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This blog began as we documented our adoption of our third child, Caleb. It is now an eclectic journal of our often amusing lifestyle with 4 young children.

We do try to "keep it simple" because our lives are obviously busy enough! We try to hold true to what we firmly believe is the most important: family, friends, and faith.

We hope you enjoy our everyday happenings!

3/29/07

Doctor's appointment update

Like you, we were anxiously awaiting an answer on how Caleb is doing. We received an e-mail today that said that the new doctor felt that Caleb is doing quite well, actually, and that his current weight is definitely in the normal range. So frankly, we're a little confused! It's always good news to hear that he is doing well, but if he's doing so well, why does he look so miserable in his pictures? And his weight - although definitely a good weight for an 8 month old baby - really has not gone up much in the past 3 1/2 months, and that still concerns us, even if it doesn't seem to concern the doctors. Just another reason to hope that this adoption can get completed quickly, so we can have him home with us and be able to take care of him ourselves.

In the meantime, there have been some Guatemalan adoption-friendly articles coming out as of late. Such a refreshing change from all of the negative press that Guatemalan adoptions have been getting lately. If you're interested, please go to these links: http://www.focusonadoption.com/images/FAQ__DOS_Rebuttal%20final.pdf .

Another great link is http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=344588&Category=7 .

Finally, we ran across this interesting article about a heart surgeon from Houston, TX, who is running for Vice President of Guatemala. He sounds like an amazing man. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4660635.html .

Last note - Caleb is 8 months old on Friday. Happy 8 month birthday, Caleb!

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Caleb, 9 1/2 months

Caleb, 9 1/2 months
Here is a great picture of Caleb we took during our visit trip.

Caleb, 4 1/2 months old

Caleb, 4 1/2 months old
This is our favorite picture from the group we received with our referral.