This page is the happiest one of them all! If "my" little sunshine babies are listed on this page it means they've found their "Forever Families"! I'll be following them through their journey of adoption.

Ashlyn 15H

Girl, born November 2009
Blue Eyes
Nature calm
Medical information: Down syndrome; heart defect: atelocardia and mitral insufficiency (valve leak); astigmatism; dacryostenosis (blocked tear duct); atopic bronchial asthma; Dermatitis

Had heart surgery in March 2010.

Jolie

Girl, Born December 2010

My GOSH would you look how she has changed! Little Jolie was born with an ASD, VSD, and partial intestinal obstruction. She really needs a family! Jolie can be adopted withJustina, if a family is approved and interested.

Married couples only, no age or family size restrictions, travel required.

Raina

Girl, Born January 2011

Oh gracious, be still my heart! Look at this little peach fuzz! Blonde hair and striking blue eyes, she has just turned one.

From her medial records: DS, patent foramen ovale, additional chord of the left heart ventricle, mild astigmatism.

Married couples only, larger families ok, travel for both parents required. Raina can be adopted with Grace, if a family is approved and interested.

Amelia 16

Girl

DOB September 2009

Amelia is a very beautiful girl with long dark eyelashes. She has a warm and pleasant smile and appears to be an orphanage favorite. Additional photos & video available. She is in a 'psychoneurological baby house even though she seems to be developing normally. Amelia has HIV. The caregivers are very loving toward the children in the HIV ward. A recent adoptive family has reported their daughter's transition to be exceptionally smooth. The children in the orphanage have access to outdoor play, physical therapy play equipment, and a sensory room. She is in a small group so the caregiver to child ratio is good. She receives plenty of food, but rarely fresh fruits or fresh vegetables. The children in her orphanage have access to ARV medications and see a specialist doctor twice per year. We believe she is in the process of becoming registered for international adoption, and this can be inquired about on behalf of a serious adoptive family.

ANGELA for the Dellevoet family — NE

Ukraine

Follow the Dellevoet family’s adoption journey on their blog at angelaswings.tumblr.com

Thadius for the Vanchura family — MI

Britt and Jaime first met during a chemistry summer research program. Jaime worked in the lab next to the drinking fountain, and, as he recalls, Britt spent the first half of the summer “very well-hydrated.” When he asked Jaime for a date, he kept backing up into things…desks, projector stands, walls…but it all straightened out for him when they went on a three hour walk that first night. A few things they both agreed on: a person should roll the toothpaste from the bottom up, faith needed to be at the center of a good relationship, and large families were in both their futures. Jaime and Britt talked about their desire to adopt on that first date, and are still talking about it 10 years and 4 biological children later.

Britt and Jaime realized that, with 4 children in just 6 years, and increasing medical concerns in each pregnancy, it was time to pursue adoption. Their journey towards special needs adoption began when they found out domestic, private infant adoption was unrealistic for such a large family. Both have become Reece’s Rainbow enthusiasts, browsing through waiting children, praying for them, supporting others’ adoptions, and wondering: “How did any of these families ever *know* they were going to adopt *this* child?”

And then, one day, it happened for them.

Thadius’ picture appeared on their screen, and the “someday” became “now.”

Their children, “Cal,” “JR,” “Lumpy,” and “Hoss” as they are known on the family’s blog, To Make You Mine, are eagerly awaiting their new brother’s arrival. Yes, that will be a lot of little ones. But, rather than seeing the inconveniences, the Vanchuras see how unique their situation is. They have absolutely no expectation of getting into a car in under 20 minutes. They never will be able to hire just one babysitter. The grocery bill will never come in under budget. No potty break will ever be quick. And that’s ok. Their family works more slowly than most families. But, that just makes it easier to meet their children where they’re at.

That is one of the reasons they have chosen this time to say yes to Thadius, in birth order of their other children. Because nothing is guaranteed. Their family finds joy in the smallest accomplishments, and realizes that every child has quirks, special needs, and gifts. Each of their children was born with full acceptance of any medical diagnoses, chromosomal differences, or learning delays. Instead of *wondering* if their next child would need the special care that is in their hearts to give, they are bringing home a little boy who they *know* will need all they can give. They are adopting Thadius because he needs parents who will meet him where he is at with nothing held back.

It is not heroic, and doesn’t make the Vanchuras special. But it makes him special.

And that’s who Jaime and Britt would like you to consider when making a donation to bring home their son. A special little boy who will dig in the mud with his dog, play dress-up with his sisters, act out Star Wars with his brothers, talk endlessly on the phone with his Auntie Jay, eat too much chocolate with his Grandmombo, be spoiled by his aunties and uncles, and watch I Love Lucy long after bedtime with his Amma.

And each night he will be tucked into bed with prayers of thanks that his family found him, and that God found them. And Jaime and Britt will tell the story of all the loving hearts who worked together “to make you mine.”

6/26/12—HOMESTUDY in PROGRESS

Follow the family’s adoption journey on their blog at http://biglittledays.com/