Charis' surgery day

Praise the Lord, today went well. She had her extra finger removed from her hand and the ear tag and ear sinus repaired. We also had the BAER hearing test before the surgery. They had to sedate her for this test so it was the best time to do it. We received good news! She has completely normal hearing on her right side. On her left side the electrical nerves sending signals to the brain are all working great. This basically means that one day she will have partial (possibly complete) hearing in her left ear. She is deaf on that side now but this is such encouraging news. She is a candidate for other surgery and treatment. You would never know she is deaf on one side by watching her dance. :) Thank you to everyone for praying for her during the surgery.



Charis getting all ready for surgery. It is really early for all this and I think she is wondering why I am not feeding her breakfast.

Bless her heart she has no idea what is coming. She thinks her little gown with Bugs Bunny is so fun!

After surgery in recovery. She is not feeling well and is still waking up.

She just wanted mommy at this point.

On our way home!! She is happy to be leaving the hospital.

She is all smiles even in her droggy state. How precious is that!!

Back with the Group

Today we started the day with group pictures. It is still amazing to see all the children together. We loaded the bus at 2:45 to head to the Consulate office for the oath taking ceremony (which is more of an official way to make sure we are in China). It was non ceremonial but it still brought a tear to the eye! There were 30 to 35 families in the room and we all took the oath. It is now official - we get her visa to travel to the US on Wednesday and then we fly to Hong Kong on Thursday then on to Seattle on Friday. We are all ready to get home. Cassady and Methus left today for a mission trip to Peru. We have been able to Skype with the kids and grandparents while we have been gone; that has been a blessing.