Cutie-Pie Courtney

**Update: Courtney is now designated with Bay Area Adoption Services**
Three year old Courtney is looking for her Mommy and Daddy. Is it you??
Courtney has a large hemangioma on her neck and chest. She is mildly delayed in comparison to other children her age. A head CT was completely normal, but she did have a sinus infection the day the scan was done. There is also the possibility that Courtney has Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome, although I don't see an official diagnosis in her file. Courtney is an adorable girl, with chubby cheeks and lots of thick black hair! She loves to play with toys, and likes to hold a mirror up to see the toy from all angles. If another child tries to take her toy, she will hold the toy up as *high* as she can and yell for her caregiver to come help!
If you are interested in learning more about Courtney, please comment below with your email address:)

Brilliant Ben

I have been advocating for little Ben for years now. He is approaching his 8th birthday next month, and as the years pass so do his chances at having a family of his own. Ben was born with cataracts that have been removed. His doctors do recommend at least one follow-up surgery in the future. He sees very well, and loves to skateboard in the park and play with toy guns. Ben is all BOY!! He is described as talkative and outgoing, he loves to eat (LOL!), read, and play games. When he was 4 years old, his nannies say this:

He can walk without help well and go up and down stairs alone. He can eat, put on clothes, buckle buttons and put on socks without help. He understands hot, cold, hungry, tired and he washes his hands when they get dirty.

Ben is a HEALTHY boy, with the potential to live a completely happy, normal life. He just needs his family:)
If you want to know more about Ben, comment with your email address and I will get back with you.

~*Sweet Susan*~

Susan has a special story, and a special name to go with it. She was found outside of a yarn factory in 2002 at just one week old. The woman who found her became her foster mother. Susan lived with her foster family for nearly 5 years. In 2007, she was taken to the local orphanage...probably because of her diagnosis. Susan has Trisomy 21, or Downs Syndrome. The orphanage named Susan after her foster mother, the only mother she had ever known.
Susan has big, beautiful chocolate brown eyes and fair skin. She is described as having a ready smile and fond of playing with other children. Susan likes plush toys and playing outside.
If you would like to know more about 9 year old Susan, leave a comment with your email address:)

A Chance For Chance

Five year old Chance needs just that-- a chance. He was found with a birth note giving his exact time and date of birth. Chance was found to have "double nystagmus" and a cataract in his right eye. A recent update on Chance describes him as gentle, eager to try new things, and even-tempered. Chance loves music, and likes to play with the electric organ at the orphanage. While his vision is quite impaired, Chance can walk up and down stairs unassisted and put on and take off his clothing with help. He is learning how to cut with scissors, and he can feed himself well.
For more information on sweet Chance, leave a comment with your email address and whether or not you are signed on with an agency:)

Welcome To The Red Thread Kids Blog!!

Hi and Welcome!
I have switched from my Red Thread Kids website to a blog format, simply because I won't be posting the volume of pictures that I did before. And hopefully, this blog will reach more people than the website did. Be sure to bookmark this page and share the blog link with friends and family!!
I am working closely with an adoption agency, as well as a few contacts in China to bring you as much information on the shared list children as I can. Now more than ever before, these kids need our help to find their families. The CCCWA has informed agencies that they may post only the pictures of their designated children on their websites. That leaves the children on the shared list without a voice. Let's be their voices!
*Please comment under the blog posts of the children you are interested in. Leave your email address and let me know whether you are signed on with an agency or not. If you ARE, I will send you the info you need for your agency rep to get the child's file. If you AREN'T, I will put you in touch with an agency rep who can help you get started:)