Max came home from Hong Kong Aug 17, 2012 and turned 3 Aug. 21st! He was in a foster home for most of his time in HK. It was a great home and he was loved very much. His adoption will be final here around March. After that we can legally post pictures of his face. He is so adorable and has a great smile so it is hard not to share pictures now!
After bringing Mia home we both knew we would be back for another child. Being in an orphanage does that to you. Max's picture was on the waiting child listing before we even saw Mia's picture. At that time I remember seeing his baby pictures and feeling bad for him because not only did he have down syndrome but he also had leukemia. There were several other boys listed with him and through the process of adopting Mia we saw all the other pictures be taken off because they had families. After Mia came home Max's picture was still there. Adopting a child with DS wasn't a hard decision but one with cancer is another story.
Before Mia came home we wanted a healthy child with special needs or as healthy as we could get. I didn't think we could take on a child with major health issues. Mia changed that. She was supposedly healthy but after she got home she was quite sick. We finally figured out she had a duodenal web. After we fixed that she has done well but for a few months she had a lot going on with her health. It opened my eyes to the children with more needs. We realized that we could handle whatever God gave us.
I read more and more blogs about children with significant needs and some that came home and passed away shortly after. Each and every time the family was very touched by that child and wouldn't change anything. We realized there are no guarantees in life with us, our bio children or our adopted children. All children need and deserve a family not matter how much time they have here with us.
Luckily Max was born in a country that has wonderful health care. He received treatment around his first birthday. On Dec 2010 chemo was done and he was in remission. He has been healthy and strong ever since! This December marks his two years in remission and that is a big milestone. The chances of the leukemia returning significantly drop. We are beyond thankful for that.
Max is a bright and wonderful boy. He is adjusting well to his new family and home. He is busy and active. Him and Mia get along so well. I love watching them interact. They love each other so much and you wouldn't know by watching them that they haven't always been together. They are 8 months apart and though Mia is older Max is several inches taller!
We are so thankful that God chose us to adopt this precious boy and very thankful his bio mother chose life for him so we would have this chance!
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