Our first adopted daughter is Jie Ling, or Jaidyn Margaret Jie Ling, but we like to call her Jie Ling for short. She was adopted May 15, 2006 from Nanjing, and has been a great addition to our family. She was considered special needs because she was born with macrodactyly. Macrodactyly made 3 of her toes and whole forefoot quite large, which made wearing shoes impossible. It's basically a form of gigantism, she had one huge foot! Our baby had surgery in October after being home for 5 months, to remove a couple of toes, and try and reduce some of the bulk, but ended up having a syme amputation. It was a shock, and I still wonder if we made the right decision, but she is doing so well. She was fitted with a prosthesis, and now runs around and finally gets to wear shoes! She really is the best little girl and makes us laugh everyday, we love her so much!!!
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