Fit For A King - Adoption

04/25/2017

My baby at Alenah's Home in Beijing, China. What I wouldn't give to go back in time and hold him at this age! This was the first glimpse we ever saw of our son. This is the moment when Matt (who had been unsure about adoption) said, "We are supposed to adopt him, that is my son"!!

04/20/2017

Asher had an EEG today to make sure he is not having seizures. Please pray with us that the results are good!

04/04/2017

We found out today that Asher's official diagnosis is Dandy Walker Syndrome and a few other rare brain abnormalities that I can't pronounce. This does not make us love him any less, in fact, it makes him a little more special. We have had him for 8 months with no diagnosis, but he is still our Asher. He was meant from the beginning to become our son at 7 years old. Gosh, if we had been scared of his medical we could have missed all of this, but we didn't. We are living day to day, right in the middle of it. Some days are very hard, I won't lie. Our family has been turned upside down but God knows exactly what He is doing and right now upside down is exactly where we need to be.

03/02/2017

I am so proud of these three kids. They are siblings, no matter what. Big brother, middle sister and little brother. They don't notice that Asher looks a little different and he doesn't seem to notice that we look a little different. They stick up for each other and fight and bicker like siblings should. It's almost as if we have all faded into one another and the end result is called family. In only six short months we have become "King - Party of 5".

03/01/2017

We just ordered Asher's first set of Orthotics to help correct his flat feet. We are hoping this will help create an arch for him so he balances better when he walks. These will insert into his shoes and not be seen from the outside.
http://cascadedafo.com/products/chipmunk

Chipmunks are contoured shoe inserts

10/08/2016

A letter that is recommend by our adoption agency for friends and family.........

Dear Family and Friends, One Month ago we brought home our 7 year old son Asher from China. This is an exciting and scary time for us – and and has been a little frightening for Asher. In his short life, he’s gone through more changes and life-altering experiences than most adults could handle. He has experienced the loss of a birth mother, experienced the loss of his second “home” in Beijing, and has experienced the loss of familiar caretakers, and the sights, sounds, smells, and language of his birth country. His entire world has been turned upside down; he is a little disoriented and confused.

This process of learning to trust us, to bond and attach with our family, may take weeks, months, or years. We expect it to get easier over time, but things are going to be a little strange at first and we ask that you please understand and respect what’s happening. It is not our intention to shut anyone out of our lives or offend any friends in this process. But Asher will need us to have certain boundaries in place to develop a strong and healthy attachment to us.

Also understand that our very busy, very active family – will be dramatically limiting our activities and events for awhile. Local friends – you probably won’t see us at every field trip, every club meeting, every birthday party – at least for a little bit. Large or small gatherings, parties, events, even church services, will not be a priority in the beginning – but it’s not permanent, and it’s not personal. At this point, we don’t know entirely what degree of medical treatment and therapy we may be facing with him, too. We have had many doctor appointments that are not easy and we are tired, busy tending to him and learning about him, forming emotional bonds, and getting through our days one day at a time.

We are eager to introduce him to everybody – but it may not be for a little while. The lives of each member of our family will be topsy-turvy for awhile, and we ask for your understanding as we navigate this new world. We are obviously far from experts in this, but doing what we believe to be best for him. We look forward to introducing him in person to so many of our friends and family, and hope you understand why some of our parenting decisions will look as they do with him

Thanks for understanding, The King Family!!!

09/03/2016

08/27/2016

We had to do Doctor examines today. Now just waiting his Visa to come in and then we get to come home.

08/24/2016

So apparently naps are common in China 😊

08/24/2016

Today we went to a park, fed the fish and climbed the Pagoda.