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Saturday,
March 6, 2010
As I type this
post is is 8:00pm and Sienna has finally asleep. Most adults we
know would have been a sleep two hours ago after the day she
had. We learned something about our new daughter today. She is
tough as nails! She showed us, and the medical staff her inner
strength, character and stubbornness. It is worth telling you
about.
Jeff and I both woke up not looking forward to today’s
appointment. We prayed that God would protect Sienna at the
exam, and that if it was going to be a rough visit that it would
not set us back in any way with her. We also prayed that God
would erase from her memory anything difficult from this
appointment.
There was great comfort in knowing that so many of you were
praying for our girl too. Thank you! Well, like Tuesday’s
re-visit to the Civil Affairs office, Jeff and I were in awe of
how God blessed us.
“Little Miss Stubborn” showed her true colors at the ENT part of
her exam. The doctor wanted to check her ears. She had 2 squeaky
toys. Well, let’s just say there was no way Sienna was going to
take this test. She stared down the doctor. At this point I am
convinced she thought she was deaf. She had two other women come
in and try to get her to talk, so they could pass her… Nothing!
So, I am told to get our guide. Michelle comes, and Sienna gives
her nothing but the famous Sienna stare down. So, Jeff comes
into the room and she does not see him. He understands what is
going on, and says “Tung Tung!”
She turns around to see where he is. And, that was the end of
that visit. She passed the hearing test! Trust me she can hear,
and she can talk a mile a minute. Did I stress stubborn enough
yet? :)
Good thing she is so darn cute and funny!
Sienna did need vaccinations today. She needed SEVEN.
When they told us this news, I lost it. So much that our guide
had to gently tell me that if I was going to be emotional it
would not be good for me to go with her. Well, obviously I was
not going to let my new daughter go through one shot with out
me, let alone seven.
So, here is how it went down… Michelle, our guide came in the
room where two nurses in masks were waiting. Jeff stood to the
side, and Sienna sat on my lap. I asked Michelle to ask them to
not only be gentle, but to spread out the shots because of her
tiny arms and legs… First our stubborn girl was given a little
white ball that looked like candy, which was the Polio vaccine.
The children are to suck on it. Well, trust me, I have tried to
give Sienna meds since we met her. There is no way anything that
she does not choose, is going in that mouth. Let’s just say she
spit it out. Not once, but several times! They agreed to let us
take one with us to dissolve in one of her drinks later. Next
came the TB test. She whimpered! Then they started the vaccines
with two in the left arm, one in the right arm, three in the
right thigh, one in the left thigh. Our girl cried out twice,
but for only a second. The whole time, Michelle is praising her
in Chinese, and Jeff and I are telling her we love her and how
brave she is. That was that. Seven shots, two whimpers, and our
girl was done!!!!! She is amazing!!! We are still in awe of how
brave she was! Thank you Lord!
Not only were we blessed to be there to hold her hand through
this ordeal today. But, it ended up being a huge bonding
experience for us. After the shots were over, I carried Sienna
all the way to Starbucks (YES – I said Starbucks! I was soooo
happy to see it!) Then I carried her all the way back to the
White Swan. Up to this point she has not been willing to let
Jeff or me hold her. So this was a HUGE deal!
Daddy made some big strides today too, but she is still tough on
him. She is going to test him for a while. So prayers to have
those walls broken down before we leave GZ would be so
appreciated. She was alone with him this afternoon and she did
great! They went to the playroom at our hotel and had fun. But,
she still continues to love him from a distance!
We are reminded today that adoption is hard. God never promised
us when He called us back to China that it would be easy. But,
He did promise to go with us. We could not have survived the
events of this week so far without our faith and the support of
so many wonderful friends, family, and the amazing adoption
community.
We were blessed to run into three families today that I have met
through my Pearl/Ruby Blog. It was so wonderful to meet them
with their new children! (Sienna is with Theresa’s new daughter,
Gabriella in the lunch photo. Gabriella is darling!!!)
So we had highs and lows today, and we just continue to work on
taking this one-day at a time. Sometimes, one hour at a time! We
are thankful to be in Guangzhou, and we pray that over the next
six days that we will see more of God’s miraculous love and
patience revealed through us, for our very special little girl!
Blessings from China,
Diana
Dear Ruby,
I believe this would be pancake Saturday at Camp H!!! Lucky
girl!!! I can’t wait to hear if you had fun with Miss Jenna!
We miss you so much, and we are now in the countdown to being
home soon. Sienna had to go to the doctor today to have 7 shots.
She is so brave. Just like you!! Are you ready to rub noses yet?
Have a fun Saturday, and we will try to call you tomorrow! We
love you!!!!
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