Wednesday, May 27, 2009


We visited the children under 12 months of age. The rooms are old but very clean. The Soviet government sets a curriculum for the children and Dr. Natalia is very commited to primarily early intervention techniques and BRAFF donations are very evident. Here are some pictures of the children. These kids are not eligible for International Adoption, as they remain available to the Russian population for either adoption or fostering. There are three children that it is safe to assume no Russian would be interested in and they are

Vitally- orange blue tights. He has been diagnosed with a “congenital brain issue’s” As is common with Russian Medical records terms are unfamiliar to western medicine. The nurses all believe he is reaching all age appropriate developmental stations and he is absolutely beautiful! Under 1 year old.

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