Awhile back now Adah had her first medical check up in the states. According to the doctor who would barely even touch her, she is in great condition and very healthy. This I am happy to hear but it was as if he was scared to touch her and then he called her oriental which we all know are rugs not people! I think we will probably be finding a new pediatrician. In the meantime, Adah saw a craniofacial physician who will be doing the surgery for her palate and revision of her lip. When he came into the office he took time to get to know Adah and tried to get her to warm up to him before he examined her palate. This was wonderful after our last experience. However he is not without faults. We were his first appointment that day and he was 45 minutes late. If you have kids you know what it is like to entertain one in a small enclosed room with many instruments and equipment that shouldn't be used as a toy. And we all know that if we aren't supposed to touch something that becomes the most interesting thing in the room. We made it through the appointment and Adah will be having surgery sometime in June. This is very exciting. I think we will decrease our cost in kleenex by at least half. The amount of stuff that comes out her nose is rather yucky! I've become so tuned into things coming out of her nose that anytime anyone sneezes I make sure to check their nose for food hanging out of it. Back to the medical check up. She still weighs 23 pounds and is 33 inches tall. On the American growth charts she is in the 11th percentile! Can you believe it. She eats like a horse. We still haven't found anything that she won't eat. Anyway, on the Chinese charts it puts her in about the 80th percentile. Soooo I think we will go with the Chinese charts! As for Marley, he is doing wonderful. He will be 6 in a week. First Grade! Oh My-Time flies I tell you! He's playing soccer this spring and loves it. I post some pictures of him soon.