I'm sure it's a little obvious that I have my favorites here at the orphanage. I try not to even think about leaving this little guy. Saying goodbye in 5 days is going to be one of the hardest things I've ever done. Thankfully though, once he makes it to the States, he will live only a few hrs away from me. So maybe I can visit once in awhile! I love you Henry!

He is such a big boy. He can hold his own bottle now!

Isn't that a beautiful smile? I love this little guy too. Kai An. His expressions are great!

This is our new baby girl. She was a preemie and weighed 5 lbs when she arrived here at 3 weeks old. We've had her for about a week now. I'm not sure if we've even given her a first name. We just call her "Baby Girl" or "Miss Wu". I like her. She's so so tiny!

So Henry really likes this picture of his parents. He sleeps with it every night. When I put him in bed I have to find the picture amidst the blankets, stuffed animal and teething toy and put it in front of him so he can see it. He immediately picks it up and puts it in his mouth!

I was really tired. And he was just laying there. He looked like a pillow to me.

Anna, a lady that works here at the orphanage and that has been in Taiwan for over 30 yrs, had a car accident yesterday! She was taking her to dog to the vet and some guy pulled out in front of her at an intersection. No one was hurt too badly, but both vehicles look pretty beat-up! Anna is bruised from the seatbelt and is walking a little slowly because of soreness but we're thankful it wasn't worse than it was!


Diana left a few days ago. I miss her a lot already! The house feels weird and empty without her. And I almost cried when I passed her room and it was completely empty! I'm very thankful that I had the opportunity to work with her for the time that I did!

I will miss this little guy so so so much! He was the first baby to arrive after I got here. He was almost 3 months at that time and he has changed so much from a detached fussy baby to a pretty well behaved loving secure little man. My little Wei Min.

Kai An's little feet.

This is me and Henry. Isn't he a cutie? This is how cheerful he is at 5am after his feeding.

I love moments like these.

This little guy has the biggest mouth I have ever seen on a baby! He loves to open it all the time, especially when you "throw" him in the air! It's so cute! I will miss him so much when I leave!

Our newest baby girl... Yi Ting. She's already a little spoiled. She knows she's cute and she expects to be treated like a princess!

This is our newest baby. His name is Jackson. He's a real sweetie. He rarely fusses, pretty much only when he's hungry or needs his diaper changed.

And this is Kai... this is a typical look for Kai. I probably made some stupid comment before snapping the picture and he was rolling his eyes at me. He thinks he is ruler of the universe and he's not quite sure who he approves of yet.

His expressions are hilarious and adorable. We call him our "little old man". He acts so grown up!

Here are some random pictures inspired by random moments.

This is the oven mitt that Jessica and I created. She originally tried to remove something from the oven with a single mitt only to find out that it wasn't thick enough! So, she put 3 together and this is what it looked like. Random things happen like this at 3:30am. It's the effects of sleep deprivation, no sun, and 14 babies.

Twice, someone has donated freshly squeezed orange juice to the orphanage. It was soooooo good! Waaaay better than anything I've tasted in the States. Mmm, I wish I had some right now!

This is Hsi Ya, nicknamed "Ducky" by Megan, a fellow volunteer. Jessica and I sometimes call him "Yucky Ducky" because he likes to do this. (notice that the collar of my shirt has white stuff) But we still love him of course. See, I'm still smiling!

I pretty much think this is the cutest bottle in the bunch.

This picture was taken about a week ago so we now have one less bottle since one of our babies went home to the States. But that's still a lot of babies to feed!

This is Gavin Pan. He is going in for heart surgery at 10pm Wednesday (Central time). Please pray that everything goes smoothly and there are no complications. We want him to come home as soon as possible!!! We miss his smile and giggle.

The other morning I decided to go to the end room upstairs that overlooks the side of the mountain to do my devotions. This is what greeted me at about 6:30am. It was beautiful! I have never been a morning person but after working nights for over 6 weeks straight, I think I will love morning!!

About 30 minutes later the sky turned into this, also beautiful! God is pretty awesome!

Then I watched the school children get ready to leave for school. One by on they realized I was out on the balcony with a camera and they waved and shouted "Zao An"... "Good Morning".

Then I went back inside to read and write for awhile. A perfect end to my "day".