Before I begin this entry, I wanted to share the infant photos we received of Colin Nhan. Even at 3 weeks of age, he has a wonderfully intense gaze, as if he's studying the world and what it has to share with him.
At 1645 (4:45 pm for you non-military or non-healthcare people), we received our phone consultation from Dr. Douglass. Over the course of the next half hour, we discuss the Dr. Douglass' review of his medical records and pictures.
Dr. Douglass was pleased with the amount of data available for physical measurements. At his medical checkup on May 20, 2007, his length was 86 cm (33.9 inches) and weight was 13.5 kg (29.7 lbs). On Western growth data charts, he has consistently been at the 50th percentile. This is great, considering that this little boy has been living at the orphanage since he was 3 days old.
His photos checked out as well. Dr. Douglass placed him in his lowest risk category, "average."
This certainly helped solidify our decision to accept the referral. After completing the call and discussing Dr. Douglass' comments, we called Yen at CHSFS and gave her a verbal agreement for accepting the referral (which leads to another piece of paperwork for us to fill out...the neverending process - but ALL so worth it!)
He turns two on August 18th, so he'll probably be 2 1/2 by the time he comes home. I can hear Eric now..."terrible twos...I'll be exausted."
Let's hope Colin is a much better baby than his Daddy =D (hehehe).
Dr. Douglass was pleased with the amount of data available for physical measurements. At his medical checkup on May 20, 2007, his length was 86 cm (33.9 inches) and weight was 13.5 kg (29.7 lbs). On Western growth data charts, he has consistently been at the 50th percentile. This is great, considering that this little boy has been living at the orphanage since he was 3 days old.
His photos checked out as well. Dr. Douglass placed him in his lowest risk category, "average."
This certainly helped solidify our decision to accept the referral. After completing the call and discussing Dr. Douglass' comments, we called Yen at CHSFS and gave her a verbal agreement for accepting the referral (which leads to another piece of paperwork for us to fill out...the neverending process - but ALL so worth it!)
He turns two on August 18th, so he'll probably be 2 1/2 by the time he comes home. I can hear Eric now..."terrible twos...I'll be exausted."
Let's hope Colin is a much better baby than his Daddy =D (hehehe).
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