On the left is the orphanage director, and to her left is Oliver's primary caretaker. They both gave us a lot of good information on his habits and tendencies. All of the reports on Oliver have been spot-on! He says very little...ok nothing...and the only noise he has made so far is to fuss when one of us lets go of him (which is a very good sign). He has gone to both of us, and today he's eaten egg, banana and watermelon!
And this has been is main activity! He eats and then falls asleep. Our guess is that because is not expressive at all, the stress and strain of the change of the last 24 hours has been harder on him than most. He doesn't express anything and his only real facial expression is one that makes him look annoyed.
He's great! We're both very happy and we thank God for bringing us here again to grow our family. May Oliver Dale Yong Grossman come to know the man he's named for, but more so may he know the God of Dale Grossman and become a great champion for Him!!!
Such a precious blessing
ReplyDeleteThe last part was very well spoken. Congratulations on your new addition!
ReplyDeleteHolly, he is so cute! I'm so relieved with you that he is in your arms at last! God is a miracle worker. Our first daughter, Lily, was 26 months old at adoption, she was also cleft-affected. She still had an open palate, and the only consonant sound she could make was "m." She was not verbal, and for the first few days, she was very stoic as well. I know she was so stressed out, poor baby. Praying for Oliver's transition as he grieves what he is losing and learns to trust his new mama and baba.
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