Well, this week included Andrew's first trip to a U.S. doctor and to a U.S. hospital (just for blood work, etc.). He seemed to enjoy himself at the doctor's office--until, of course, the vaccinations began. So, we'll just skip over all the messy parts and talk about all the good parts.
A snapshot before the doctor came in:
Andrew has gained weight since he's been in our family! Yay! He now weighs 17 lbs. 14 oz. (He's below the 0 percentile for his age, but it's still good because he's gaining.)
Andrew is 30.75" tall, so he falls into the 0-5 percentile on Caucasian charts.
When the doctor showed him her stethoscope before using it, Andrew took it and immediately put it to his own chest. The doctor was amazed that he knew what the stethoscope was for. I told her that it's proof that he received such great care at Maria's Big House of Hope.
We're getting things done before our social worker visits us next week for our first of many reports back to China. Hey, whatever it takes! What a blessing children are!
We are: BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE!
3 comments:
Awe, he is tiny. He looks happy though. :)
Hello!!! I need to stop in more often!! I have been missing updates, I need to call you!!
LOVE the pictures! Hmmm..that blanket looks familiar! hee hee :)
He is so adorable!! Glad to hear he is gaining weight. He looks wonderful!!
XO
He looks very happy in those pics, Azaria didn't like the doctors office too much either when it came to the vaccinations (what kid does ;) ), although she did better than expected. We had our first visit of many last night from our social worker.
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