Medical Exam Day / Shopping Day

Medical Examination Day

The medical exam, as you may have heard, is quite a brief, very cursory exam. It consists of  three parts, the ENT visit (pictured above) where they determine whether your child can hear or not.  The lady squeezes a squeaky toy next to your child's ear, and if they turn their head.....well, their hearing is fine! Lily did great here, the lady explained everything she was going to do and Lily just let her do it. She even turned her head so the lady could examine her other ear. She even opened her mouth so they could put the popcicle stick (official term) inside. Next we went on to the Weigh Station where they weigh your child (soaked diaper and all). Again, the lady explained everything to Lily, she showed her the temperature probe, that it wouldn't hurt her and Lily let her put it under her arm. Then, they put her in the fish scale with her two pound diaper.....Yep, 22 lbs! Not! Then we went to the "Medical Surgical" room. This gentleman did not explain hardly anything to Lily but she did just great. She even managed to knock the guys glasses off when she grabbed for his stethoscope. I think we have another doctor in the family.....Emily being the first. Well, anyway, for you waiting families, it will be one of the highlights of your stay! especially for those of us who are in the medical field!

THEN OFF TO SHOPPING

Shamian Island is probably the most convenient place to do your shopping for souvenirs. You could spend pretty much an entire day there. The best shop is Jordan's. Jordan is such a nice guy and he really puts his heart into his work. He has very reasonable prices and the quality of his work (etchings, chops) is very good.

Lily did especially well during our 4-5 hours of shopping. She didn't complain one bit. She just sat in the stroller and looked adorable! Many people stopped us and commented on how beautiful our daughters were, they loved Lily's curly hair, they also say she's very smart.

Again we were stopped by some Chinese ladies and they asked all sorts of questions about the girls and again thanked us for adopting them.