"Introducing" Maxim

On January 17th I became an official Prayer Warrior for sweet Maxim, Maxim was born on September 15th 2004 with bright blue eyes and beautiful blond hair. At birth he was diagnosed with Down Syndrome,and he now struggles with strabismus in both eyes and a significant tongue thrust, but surgery/glasses and OT will help with that. Maxim will be EIGHT this September and from what I know he has been in the institution for quite sometime....People that have met him have said that he has a shining light in him that no one els has, and you will see that in his pictures. Maxim is playful and happy, and he would bless the socks off of a family....Just look at his smile

 

Here is what someone said about him when they met him in October 2011

"Maxim is one of the sweetest little boys I've ever met. He pats my arm in the most adorable, gentle way, and it absolutely melts my heart! He is now walking with very minimal assistance, and crawls faster than any other child I've ever met. He is a smart boy, and will follow directions (for example, come over to the carpet). He has an amazing attention span, and will bounce a ball back and forth with me for at least 20 minutes straight. He has the most wonderful laugh, and is a very joyful little guy! He has so much potential, someone please choose Maxim!!" 

And here is what someone said when they met him in October 2010 

"I don't know if I can openly share how the whole encounter went so I will just say that we were able to go and while we were there I was able to see Maxim. To hold him and love on him. To laugh as he passed gas and laughed about it. That was one of the best parts of the visit, how he thought "tooting" (is it called that when boys do it?) was just the funniest thing – just like any other 6 year old little boy would. He was so sweet and so alert and attentive to those who had come to visit with him."

Here is some more info about this sweet giggly boy

• He can pull up to stand and walk with assistance.
• He knows his name and responds to it.
• He has a sweet nature, personality, and sense of humor
• He copies hand motions (I believe he could learn to sign)
• He can crawl
• He likes cars! They said he crawls through the window to look out when the car comes to their building.
   
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  Maxim has $4715.00 please consider Maxim he is in desperate need of a family! If you have any questions you can contact me at lovefortheorphan@aol.com
  Make sure you watch this video of Maxim its to hear his amazing laugh/giggle and learn a little bit more about him! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOPay2kKX6Y
   
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

6 years old...

This month 'my' Jillian turns 6 years old...how can that be? How could she be passed by time after time for 6 whole years? A beautiful blue-eyed, blond-haired princess..with out a mommy to call her "baby girl" without a daddy to call her "my girl" without bothers and sisters to call her "sissy"!

When I turned 6 I celebrated it with a bunny themed birthday party... I remember that party so much all of my friends from school came and we played different games, bunny hop, pin the tail on the bunny, and so many others..it was such a fun day.

By the time I was 6 years old I already had 2 younger siblings (and 2 older ones) we spent our days playing out in our backyard on our trampoline or roller skating on the pavement. My sisters and I played barbies and doll house for hours on end.
 

Jillian (picture from June 2010)

My youngest sister Amelia turns 6 at the end of this month, her and Jillian are the same age, yet Amelia seems so much older, Amelia started kindergarten this year and she is in ballet class, I so wish that Jillian could be going through the same experiences as Amelia....

Amelia loves small toys such as squinkies, littlest pet shops, polly pockets and random little toys and stuffed animals! Amelia loves dogs and has a little stuffed toy dog that she carries around with her and calls 'Little puppy"! Does Jillian have a favorite toy?

Amelia (sorry don't know how to rotate the picture)

I remember being a little girl and having so many toys but there was that "one" that was most special, my dolly "Hannah" I played with her all of the time when I was little and I still have her. I also had a stuffed bear that my aunt gave me on my 3rd birthday and I still have it too!

I had so many toys when I was younger yet Jillian dosn't have a single one to call her own, she dosen't have a special dolly that she named herself or a special teddy that she sleeps with every night, and that makes me sad....when I was little there were so many different toys to play with in my room, so many toys to choose from at the store...

Jillian (picture from October 2010)

Amelia playing at the park

Jillian has never experienced going to the store and being able to choose a toy, she hasn't ever played with barbies and doll house with her sisters, she hasn't wrestled with her brothers, she hasn't been tossed in the air by her daddy or rocked to sleep by her mommy!

There are so many small things that I remember from my childhood that Jillian has never gotten the chance to do, like having my first sleepover at a friends house, or playing jump rope at school. And Jillian will never have the chance to do these things if we do not step up and help, please pray for Jillian, please pray that she is healthy and learning, pray that her grant on reeces rainbow grows, pray with me that this is her last birthday without a mommy and daddy! Share Jillians page, share this blog post, donate to her grant, and the biggest thing of all that you could do, ask God if he is calling YOU to adopt this princess!

Happy Birthday sweet little girl, I pray that this is your last birthday without a mommy and daddy!