Big Sister

This girl is so ready to be a big sister!!!!  Ecrissa amazes me!  With all of her struggles and hurdles to overcome, she moves forward every day, learns more, works hard and tries her hardest to be the best Ecrissa she can be!  She is so excited right now to be a big sister to "China Baby".  Ecrissa uses sign language because she is deaf and she fully understands that "China Baby" is also deaf.  She cannot wait to teach her little sister sign language.  She is the one who gave the nickname "China Baby" because that is what she signs when talking about her baby sister! :)  She has been very involved in helping me get the things that her sister will need.  Helping to set up the crib and take care of the toys and clothes that have been given to us.  She even made sure that we found a doll that looked like "China Baby". We went through many stores both around Grand Rapids and online until we finally found one that Ecrissa was sure her sister would love!  She is so excited to fly to China and give her sister this very precious gift!  Will you help us raise the funds needed for us all to go get our "China Baby" and bring her home! She has a big sister waiting to meet her and so super excited to play with her!!!

 http://www.gofundme.com/fromhaititochina

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