Daniel & Barbara's Adoption Trip Blog

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Counting down the days...

We're counting down the days until we travel on June 25, taking care of final preparations and packing.

Today we met for a consult with a top pediatric cardiologist prior to Katelyn's arrival. Dr. Armsby's genuine warmth and compassion for children was matched only by her brilliance in cardiology (she's a Stanford M.D. who did her residency at Harvard).

I know Katelyn will get the very best care when she's with us.

Monday, June 21, 2010

China unpegs the yuan... sort of

As we're just days away from traveling to China, the yuan rose Monday to its strongest level against the dollar in the currency's modern era as traders bet on the likelihood of long-term appreciation. Still cheaper than traveling to Europe :)

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Katelyn's story

January 2, 2007 Katelyn found herself alone at a bus shelter in the Guangzhou area.

A security guard found her and brought her to the local police station. Later that day she was admitted to the Guangzhou Social Welfare Institute.

The medical personnel immediately noticed her blue lips and pale skin. Listening to her heart, they diagnosed her with a congenital heart defect. Based on their observations, Katelyn was given the birth date of January 2, 2001.

In July 2007, Katelyn underwent her first open heart surgery to repair the defect. She recovered well and shortly after that she went to live with a foster family. She attended the local kindergarten and helped her foster family and teachers as she was able.

Those who work with Katelyn say she is helpful, thoughtful, considerate, active, and talkative. Katelyn asked to be adopted by a family outside China. She is often quiet and sometimes a little shy. She says she likes to draw and read.

We are very excited to travel to China and adopt Katelyn as the newest member of our family!