Orphange tour

Today, we visited the orphanage where Karissa was from. Actually, she hasn't been at that orphanage for the past few months, because in Kunming, their practice is to wait until a child is six months old, and then send them to a foster family to live until they get adopted. Usually, a foster family will have three kids from the orphanage under their care. The three kids' age will usually be spread out. Karissa was the youngest in her foster family.

Back to the orphanage. This one is in charge of 600 kids, but only 100 of them will be at the orphanage, as the remaining 500 of them will be at foster care. The orphanage is still in charge of those 500, as they will send someone out every week to see how the foster kids are doing. We are actually really impressed by the facility and the level of care provided by this particular orphanage in China. The staff to baby ratio is probably 1 to 5, so it is pretty decent. They feed them milk and porridge everyday, and they do try to give them some individualized attention by playing and interacting with the kids. Some of these babies are so cute and adorable. It just makes you want to take them all home! The facilities are pretty new and clean as well, and there is a doctor on-site. We are glad our child came from this environment, as there are some orphanages in China where multiple babies have to share a crib and babies are often left in soiled diapers on a high chair throughout the day. Even though this facility is very good, each of those babies are still desperately waiting for a permanent home with a loving family. We are blessed to be one of those parents who can take one of these little lives home.