Milo {Taiwan}

One precious little guy that stole our hearts at the very first glance... Meet Milo.

It’s not every Superkids trip that we get to meet such a little one. Just days before we met him, Milo celebrated his first birthday! His fluffy brown hair, button nose, chocolate colored eyes, and that precious little grin... Oh so tiny and amazing! Milo is even more special as he has something extra, an extra 21st chromosome. Down syndrome.

Little Milo can crawl, sit independently, pull himself up and has even started to cruise along where he pulled himself up. He was so curious about the camera that he pulled himself up along the wooden crib filled with toys to get just a little closer and then stretched his arm out. One very precious moment that was captured forever. 

He is developing a special bond with his nanny. It was sweet to experience their relationship as Milo would clap along and share his little grin as she sang patty cake and helped him bring his hands together to clap. When his hands were not clapping he enjoyed chewing on his little fingers.

Many giggles were shared when the big yellow yoga ball was brought out. Both Milo and another young boy patted the ball to feel the vibration. He did his best to hug this big yellow ball even though it was truly larger than him. All while showing how strong he was to stand alone with arms stretched out. 

So many precious moments to be shared, could you be the family Milo awaits? The family to come alongside him as he journeys through life. As he shows his abilities and proves that his diagnosis of Down syndrome does not define him.

Milo has a $4,000 grant for his adoption through Gladney.

For more information please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.  Also, don’t forget to join our private Facebook group for more pictures of this precious little one and the other children that are waiting for their families.

Meredith {Taiwan}

We have written about Meredith before. Yo can read that post here. 

She is special, this girl. She is quiet and sweet. She is creative and likes art class the best. When asked to create a pattern with blocks, she made it 3 dimensional. Her creativity comes out in small ways even in the short time we spent with her.

She is mature for her age of 10 years in some ways, but she has a darling little-girl giggle. She enjoys dressing up and making sure her clothes look nice and well-matched.

She enjoys reading, but made sure to specify that she likes story books - not textbooks! She also enjoys swimming and playing board games. She doesn't really like English class because there are so many things to memorize.

Meredith is a precious girl with obvious bonds with her foster mom. She is waiting for a family! Please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org for more information.

Hadley

Hadley is a precious 6 year old girl whom we last met in October 2016. We all fell in love with her sunny personality. She left us all smiling!

Here is a little video slide show of her.




This sweet girl will go so far and do so much with the support and care of a loving family! We are happy to speak with you about her! Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

Dale {Taiwan}

When I think of all of the kiddos I’ve met during our Superkids trips, Dale is always one of the first to come to mind. He is just such a sweet, fun kid! He’s always smiling, happy to see us and participate in any of the crazy things we ask of him. He’s up for playing a game of ball, showing off his drawing skills, and answering our many questions.

Dale will be turning 9 years old in a couple of months. He has been living in the same foster family for about 6 years, and you can tell he has a good relationship with his foster mother. When we were talking during our visit in November, if he got stuck on how to answer one of my questions, he would look to his foster mom for assistance. His foster mother told us that he is kind, helpful, and outgoing.

Dale loves drawing and painting. He also loves being active and playing outside. He’s been participating in dance classes since last September. We have the best video of him dancing! He told me that he loves playing dodgeball in PE because he likes dodging – he’s got some fast moving feet!

 Dale has no known medical needs, and I think he would really thrive in a family. Think of all this amazing boy could grow up to be! Could you be the parents who help him achieve success? Please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org to learn more about Dale.

Meet Luke!

We have spent time with Luke on several occasions. The first time was almost 5 years ago. Each time we have seen him we have written words like "sweet, gentle, thoughtful, and cooperative" in our notes about him.

He is one of those children that stand out. He is caring about the other children, but he is funny and energetic in his own right. He is now almost 12 years old. His file was prepared when he was 7, and still he waits.

Luke has deformed ears and hearing loss. His file also indicates that he has a cleft palate, but our doctors did not see it. It must be a very small cleft, if he has one at all. He is able to hear and speak, but struggles in loud environments. He is a little shy and speaks quietly. Sometimes he preferred writing his answers to our questions rather than trying to compete with the noise in the room.

He did great on the non-verbal testing we did with him, like blew right through it with no problem at all. He entered right in to playing with some of our volunteers on the playground. He is a little shy at first, but warms up quickly.

Luke only has a couple of years before he ages out. We need to find his family now, before it is an emergency. This sweet boy is so deserving!

Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information. While there is not a specific grant attached to the adoption of Luke, we do have a support fund which we can use to assist families, do not hesitate to ask us about it!

Family Friday!!

We have matches, matches, matches to announce!! 

Both of the little girls from China are matches made from the shared list, which is exciting because it is always a little uncertain when there are changes in the way matching is done. But one thing that hasn't changed is that there are still children needing families and the Gladney staff's dedication to finding appropriate families for each child! Congratulations to both of these excited families!

And we are thrilled to announce 3 matches in the Taiwan program! Our Taiwan program is expanding so quickly and we are proud and grateful to be a part of that growth! Both Darwin and Daisy were matched thanks to the advocacy efforts of Superkids volunteers who met them.

A huge congratulations from us to each of these children and their families! What an exciting week! Please help us congratulate all of these families by liking and sharing this post!

Kaydence

Oh my goodness! Do we ever have a cute little one to introduce today! Kaydence is only 2 years old and the most current information we have is from when she was only 1. We are seeking an update and will share new information as we get it.

When her file was prepared she was already standing and beginning to walk. She recognized her name and turned when it was called. She waved bye-bye and was beginning to speak simple words. That is amazing for a 1 year old!!

She is described as a happy baby and is attached to her foster family. Sweet Kaydence has an MRI in her file that indicates that she has agenesis of the corpus callosum. She is developing well and there is a video of her from another agency that shows her standing, walking, and giggling the cutest little giggle! I will place a link to it on our Facebook page. You can visit it here.

Someone take the risk and go snatch this baby up! Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information. While there is not a specific grant attached to the adoption of Kaydence, we do have a support fund which we can use to assist families, do not hesitate to ask us about it!