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Did the children have coughs, colds, any illnesses or other concerns when you first met?

She had a runny nose with congestion that developed into a fever later.

She had Guangzhou.  Was not able to lift head at 7 mo., but caught up developmentally within two months, except for speech. Speech was delayed with almost no words until well past two - but when Katie started speaking words were crystal clear, even to strangers. Interestingly, first word spoken was at 10 mo., 3 mo. after adoption, and was the Chinese word for milk.

I think the whole group had really bad coughs.  Mia had a little runny nose with the cough but nothing major.  Mia developed double ear infections on the plane ride home.   The cough lasted another 2-3 weeks after we came home.

Lauren did not have any respiratory problems but she did have a nasty rash where the split pants had chafed her thigh. Of the 4 girls in our group, one had a nasty green nose & ran a fever but the rest were ok. My daughter did develop a cold before we got home & she ended up with an ear infection.