Insatiable

come on people, give me a break. i try to get pictures up when i can, but we have been a bit busy lately.

on Wednesday we went to UK to the International Adoptions Clinic to have her looked at. Dr. Taylor said everything looked good. they took A LOT of blood to run a bunch of standard tests. We won't know about those for a couple of weeks. the best news was about her foot. this is the first time we have really had someone with experience in the field look at it and she said it looks great. she thinks they did a great job in Shanghai (thank you Chinese surgeon and Julia and Marvin). she even said that she wouldn't bother with the shoes from now on. so, we aren't using them at all now and trying to strengthen her foot up. we will still see the specialist to see what they recommend (9/20). Natalie also met her first UK basketball player as he was getting some blood drawn as well.

i had to go back to work on Thursday. it went over pretty well. Natalie didn't get to upset (yes, i secretly hoped she would) and neither did i. view the picture below to see my triumphant return.

today she went back to the Peds Dr. here to start some of her immunizations. Amy took her there and while Natalie wasn't a big fan of the shots, she is taking it like a trooper now. the first picture you see is her napping after the rough day.

finally, if she looks a bit chubbier to you it is because she is. she is now 19.10 lbs and 30". She has gained about 2lbs since we got back from China.