So, We Just Got Off The Phone With The Doctor

Angela and I just got off of a phone call where we reviewed Gracie’s translated medical records with a doctor who specializes in international adoptions.

The great news is that Gracie is very healthy. Her birth weight was on the low side by US standards, but her head measurement was good. Her detailed medical records were from when she was about three months old. The blood work was all normal, and her weight was at about the 50th percentile. The doctor said that she was “thriving”, even though the Chinese translation said she was “thriftily”. (Which had the three of us laughing through part of the call).

Our daughter is also doing quite well on her diet of “fruit mud and egg yolks…” Luckily, we found out that there is a Walmart in Nanchang (from another family who just returned), so we can pick up her formula there.

While we can’t be certain, the doctor told us to plan on her being in the 50th percentile for height and weight for when we get her. This means that she will be starting out in 9-15mo clothes and about 17lbs (at 9 months). Ang’s back is already killing her, just thinking about that (all the more reason to get the core muscles in shape…) Believe it or not, but that is actually more than Sparkles weighs.