Liam's New Measurements and Other Updates

Our agency has updated us with Liam's new measurements.  He's, thankfully, had a growth spurt since November.  He was a tiny guy and now he's a big guy.  

Here they are: 

Height:  33.5 inches

Weight: 26.4 pounds

Head: 47 centimeters

Chest: 50 centimeters

Foot: 5.1 inchest

Teeth: 16!!

We've also found out that he's from the Guangzhou City Social Welfare Institute.  He is with a foster family right now that he has been with for the past 9 months. 

After scanning and emailing his referral packet to Dr. Cara Kaupp, a pediatrician that specializes in internationally adopted children and has traveled as a physician with our agency, CAWLI, Liam got a good bill of health.   

The paper chase continues, but I made major headway today.  Our VISA applications are on their way to New York via Fed Ex.  A pile of papers are on their way to our adoption agency in Boston.  We've filled out the questionnaire for a travel agent in Texas that specializes in adoption travel so that she can try to upgrade our tickets using frequent flier miles.  It's apparently much harder to do than it was 4 years ago.   I still have many more documents to gather and many, many copies of documents to make.  It will all be worth it in the end!!!!

Today I bought the items to put in the package that we will mail to Liam as soon as CAWLI sends us the package address labels.  The agency recommends you send a small blanket, a stuffed animal, a photo album of family pictures and a disposable camera so they can start taking pictures of him.    I bought a little blue blanky attached to a little  bear. I couldn't decide between a brown stuffed teddy bear (that matches the bear on the blue blanky) or a blue monkey that rattles when you shake it - so I bought them both and Craig and Kyra can decide.  I also couldn't decide between two photo albums to put our family pictures in. We'll choose one to send with our family pictures and in the other - we'll put pictures of Sophie to take with us and show Liam.  We did this with Kyra and she had no fear of Sophie.  Hopefully, it will work again!  We'll also put in a list of questions that the agency gave us asking the foster parents about all of Liam's eating, sleeping, etc..habits.  

We've ordered Liam's bedroom furniture, but decided to wait on bedding until we see what he's interested in.  He won't be in his big boy bed for awhile anyway.   I couldn't resist

ordering some matching brother/sister clothes -- they're just too cute!  I also bought his first cars and first book to take to China with us. Now, I get to do more shopping -- buying gifts for the guides, foster family, etc..., buying clothes to donate to the orphanage, and buying clothes for Liam!

Kyra got tickled today when I said she and Liam would be like Max and Ruby - one of her favorite shows.   Let's just hope Liam doesn't get into as much trouble as Max!  : )