More thoughts

I spent my lunch hour talking to my friend L~, who spent 20 years running a NAEYC daycare center before she retired to get married and pursue a baby girl from China.

I was discussing with her the good advice of Christina, aka Mrs. Broccoli Guy, on the below topic.

L~, who, over 20 years, spent a lot of time with infants and toddlers, wondered if Tung's vomiting wasn't caused by something as simple as acid reflux. I think this is an excellent question. Then she said, "you really have to have a specialist look at this file." So, we are going to do that.

Also, I emailed the Vietnam coordinator to ask for more information from the foster mother about Tung's vomiting, and if he eats anything other than formula and rice soup. Also, I inquired about his sleeping habits, because the file is silent on that matter, and, raising one son with a serious sleep issue, I'm not sure that I am up for raising two sleepless boys. (Obviously, I am expecting sleep problems for several weeks when we come home, but, it is important to me to know the child is capable of a regular sleep pattern.)

I said to my friend, "I want to feel about this child the way I felt about C~H~ Dung. But, I am so worried about these health issues." So she said, "With C~H~ Dung, there weren't any health issues - I think you only sent him to your doctor to confirm that there werent' any issues. You are never going to be comfortable with this decision until a specialist looks at this file, because you already know that there are issues."

That's all for now,
LM