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| Listed January 2022 |
"Emmeline"
Meet beautiful miss "Emmeline"! Emmeline is 5 years old, and living in Eastern Europe. She is diagnosed with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a limb difference, microcephaly, and mitral stenosis.
Emmeline is a calm girl who observes her surroundings. She is very sweet.
Emmeline can track objects with her eyes, and will look and react towards sounds. She has good head control. She can turn over from her back to her belly.
Emmeline has a $2,000 grant towards her adoption with Hand in Hand! She also has a $2,500 grant with Wasatch!
This beautiful little girl needs a mama, a forever family to give her the love and care she so deserves. She will need therapies and quality medical care to advance her development, things she is unable to receive in her country. Don't let "Emmeline" be forgotten. Could she be your daughter? Click the link to make an inquiry.
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Emmeline is mostly calm. She rarely cries. Her sleep is calm, and she is spoon fed by her caregivers. Check out Emmeline's ADORABLE pony tails in her new photo! Emmeline is a curious little girl with a big, bright smile. She is nonverbal, but will make vocalizations. Emmeline is currently being evaluated by a speech therapist. This sweet girl is still waiting for her forever family. Could it be yours?
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| Updated photo September 2022 |
Emmeline is now listed as "Olivia" with Global! Her most recent update reads: Emmeline is comfortable with unfamiliar people and is not afraid to initiate contact, vocalizing specific sounds. She likes to cuddle and has consistently positive affect. Emmeline follows moving objects with turning her head towards, grabs given toys and looks at them for a while. She recognizes her caregivers and gives them smile.
. UPDATE AUGUST 2023
Emmeline is now listed as "Emily" with Children's House International! Her most recent update reads: Emmeline is predominantly calm. She rarely expresses her distress through crying or whining. Emmeline smiles and laughs out loud when she is interacted with. She does not interact with the children and adults in her surrounding environment. Emmeline is passive.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
UPDATE DECEMBER 2023
Emmeline is now listed as "Elena" with Carolina Adoption Services! Her update from Rainbowkids reads: Elena is a 4 year old girl looking for her forever family. She loves to receive attention and smiles and laughs when teased. She is able to turn from her belly to her back and vice versa independently. She enjoys sitting in her highchair and holding small toys. Elena loves when her caregiver sings to her and she enjoys listening to music. She can often be heard singing to herself before her afternoon nap. Elena is need of a loving, patient and caring family that can care for her special needs.
Emmeline is now listed as "Ellie" with Wasatch! This sweet girl has a long new update! It makes me so sad to know she is STILL waiting for her family. She's waited ever since she was a baby. Praying that 2024 is the year she finally goes home. Mama where are you? Agency staff met her in November 2023. From Rainbowkids: Emmeline did not mind my initial contact or my touching her. She didn’t mind me tickling her or talking to her. She prefers to lie down, turn her body and wave her arms or move her legs occasionally. Periodically the staff places Emmeline in a positioning chair, walker or baby feeding chair. They usually try to keep her in a sitting position for about an hour to an hour and a half, but after that time she gets tired. The staff then let her rest for a while in the crib or on a mattress on the floor. She shares her room with 5-6 other children. Emmeline can track objects and people with her eyes. She showed brief interest in a rubber bracelet with fringe and a glowing ball that I brought for her. She rarely reaches for toys but can manage to hold a light, small toy for a while. By the end of the meeting, she was sitting steadily in the baby highchair, with the support at her back. She was constantly turning her head. I tried again to have her play with the bracelet and ball, and this time she tried to play with them while touching them with both hands. During this time, she was making a singing song. She then began to smile often. Finally, she even managed to grab the rubber bracelet with her left hand. Emmeline likes to be sung to. While someone is singing, she makes some peculiar, slightly cooing sounds. The teacher prefers to sing to the children rather than playing music. In principle, Emmeline listens and gets calmer hearing the singing. She does not pay attention to a TV. Emmeline can't speak, doesn't say words, and cannot pronounce syllables. She emits characteristic sounds that can also be heard during the video. Some of them sound obvious. By the sound and intonation, the staff can often tell if she is happy, tired, etc. She eats pureed food and rarely gets sick. Emmeline uses a diaper. She has no problem with water and bathing. She sleeps in the crib and has an afternoon nap there. Her sleep is peaceful, she sings to herself before falling asleep. She doesn’t appear to have a preference for one staff person over the other. Emmeline is a sweet, fragile, and very gentle little child who needs lots of love, cuddles, personal contact, patience, understanding and individual attention and activities. Throughout our meeting, Emmeline was extremely calm, but often moved passively. She definitely needs a loving and extremely supportive family environment where she would have the opportunity to be provided with lot of attention, stimulation and interaction. She also needs more adequate and targeted activities and care, and more individual activities with specialists.
