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A lot has changed since I last updated everyone. Stephen is doing really well. He is growing leaps and bounds socially, personally and physically. I am so shocked every time I think back to when we brought him home. He is a totally different person. He tries so hard to improve and grow with all the new things he does.

A couple of weeks ago we went to an update checkup with the Adoption Health Service at UHS. The doctor that did his first check up after we came home was just shocked at how much he has grown and progressed. She will not get to see him at his next several appointments because she and her family are moving to China to work with the orphanages over there. He is now at the top of the chart in weight and height, in social skills he is now in his age range. I can’t believe he went for not being on the chart to now being at the top in 7 months. He came home at 14 pound and is now 32 pounds and was 21 inches and now is 33 inches. I guess it really does show what love and good nutrition does for a child. We will go in to see his pediatrician for his 2 year checkup in May so I will let you know how that goes.

We are really looking forward to this summer we have a lot of family functions going on. Three of my cousins are getting married this year but we will only be able to make it to two of them. We wish Jeff and Erica the best and hope that we get to see that side of our family some time soon. We love and miss them all very much. Luckily four of them have met Stephen over the Skype video web cam. Then we have several birthday parties and one graduation party. We hope we get to have some fun also this summer. Last year he loved the pool so I am looking at getting us a pool pass this year for a pool nearby where some friends of ours go and looking at getting him into some class for swimming. I hope I can fill this summer up with great fun for him like zoo trips, park trips and swimming time during the week. If anyone else has any idea for a very active 2 year old please let me know. I am trying to come up with as much as I can for him to be outside this summer.

I am sure that I will be updating the blog a lot more soon since we have a lot going on.

Hope everyone has a great Easter!!!

Just some new photos.

This is GRANDMA doing. We had not shown him what the piano can do yet. Then Grandma comes for a visit and now all he wants to do is play on the piano. Love you Grandma!!!!!

A warm day to be out side and seeing the lay of the land.

Here is a picture of Mom, Stephen and Angel. Not the best side for Angel.

Here is Stephen and Grandma.

This is Stephen favorite hat! I guess you really don't need to buy them expensive toys they will just use your plastic ware.

Stephen is doing really well. We are both really looking forward to Spring and Summer so we can be outside or how Stephen says it out out out! But TODAY we have snow on the ground so wont be going out today. I am just glad it is just a trace of snow and a lot.