We are Zhao Qiang’s new mother and father. We wanted to write you a letter to express our appreciation for the excellent care that Qiang received while at Angel House and to update you on life in his new family.
As you know Zhao Qiang, who is now called Henry Qiang Horvath, has been home with us in New York State in the United States for seven months. He is an only child. In addition to Mom and Dad， Henry lives in a house with yard. Henry has a cat named Sneakers. His grandmothers visit often. His entire extended family is completely in love with him.
Henry turned two in June and had a birthday party with all of his new family and friends. Since we met Henry, we have noticed how much he loves being around other children. Even at the registration office on the day that we met, he stared at the other children. I am sure that if he could tell us, he would let us know how much he enjoyed being around the other children at Angel House. We are forever grateful for the wonderful experiences that he had while there.
While we were waiting for Henry, we found many pictures of him on the Internet. It provided us with great comfort to know that he was so loved while in China. We would check www.angelmom.org and Angel Mom’s blogs every day to see if there were new pictures or video. We wanted so badly to visit Angel House, but did not want to jeopardize the adoption in any way or do anything to put our agency in an uncomfortable situation. One day in the future, we hope to visit China, and would love to visit Angel House with Henry.
When we met Henry at the registration office in Henan, we did not understand that we would not get another chance to see the ladies from Angel Mom who traveled with Henry. We thought that they would be at the registration office the next day as well. We apologize for moving across the room with him when everyone was still there. We were not trying to get away, but only to sit down as it was difficult to hold him when he was squirming and upset. We wish that we had more opportunity to speak and it will forever be our biggest regret that our time together was so short. Clearly you were very important to Henry. We are wondering if we could have pictures and names of caregivers and friends to help Henry remember his start in life. We have provided our email and mailing addresses at the end of the letter in the hopes that we can maintain contact.
Here are some characteristics that we see in Henry that we know originated at Angel House ?Henry loves music and loves to dance, he still prefers to be held on an adult’s shoulder, he loves other children and loves taking care of his baby cousins. Henry is a little comedian ?he is always trying to get others to laugh.
Our climate in New York is similar to Beijing . Warm summers and cold winters. Henry is really enjoying playing outside in the sandbox and on the neighborhood playground. He likes going to the lake with his BaB? Some of his other current interests are toy cars and trucks, tractors, animals, trains, flowers, and going for rides in his wagon.
Henry’s feet are very nearly perfect. He wears braces during the day, as he did in China, and has a brace to sleep in at night. He is very active and lets nothing slow him down. He loves to run and climb on the playground with his friends. He loves to watch people ride bicycles. He is still too little for his tricycle, but someday he will be riding with everyone else. He also loves to hang from rings and bars. I have seen in pictures that you have a hanging bar at Angel
House.
If you have it, we would really appreciate as much information about Henry’s past as you are able to give us pictures, records, etc. As you know, it is important for Henry to know as much about his early life as possible.
While searching for information about Henry on the Internet, we became fond of the other children at Angel House as well. It is clear from their smiles that they are all well cared for and loved.
Best of luck in the future and know that your work is greatly appreciated
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