Emmeline is now listed as "Emily" with Children's House International! Her update reads: Emmeline spends the majority of her time lying down, but periodically she is also placed in a positioning chair, as well as in a walker and high baby feeding chair. Emmeline prefers to lie down turning around at times, waving her arms or moving her legs. The left hand is definitely more active. She likes to be sung to. Then she makes some peculiar, slightly cooing sounds. In principle, she listens, gets calmer - with music. She is a sweet, fragile, and very gentle little child who needs lots of love, cuddles, personal contact, patience, understanding, and individual attention and activities. Emmeline would easily adapt to a change of environment, when she has someone to hug her, talk to her, and get individual attention.
Our in-country representative visited Emmeline and describes her as sweet, fragile, and very gentle little child. While Emmeline spends most of her time lying down, she is placed into a supported sitting position for up to 90 minutes, including for feeding. Emmeline eats soft mashed foods from a spoon and drinks thicker liquids from a cup, both with help. She sleeps well and is cooperative during bathing. Although completely nonverbal, Emmeline makes frequent vocalizations by which the orphanage staff can distinguish some of her needs and feelings. Emmeline is calmed by music and especially enjoys it when someone sings to her. She works with a pedagogue, a PT, and a psychologist.
UPDATE JANUARY 2024
Sweet Emmeline is so young and ready to be loved! Emmeline turns from her back onto her belly and vice versa and has good head control. She tracks moving objects and turns her head towards the sound. She looks at toys, placed close to her by an adult. Emmeline is fed by an adult with a baby bottle. She is capricious and has low appetite. Her sleep is calm and continuous. Emmeline tracks moving objects with her head. She turns her head towards the sound. Emmeline is on regular therapy with Spironolactone. She is diagnosed with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. We hope Emmeline is able to receive love and the best care for her needs while she is so young!
UPDATE MARCH 2024
Emmeline is now listed as "Elise" with Children's House International! Her update with Rainbowkids reads: Born into this world in 2019, Emmeline arrived with a unique constellation of traits known as Cornelia de Lange syndrome, primarily affecting her facial features. She's a delicate soul with a sweet disposition, and her gentle nature is simply heartwarming. This precious little one thrives on affection — she has an incredible capacity for love and blossoms with nurturing care that includes endless cuddles, tender personal interaction, and thoughtful understanding. She merits a patient touch and activities tailored just for her, which will provide not only pleasure but also enriching experiences. During our time together, Emmeline remained serene and composed, displaying a quiet passivity. My playful attempts to tickle and engage her elicited limited response initially, but as patience persevered, her awareness and interaction gradually emerged. Emmeline’s life would be beautifully complimented by a loving family atmosphere, filled with unwavering support and encouragement. A home that teems with warmth and offers plentiful one-on-one interaction, a trove of stimulating activities, and specialist involvement, would cultivate her growth and happiness. To the kind-hearted families contemplating the rewarding path of adoption: envision a life with Emmeline, where every day is an opportunity to nourish and celebrate a precious child’s potential, and where love knows no bounds.
UPDATE APRIL 2024
Emmeline is now listed as "Ellie" with CCAI! Her most recent update reads: Emmeline is a sweet, fragile, and very gentle child who needs lots of love, cuddles, personal contact, patience, understanding, and individual attention and activities. She has a diagnosis of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and spends the majority of her time lying down, but periodically she is also placed in a positioning chair, as well as in a walker and high baby feeding chair. Emmeline accepts new people easily and isn't tearful or irritable. She likes to be sung to and will make some cooing sounds in response. She generally has a hard time hanging on to toys, but she can manage to hold a light, small toy for a while. She turns from belly to back, as well as when she wants to from back to belly. Her teacher lovingly calls her "little hedgehog!" Sweet Emmeline definitely needs a loving and extremely supportive family environment that would have the opportunity to provide her with lots of attention, hugs, stimulation and interaction, more adequate and targeted activities and care, and more individual activities with specialists.
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