July Activities

This July has been fun for us. WE have taken the kids on day trips up to Kentucky to see an Amish community. There is a lady that lives in our community that is from China. She performed a Peking Opera at our library. It was interesting to see her perform. She is from the same province Hunan as Hannah. We told her what city Hannah was from and she knew where it was.

Last weekend we went to a drive-in theater to watch "G-Force." This was the kids first time going to the drive-in. It was a fun night out. The kids really enjoyed it. We plan on doing that again.

Now we are getting ready for Hannah to start kindergarten. Her first half day is on August 3. I'm sure I'm going to be emotional.

2009 Pingjiang Reunion

The 4th of July weekend was fun for us. We were able to have a reunion with five of the other 10 families that we traveled with to China to get Hannah. All the girls are five years old this year. It was amazing seeing how much they all have grown. It was wonderful to all their different personalities. Hannah and Ethan loved the pool. I think they were in all but two hours before the storm moved in. Hannah enjoyed seeing her China sisters that were there. Ethan even had fun with the other children.

Doctor Visit

Today we took Ethan to Vandy for a visit with the Children's Center for Development. We have had some concerns about where he is with his development. We have also wondered if he might have ADHD. The teachers at Head Start filled out paperwork on his behavior at school and we filled out our paperwork. After the nurse practitioner went through her questions and exam of Ethan we had some answers. We have always noticed that his walking was not always stable. She said this was because of hypomyotonia (lack of muscle tone). She also said that his gross motor skills are not where they should be. She has referred us for physical therapy. We will also be going back for them to test his cognitive skills and to meet with a behavioral consultant. She made it sound as though she might think he does have ADHD but does not want to diagnosis him with it until he is in kindergarten or first grade and having issues.

We are praying that these things we will start with will help him. It is hard going out in public with him because he will run off ahead of us not even thinking about it. I know that some people have told me that he is just being a little boy but I know as a mother that it is more than that. We just have to think about what we will do about the money for the PT. Our money is still tight because we are still paying on his adoption. I know that God has already made a way for us to get this done for our little grasshopper.