Medical Check

Today (Monday) we had Zachary's medical check. This is a requirement for the adoption process. Basically they checked his height & weight, attempted to look in his mouth, and listened to his heart. I am not sure that they told us anything new, except his weight (23 lbs). The nurse made him very mad when she tried to look in his mouth. He had quite the meltdown. After that she tried to test his hearing in a very scientific way--squeezing a squeaky toy on each side of his head. She was concerned why he would not turn toward this toy.....maybe it had something to do with him crying hysterically! Anyway, we made it through and got the necessary documents to move to the next step of the process. That's for his visa. Holt takes our paperwork over tomorrow to get that ball rolling.

Yesterday we borrowed (yes, for free) a stroller from a local store. Zach seems to like the rides and mom and dad's muscles and joints are liking the relief as well! We took a stroll down the road to a German restaurant for supper tonight. The food was a nice change from the Asian foods of late. We are looking forward to meat and potato meals back home!

Zachary has slowed down a bit on his eating. He must have figured out that we are going to provide him with what he needs. We still get a little bit of gruff from him when we take his bib off, but much less than a week ago. We even found some foods that he does not like (potatoes, carrots, and yogurt).

It's hard to believe that we just met this little guy one week ago. He has really changed over the week. This Psalms seems appropriate as we look back on what God has done.... (Psalms 29 from Psalms Now by Leslie F Brandt)

We need to give credit to whom credit is due.
God is alive, and He deserves our perpetual praises.
There is a reason for rejoicing.
There is a God to worship and love.

The skies and the forests manifest His beauty.
The sweep of the ocean represent His power.
The gigantic bodies suspended in our universe portray His majesty.
The wind and the rain, the lightening and the thunder, the creatures that inhabit
the land, the flowers that brighten our lives, all this comes from the hand of God.

The glory is not ours but God's.

Even the achievements of human hand, mind, and machine come through the wisdom
and power of the eternal God.
The contributions of science;
the fields ripe for harvest;
the control of water, air, and space;
the establishment of our great institutions--
these also reflect the glory of God.

Let us give credit to whom credit is due.