Her brother!SURPRISE!!!!
Meet Addison, Kate's charming 2-year old brother. He's currently in Guizhou, China -- living with a foster mother who adores him, cares for him, and delights in him. (And who, thankfully, decided the BOY should not be wearing a barrette.)
We have a long paperchase and wait ahead of us, so knowing he's in good hands makes the wait bearable. Addison will need some extra medical care when he gets home -- he will need a prosthetic eye and perhaps a surgery on his eyelids. Some issues ahead? Yes. Any big deal? Nope.
So, provided that China will approve us to adopt him (and you never know with China), we hope to bring Addison home by Spring, 2008. Our family will consist of Kate with limited speech, Addison with limited vision, and the Lucky Parents with limited sense. We think we're a perfect match for each other.
More soon! Please keep Addison in your thoughts and prayers, and also keep your fingers crossed that CCAA (Chinese Center for Adoptive Affairs) is able to look into their hearts and see that Addison belongs with us.
Oh, and about the name? And how this all came about? Explanations coming soon....
For now, let me say this:
1) We weren't really planning on adopting again ("we" meaning "Scott" and Melissa had come to accept this).
2) We thought that, if we adopted again, we'd go for a little sister for Kate since that would be far more practical.
3) When we saw our little guy, we just knew he was our son.
With great joy and pride,
The Lucky Ones -- Scott, Melissa & Jie Jie (big sister) Kate
