March came in like a lion, and went out like a lion as far as our adoption was concerned. We learned from our adoption agency that the baby had a hernia and that the doctors wanted to operate right away. Now, getting information back and forth is not easy. The foster mom took Ahren to the checkup, then reported back to the lawyers what the doctor said. The lawyers then contact our agency here in the states and our agency contacted us. We had questions, so they went back thru the channels etc etc. Over a period of about 2 weeks we got all the info from the doctors and surgeon in Guatemala, and made the decision that he needed the surgery sooner rather than later. He had the operation on Saturday, March 22nd, and he did beautifully. We also learned that in addition to the inguinal hernia, he had an umbilical hernia as well, but that it was expected to heal on it's own.
Chris claims that Ahren doesn't have hernias as much as he is just popping at the seams from growing so fast. By the end of March he had grown 5 inches and was a whopping 17 pounds. What happened to the tiny little babies from Guatemala? Ahren had far outpaced the growth of any of our biological kids. We had no fears that he wasn't being well cared for. Between his fantastic growth and the medical care he received for his hernia we were very happy. Someone down there loved and cared for this little guy as much as we did. That makes the waiting easier, knowing he is in good hands.
In March, we also received word that our dossier was in Guatemala, in the hands of the lawyers and we paid for our DNA testing (required by the U.S. government) Things were moving along really well. We were hopeful we would have him home in the summer.
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