Lors du départ de Nanjing il y a eu une tempête de neige, et l'aéroport était fermé pour plusieurs heures. Notre vol, prévu pour midi, nous avons décollé a neuf heure le soir. Je peux vous dire que la journée a été longue. Les enfants étaient très fatiguer mais ils récupèrent quand même bien.
Demain nous allons voir la grande muraille de Chine. Alors bonne journée pour l'instant et a plus tard.
Well, our little man is officially a little man. He doesn’t even make the charts in height or weight. He weighs 11 kg (24 pounds) and is 90 cm (2.9 feet) tall. We knew from his file that he was VERY small for his age, but I thought he was at least in the 10th percentile. The doctor said that 
she wasn’t sure if his size was due to malnutrition or genetics. Since the 3 other children who have left the same orphanage as MingJie are all big and healthy I would say MingJie’s size is more likely due to genetics. We don’t see signs of food deprivation in him. He eats normal amounts of food for his age and he doesn’t hoard or seem desperate when he sees it. We’ll get some blood and stool tests done when we get home (as is the usual routine anyway) and that will tell us if there are any problems.The doctor also checked out his eye. The cyst is far away from the pupil and doesn’t appear to be obstructing his vision. We’ll need to see an ophthalmologist to get any further information though. His vision seems to be pretty good though. He can spot cars, buses and trucks from at least a mile away and he can find Baba in any crowd!
Tomorrow will be a long day. We’re going to the Great Wall and to a bunch of factories. We leave at nine and will be back around 4:00 pm.
8 comments:
What lovely photos!!!! You all look so happy and well!
Wait until you get Mr. Samuel home and he will have that gigantic growth spurt! Mara is now 86 cm so he still has her beat! Although she is 2 pounds heavier!:)) How are you doing for clothes? (So hard to guess the proper size and pack enough of it!) What size is Sam in now?
Ahhhh the Great Wall! I so wish I were with you guys!!!! Take it all in (for me LOL) and enjoy the factories!
Have a wonderful day!
Hugs from home!
Jen
I would tend to agree with you - the orphanage seems to be a good one, and the kids sure do appear to have eaten well... so its probably genetics. BTW, Kaitlynn has slimmed down a bit (she needed too) by growing up but she still has put 1 lb on. So yes, Samuel will grow here that's for sure!
Enjoy the Great Wall! Take a moment and breathe in the air up there... its quite something to see and feel.
Lovely pics!
Oh... forgot to ask, did you get a chance to visit the orphanage?
He is so cute.
Teri
Hey Guys,
Those two little ones just keep getting cuter and cuter! It sounds like things are going very well. We just love checking out your blog everyday to read about all your adventures. Thanks for the 'heads' up about the chicken, literally and figuratively. I don't think I'll ever look at a meal with chicken quite the same.
I hope you guys get home safe and sound AND on schedule despite all the weather that's happening out your way.
Take care and enjoy the rest of your adventure. We're thinking about ya.
Shelley, Peg and Sadie
Too cute for words - a complete family! Congratulations.
Sylvia
just remember good things come in small packages
colette
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