[TaraL]

Normally I would never judge a family for this. I don't really judge them now either. I know how hard this must have been. Its a decision I hope to never have to make. That being said, I think they were looking for the "perfect" child. From what I read of their blog this child had issues that so many children had. I honestly beleive that a few weeks with a family and the child had a very good chance of being fine. I am only going by what I read. I suprise myself with this one as this time I don't agree with the disruption/rematch. Normally I would never be this way.

Lissa, you make a very good point. We do need to be prepared. Yes, I believe that many, many children catch up quickly once they are home however it takes a little work to get to that point. Olivia didn't have very good head control for a 1 year old. She also had pretty bad hair and was tiny due to poor nutrition. Within a few weeks she blossomed.

I should say that many Asian babies are smaller than their Caucasian peers so they may appear tiny compared to what we assumed they would be. My Olivia, now 2.5 years old wore an adorable 18 mos red, white and blue shirt for the 4th of July along with a 6-9 month little denim mini skirt. And of course the waist is still taken in from last summer! She is extremely healthy (never had more than a well baby visit to the doctor since she was home) but she is a peanut!