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Wow, it looks like Malenah will be in the same boat as , Malenah will be 3 in July, I bet she'll be close to Kirsten's weight! I agree, ASL was so helpful, I didn't think to use it right away, I saw on a news special how great it was for baby's. I starting using it that day, what a life saver! Maybe Malenah has graduate from having food issues to an official picky eatter!

Thanks for all the sweet advise!

kk---------- Forwarded Message ----------Hi KKIf it is any consolation, my 3 year old daughter Kirsten only weighs 28 pounds. She is also shorter than other kids her age. She is a dinky little thing and can be a fussy eater rather than having feeding problems. She wears clothes that are for kids a year younger than her. She is in speech therapy and has been for over a year now. We opted to teach her sign language which was particularly useful at the 2 - 3 yrs of age. It prevented any frustration from her or us. She has dropped a lot of the signs as she prefers to speak but still uses the odd sign if she needs to. We went to a Christmas party last weekend where the music was deafening and Kirsten didn't bother speaking but just signed every time she wanted something! It is a fabulous way to communicate and I can highly recommend it. April may agree that sign language is not only for the hearing impaired.All the best Parsons (U.K)> > > April, how old is Micah? Malenah is in a program> > here in San Diego that's free. She is getting PT> > Therapy for small motor skills, although i don't> > think she needs that anymore, the little stink can> > hold a pencil better than me! She is also having> > speech therapy, I'm sure its due to her Chinese> > beginnings and learning English at 16months, at> > least I think I'm right, unless speech delay is> > associated with Bleph? Shes catching on though, up> > to two word combinations and some three word combos,> > like "here ya go" Last but certainly not least, she> > has some serious eating struggles. When she came to> > us, she only took a bottle and that's it. We> > couldn't get her to eat anything for 2 months! Ya> > gotta love the "experts" or, friends and family who> > would suggest, just let her get hungry, than she'll> > eat. Ha, if it would have been that easy! I know,> > well meaning people. She sure could use prayer in> > that area still. She eats very little, she ways 22> > pounds. She has only gained 6 pounds since last year> > when we got her. She has been stuck at the 22 pounds> > for several months. She fits in a 9-12 month cloths,> > but is just over two. Kinda funny! That makes her> > have high water pants, which just looks like cute> > little crop pants or Capri's. My twins were born> > 3.1 and 3.7, so I'm use to slow growers, but this is> > a little concerning. Other than that our Princes, or> > what we really call her "Empress" or China doll, is> > pretty happy! > > kk> > > > > __________________________________________________>