About Braxton

“Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand...” ~Psalm 139:16-18 April 17, 2008 JiMing is a cute, charming 2½ year old boy living in Xiamen City, Fujian, China. He was born in September of 2005. He spent his first year in the orphanage and then was loving placed in foster care where he would reside for the next two years of his life. He is described as outgoing, active, clever, handsome, and restless. (We love these characteristics that describe him as we know that these very traits will enable help him to be a survivor, determined to be a finisher, and destined to be a part of our family that we call a team.) At 14 months of age, he could jump down from his bed. He is described as energetic and his favorite activity is climbing. (We find this to be very exciting to read as he was born with a congenital limb defect in his right leg and evidently he understands that “legs are overrated”.) He likes other children (which is god as he will have six siblings). He likes to share,. He has a good appetite and likes to eat sweet fruit. He likes to imitate words and uses language functionally. He likes to talk and sing. He enjoys music and playing with toys. The orphanage wrote that they hope that he will be adopted and given the opportunity for an education and prosperity. They hope that he has a future of happiness. Update October 1, 2008 Today we were thrilled to receive an update on little Ji. He has 12 teeth. He weighs 24 pounds and is 31 inches tall. He is now 3-years-old. And he is too cute for words. We can hardly wait to hold him and look into those deep, captivating eyes in person. Update on February 25, 2009 We used a wonderful service that provides a connection to families and their waiting children. Using this service, we were able to ask several questions about our little waiting man. Does he have a nickname? No, he doesn’t have a nickname. They call his full name-Wang Ji Ming at the foster home. What activities does he like? He likes to ride bicycle and enjoys outdoor activities. His dream is to become a wheel chair basket ball sport star in the future. He can take care of himself. He goes potty independently. Is Ji Ming still in foster care? If so, how long will he be able to stay there? Yes, he is still in foster care. No sure how long, it depends. Does he talk much using words or sentences? He talks well, very clear. He can chat with adults. What is his favorite food? He loves all kinds of seafood, such as fish, etc. He likes congee and rice. He is not a picky eater. Though, he doesn’t like any food with pork in it. Does he have any dislikes that we should know about? He is interested in many things. We haven’t found what he doesn’t like yet. Who is he closest to? His foster grandma. What upsets him? When he couldn’t go out and play, he gets upset. What makes him smile? When he plays with toys that he likes. He likes to put on new clothes. He likes to imitate adults, likes to help adult to do some simple house-work, such as sweeping floor, these all makes him happy. He sleeps with adults now. He likes to kiss the back of his hand when he goes to bed. What is his character/personality like? He makes all kinds of expression: happy, mad, upset, excited, etc. He is playful and impatient. But he is very polite. He get along very well with neighbors. Are there any special memories of him you would like to share? 1. He often stands with one foot and imitates “a standing rooster” and “a flying swallow”, some kinds of interesting motion. 2. Foster grandma goes to the market to buy meat and vegetable, he “cares” very much and asked questions: “Why are you going to the market? What are you going to buy?” But grandma knows that he just wants her to buy some treat for him. 3. One day there was an aunt (kids call ladies aunt) came to see him, and he asked her: “What does your hubby do?”

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