After many questions, I recognized the mother. She worked in Gong Yi for the Family Planning Department. I taught her daughter when she was four and a half years old. I gave her the English name of "Willa" because of a lady on the APC Yahoo group with that name, and I liked it.

I didn't do a very good job of teaching this child, or she's forgotten everything. When I ask her in English, how old she was now........she said "Fine"!!!!

Here's the full picture. The best thing about this toilet is that it actually flushes. Anyone familiar with Chinese plumbing will understand that statement.

I also love the water pressure in the shower, and lots of hot water, yea!!!

Uhmmm!!! Maybe that's why the toilet flushes so well, good water pressure.

Here's a few more pics, not a mansion, but its warm.