While we celebrated Amaris birthday in America,
she celebrated her special day in China.
Check out her cake...
this photo doesn't quite do it justice because it is a huge cake!
I love the tiger! The Chinese sure know how to make a cake!
Her birthday hair-do!
Notice in the background on the top toy shelf...
her ladybug/flower blankey, photo album, and Chinese baby doll
from Mama and Baba.
This must be her nanny! Amaris is adding two birthday candles. Fun! Fun!
Look at her smile...
one of the only photos we have right now of her smiling!
I just want to cover her in kisses,
but this photo shows something very disturbing.
She may have bug bites on her face, but I think it is probably scabies.
She did not have these two weeks ago in her Chinese New Year photos. Ugh!
Her orphanage is known to struggle with scabies.
If only I could put some warm water and tea tree oil carefully on her face.
Look at the size of her slice of cake! Geez. Enjoy it girlfriend,
because you won't see a slice that big until you are 10.
Please pray that she remains healthy:
that her heart, lungs, and other organs will not be affected negatively.
Her fingers appear much more chunky/swollen
since her first update in August,
which causes me great concern that she is dealing with this edema.
What a little princess! I can't wait until she is in our arms.
She will travel to Guangzhou to meet us about 5 or 6 hours via train.
We hope to go back to her orphanage,
so that will be a VERY, VERY long day...
traveling 5 or 6 hours there, visiting her orphanage and city for 5 hours,
and then return to our hotel that evening. YUCK!
But, it may be the only time we ever get to do this, and
though it will be hard to do physically and emotionally,
it is just one more day but we will have memories for a lifetime!
Thank you Lord for our littlest princess!
Please keep our baby safe!
