August 09, 2007
Reaching for the sky
Tara had a check up at the doctor's the other day. The doctor was surprised to see how much she had grown. He said that two years ago, she was in the 10th percentile for height, which means she was in the lowest 10 percent of kids her age in height.
He looked at the chart, looked at Tara, and then said: "She's in the 50th percentile now for height!" Which puts her right in the middle of average. This is good. She has come a long way in a short time. When she came home from Ukraine in 2005 at the age of two, she was 33 inches tall. Now, she is 42 inches.
So I asked about her weight, she is still on the lower end of the spectrum, but, he said, it is obvious that she is getting enough nutrients because it has all gone into her height. This is apparently her genetic makeup, he said, tall and thin. I guess time will tell on all of this. I was so proud of her, I gave her hugs all the way to the car.
She says she wants to be "tall like daddy." Well, maybe not that tall. (6'4")It would be hard to find clothes to fit her. And imagine her shoe size...
Posted by Laura at August 9, 2007 09:30 AM
Posted to Tara's Story
LOL! Did you see the tallest guy in the world is Ukrainian--saw it today in USA today. He wears a size 64 shoe. Or she could wear the new Paris Hilton shoes--god forbid!!! Never!!!! (size 11)
Our girl has far too much class for that.
I can't laugh, my shoes lined up in the hallway looks like a canoe rental. One of these days I am going to do a sketch of Tara and what I think she'll look like at age 18. But let's not rush it!
Posted by: karen wiz at August 10, 2007 07:29 PMI was doing a search for White Birch orphanage (Berezka orphanage in Kiev) and your blog came up. Did you adopt from this orphanage? My daughter was adopted from the Berezka orphanage, which means white birch at least that is what I was told. I was wondering if you have any photos of the inside of the orphanage and the staff. I lost my camera while the last day in Kiev and on it I had practically a whole roll of film shot. My email is tmchugh312@yahoo.com
Posted by: Terri at August 10, 2007 11:39 PM