This little guy is James & I would say that he is my favorite boy here. When I got here he was not doing well at all & the nannies could not get him to drink from a bottle. They would kind of squirt the milk down his throat to get it into him but he would get so distressed that he would end up bringing it all back up. Amanda tried to spoon milk into him with a teaspoon which seemed to work so it may be that he had never been fed with a bottle & just didn't know how. So with a bit of patience & practise his nanny now has him drinking really well out of a bottle. He has such a sweet personality & a very gentle nature compared to some of the other boys here. He has quite a large bi-lateral cleft & when he cries he sounds like a cat. I think the sound just echoes around his mouth because his cleft is so large but when he smiles it's a huge smile. He seems to really really look at you (almost seems like he is looking into you) when he is watching you but he is very responsive when you talk to him & play with him.
This morning I went to the doctor with one of the nannies with James & one of the other babies. Part of the building looked very dodgy but there were other areas that seemed similar to what we have a home. Anyway the doctor was away sick & we have to go back on Wednesday. God forbid someone could have called us & let us know rather than us having to waste the time & money on a taxi there & back.
But this is China!
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