Cara, Yes, Another Precious Baby Girl!

Cara is only 1 year old and my goodness! Did she ever love to be held and rocked! Douglas held her and held a music player for her to listen to and she was content to just be rocked like this for a long time!

Cara has hypothyroidism and a cleft palate. In our Superkids screening she appeared to also be developmentally delayed, though her file does not indicate this. She responds to her name and vocalizes. She sits independently and pulls to a stand with assistance. She likes to suck her thumb and looks pretty cute doing it too!

Look at the way she is looking up at Douglas in the top picture! Isn't it just too sweet? Could this baby be your daughter? Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

Family Friday!

Another little girl has been matched with her forever family!

YanYan

Congratulations! What a gift this little one is!

Oh Baby Cuteness! Celeste!

Who wants to meet a precious, chubby baby girl? Well, here she is!

Celeste is only 1 year old and is such a cuddly little thing! She seems close to her caregiver and laughs easily when her caregiver plays with her. She did not, however, find us very much fun!

She was born prematurely and has some weakness on her right side. She also has a some abnormal findings on a brain scan.

Celeste sits independently and rolls over. She isn't walking or crawling yet. She vocalizes, but does not yet say any words. She can feed herself little Gerber baby puffs, and seemed to really like them.

This gorgeous baby girl needs a family to get to her and get her home where she can receive the care, therapy, and love she deserves.

Could that family be yours? Wouldn't it be amazing if her family saw her today? Can you share her post to make that more likely? Talk about a great Christmas gift! For her a family, for them a new baby daughter!

Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

Dennis {Taiwan}

Just a little shy and not so sure of what to think of all there was to see, sweet Dennis entered the room with his tiny fingers wrapped around his caretakers. A true ambassador of Taiwan, he was sporting a Welcome to Taiwan t-shirt which included a panda on the back that looked like it was hugging him. His dark eyes and round cheeks ... oh how precious! 

The shyness slowly melted away as he showed off his Mickey backpack. He was so grateful for the fruit snacks he decided to stash those away for later in his backpack. Then off to blowing bubbles, playing with the wiggle ball, dressing magnetic kittens, linkable beads... Dennis is so smart and very alert to his surroundings.  

This adorable 4 year old loves stickers! He was reaching way high to gather yet another sticker and place it on his arm. Precious Dennis is reaching high and low in search of his forever family. Might you be his sticker loving, ball bouncing, fruit snack eating family that would forever adore him? 

For more information on Dennis, please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org. 

Eric Update!!

Oh, I'm itching to give you an update on the sweetest, happiest little boy!

Yes! It is Eric I'm talking about!!

We introduced Eric here, but that was before we met him, and I've said it before, but I'll say it again. Meeting him, holding him, hearing his laugh... it just makes all the difference! This little boy is a jewel!!

Eric is 3 years old and has cerebral palsy. He receives physical therapy and is walking using a stander. And he is might pleased with himself about it, let me tell you! He is a sweet little one who very willingly shared his fruit snacks with us, offering them on his own. It was just precious!

He speaks quite well and says a lot of words! He crawls and sits independently. He wears leg braces and walks using a walker. He can feed himself and scribble on paper. Basically he is just and amazing little boy waiting for his family to see him!

Could you be his family? Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information about Eric!

Brothers! Dallas & Denver {Taiwan}

Brothers! Precious brothers! Introducing 5 year old Dallas and 6 year old Denver. Let the sweetness melt your chilly day away... It seems as though it was just yesterday when the giggles from Dallas as he played soccer filled the room. And Denver shared his precious smile as I made my best car noises as we drove his lego creation through the make shift maze. 

Denver

These boys are smart and fun loving! Those teddy bear brown eyes let me tell you... It was sweet to watch them interact with us, from silly moments playing goal keeper or just the sweet eye contact while figuring out how to fix the lego creation and searching the I Spy book for the next clue. 

Dallas

Dallas and Denver are in search of their forever family. A family to call just their own. Wouldn't it be amazing if on the next Superkids trip we give them the news... the gift of a forever family! 

For more information on Dallas and Denver, please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Charley!

Charley is almost four years old and loves listening to music and laughs when he is tickled. He has cerebral palsy and is unable to do much on his own, but he observes the room with interest and i would love to know what he is thinking behind those big, beautiful eyes!

Speaking of eyes, you should have seen his light up when he saw our little light up helicopter! He isn't speaking much but does vocalize with sounds like "aaahhh" and "mmmmmm".

This sweet little one spends his days in a crib or propped up watching the other children play. He deserves so much more than that!

Could Charley be your son? Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information!