Whatever Wednesday

Each Wednesday we post links from the previous week that touch on special needs adoption. Our hope is that these small snapshots provide you with a glimpse of life after adopting through China's waiting child program... both the long-term blessings and the challenges that come with parenting a child with special needs. We also hope to raise awareness about a variety of special needs.

Thanksgiving Reflections -- adoptive momma (China) Rachelle at With One Step... feeling immeasurably grateful for a new skill that was not possible just months ago

Our Wild, Wild Ride!!! and EEG Princess -- adoptive momma (China) Shannon at With Arms Wide Open... on a recent sleep deprivation EEG

Update on Chinese Adoptee with Acute Leukemia -- adoptive and foster momma (domestic) Julia Fuller at Adoption Under One Roof... an update on Katie Cramer, diagnosed with acute leukemia

Ready for Thanksgiving Break -- jie jie/ elder sister (China) Emily at Now There Are Nine... updates on Gracie and Charlie, two children adopted at older ages

Adaptive Tennis -- adoptive momma (China) kitchu at More Than This... on a recent tennis lesson

Those Eyes -- adoptive momma (China) Shirlee McCoy at And Then There Were Seven... a mom shares her pre-adoption fears about her daughter's eyes, and the realities they faced after adoption

The Look on Her Face -- adoptive momma (China) Jean at There's No Place Like Home... on their journey through older child adoption

Addressing the "Look" -- momma Maggie at 5 Minutes for Special Needs... on looks one receives in public

Therapy Tools (Part One): Speech -- momma Jill at 5 Minutes for Special Needs... detailing the specifics of her child's speech therapy

Best toys for kids with special needs: holiday gift edition -- momma Ellen at To The Max... listing toys that aid children in developing gross motor, fine motor, sensory, speech and cognitive skills

You can do it!!! -- adoptive momma (China) Jean at There's No Place Like Home... a special birthday moment for a girl born with cleft lip/ cleft palate

VPI Follow-Up Last Week, Surgery Tomorrow -- adoptive momma (China and Ethiopia) CW at I Will Pull This Blog Over!... on cleft follow-up visits and a lip revision surgery