On Tuesday, we had Liam's first doctor's appointment. He really did quite well (considering taking 5 vials of blood) and all the nurses were talking about just how cute he is. That's my boy, such a cutie pie. Anyway, we discussed Liam's two medical issues briefly...his kidneys and megacolon/Hirschsprungs disease. He is going to refer him to a specialist for both...urologist for his kidneys so we can find out if there was/is any kidney damage and what exactly they did in China when he had surgery and a GI doctor for the megacolon/hirschsprugs disease. When Liam was in China they did a biopsy of this colon and the test came back positive for hirschsprugs disease. Our doctor said that if that is true then he must have a very mild case since he is having regular/normal bowel movements. But we still want to check it out and find out all we can about this little boy! So, he will have to follow up the the urologist, GI doctor, an ENT and an ophthalmologist. The last two are just prodical...we did the same with Lily. For now we are collecting our stool stamples and will go back on Friday for them to see if he had any reaction to the TB test (also prodical to be redone once home). His doctor was very happy with his growth and overall physical condition. Liam currently comes in at 27.8 lbs (49%), 35" tall (76%), and head circumference of 46.5 cm (8%).
We had our first (1 month) home study last night. I can't believe the new regulations for home studies with China now. This will be drawn out for 5 years now...crazy. With the new changes, our home study agency will not be completing anymore home studies for China. Just too much work for a small agency. They will however continue with the ones that are currently in place, thank goodness! We have been with the same social worker since 2007 when we started Lily's adoption. We have been blessed to have her.
Everything else is going well and we are settling into our new normal.
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