We have updated information on Ling Wan Rong....

Referral Update

Date Updated Measurements Were Received

7-24-06

Height:                                                  67.0 cm

Weight:                                                  7.5 kg

Head Circumference:                              44 cm

Chest Circumference:                             47 cm

             Foot Size:                                              10 cm

             Teeth                                             

These measurements have been provided by the orphanage per our request. 

Please keep in mind that discrepancies may exist between these measurements and previous measurements.  This may be due to the use of different measuring techniques and devices.

We did not receive any pictures with this information.  Our agency promises that updated pictures have been requested though.  This translates to 26.3 inches long, 16.5 pounds, head circumference of 17.3, chest circumference of 18.5, foot length of almost 4 inches.  Teeth?  I don't know.  Does she not have any yet or did they not fill it in??????

UPDATE on TA:  There is no update.  We have now passed the four week mark from referral.  This Friday it will be four weeks since our acceptance letters were returned to China.  The official time frame is that TA's should arrive 3-5 weeks after our acceptance letters have been returned.  I'm still hopeful that we'll receive TA this week.  Once that arrives we will have much more information. 

This Mommy and Daddy need their baby.  That fourth bedroom needs activity other than furious packing and the gathering of supplies for international travel.

Yea, yea, I know.........patience.

Comments

[lisa]

Just for comparison: I think you have a very dainty 9 mo old, Traci! My chubby bunny granddaughter weighed 16 pounds at 3 months! She is huge!!! Every time I get on here, I think my heart pauses....you're gonna have that TA soon.....Jaden is beautiful!!

[Aunt Shellie]

She sounds perfect, just the way God created her for her new family. I just can't wait to see her in person.

Love you all,

[Aunt Shellie]

She sounds perfect, just the way God created her for her new family. I just can't wait to see her in person.

Love you all,

[Aunt Sandy]

Because I'm so dang curious....

"A (female) child who is 2 feet and 2 inches at 9 months of age has a predicted future height of:

152.8 cm , or

5 feet 0.2 inches

Please keep in mind that children under 6 to 18 months of age can naturally move up or down in their percentiles, so this prediction may not be very accurate in this case."

http://pediatrics.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/yahtpredictor.html

[Aunt Sandy]

I forgot to mention she somehow managed to get the Maloy head!! :-)

[Traci]

Wow!!! Thank you for looking that up. I hadn't taken the time to pull out my pediatric books to look up the chart. I never thought to look online. You rock!

Traci

[Aunt Sandy]

According to:
http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_perc_calc.htm?gender=2&months_ten=0&months=9&cwt=16.5&chf=2&chi=2&chi_percent=.25&hc=17.3&submitButtonName=Calculate+Percentiles

"At 9 months:
your child is 16.5 pounds, and that is at the 9th percentile for weight.

your child is 26.25 inches, and that is at the 8th percentile for height.

your child has a head circumference of 17.3 inches, and that is
at the 43th percentile for head circumference."