Meet Lene

How adorable is this child?  I love her little pig tails.  She's not even 3 yet!!!  I hope she doesn't wait much longer for a family.  She has some health concerns that should probably be addressed soon.

Here is the description of her on her Reece's Rainbow page:

Lene (pronounced like Renee)

Girl, born August 2010

Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, language delay

What a doll baby!  Love her little pigtails!

Lene responds to expressions of affection from other persons. She can adapt to any social environment.

As of February 2012, her report said that the she attends therapy 3 times a week.

I love that she can adapt to any social environment.  That will make her transition to a home so much easier.  She is just 2 years old---the perfect age to join a family.  She's already benefiting from some therapy and would probably thrive with some Early Intervention Services.  I look at where Sara is developmentally and I wonder how she would be doing if she'd been adopted sooner.  

She would be an amazing addition to a family.  If you've followed the blog and thought, I could do that or I want to do that or I'd like to help someone else do that, now is your chance.  

*Lene has $3148.50 in her grant currently.  She had a great person working to raise money for her grant a Christmas time.  What a great start for her future family!    If her grant gets to $5,000, she can move onto a page of children with large grants and get some more exposure.  If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation, you can do so here.  

*If you order something during the month of March from my Scarves and Skirts for Sara page, you can choose for 50% of the sale price to go to Lene's grant.  

*If you are interested in adopting Lene, or another child with special needs, you can find out more at Reece's Rainbow New Family Info page.    The specific requirements to adopt Lene's country are:

• Single women or married couples, age 25-55
• Couples must be married 2 1/2 years
• Both parents, one trip of 4 weeks
• After the adoption finalization and new birth certificate, one parent can go home early (about 2.5-3 weeks); one parent remains for final visa exit interview and new passport
• Approx 9-12 months from dossier submission to travel
• No set restriction on family size
• Parents with mild mental health history may be considered on a case by case basis
• Two unrelated children in the same orphanage can be adopted together
• The agency seeks Christian adoptive parents
• Total cost approx $27,000 (additional child, add about $5000)

(She is in Latin America but not in the same country that Sara was in.) 

Don't you just want to pick her up?