almost the last day

We are almost at the end of our week here. I am amazed at how quickly it flew by ! We went to the orphanage this morning around 10 and he was in the playroom with all of his little friends. He waved at us when he saw us walk in. I went to pick him up and we went to the living area where the couches are. We were sitting with him and talking about life at home and what our house is like when one of the caregivers walked in. She had been gone all week so this was the first time we were meeting her. She sat down and started talking with us about Owen and telling us about his medical history. She showed us his entire medical book and went over the care he is receiving there. I am so impressed with his mobility, given the lack of therapy he has. We were under the impression that he was getting therapy about 3 times a week. But what actually happens, is a therapist comes 3  times a week but with over 20 kids Owen is lucky to receive therapy once a month !

We also learned that his birth name was given to him by his birth mother. In his orphanage they tend to change the names of the children when they come in. So many of his friends have different names than their parents gave them. Sometimes children come with no name at all, but if they do come with a name and the orphanage doesnt like it they will change it. I loved his name before, and we plan to keep it, but now that I know his mother chose it for him I am even more in love with it.

Aftr meeting with the caregiver we went to play in the play room until it was lunch time. Then we left and went to the apartment until it was time to go back.

As we walked in the children were getting weighed and measured. Little Dude weighs about 28lbs and is almost 3ft tall ! He is just a few weeks younger than Ethan. Ethan is 45lb and almost 4ft tall. After that was over we decided to call Ethan and Ashlyn and see how they were doing. He really loves talking to them on the phone and says he wants to meet them. He keeps asking when they will come.
The rest of the visit we didnt really do much other than play and have fun with him.

So more to come....:)