Thankful Thursday

Louanne on Jun 19th 2008

Today I am Thankful for the photos that are in the post. No parents have been allowed to visit the Suichuan Social Welfare Institute (SWI) that Nadia was from until last month. Two fathers were able to arrange it with an in-country guide and one took photos and posted them to our yahoo group. What a blessing! I have so badly wanted to see where Nadia spent the first 8 months of her life and now we have a view into it. 

The dad said that the city is cut in half by a river and that the SWI was located right in the middle of an industrial area. So with the windows open the fumes and smoke just blew right into the babies room. Mike and I think this would explain the high lead levels that so many of the Suichuan babies have upon being tested in America. He also said that the nannies obviously loved the babies and called them all by name, but it’s just overwhelming for 1 or 2 women to be responsible for 10 infants. It’s just wonderful to have these photos to be able to show Nadia.

Click the photo below to see the slide show he put up for the other parents.

 

Here is the floor the babies are on.

Childrens floor 

Here is a sample room.

crib 

Filed in Thankful Thursday | 4 responses so far

  • staci

    On this “thankful thursday” I wanted to let you know that I am thankful for friends like you, who inspire me and challenge me and who I will always feel a connection to despite the many miles between us. Thanks so much for letting me “spy” on your life through your blog, maybe someday when I am more computer savvy I will return the favor :)
    Lots of love to you all!!!

  • http://www.muthamae.com Mutha Mae

    I haven’t been back to the Yahoo Group in awhile. Thanks for posting this. Wow. Just so overwhelming to see those photos. I’m feeling a whole rush of emotions.

  • http://fosteringrohloffs.blogspot.com Stephanie Rohloff

    Wow, what a blessing! How gracious and merciful our Father has been to sweet sweet Nadia! I know that she will be so grateful one day in the future to be able to see these pictures. Open adoption is the most healthy way of raising adopted children, or at least that is my opinion, and this will truly be such a blessing to her…to see exactly where she came from and have no missing memories…such a blessing!

  • http://Emanoff-china.blogspot.com Tracy E.

    How amazing to get these pics! I love seeing Charlotte’s SWI in photos.