Wednesday,
August 15, 2007
Thanks to modern technology I was able to take my camera’s
memory stick across the street to the photomax and have a
cd made of all the pictures which I then brought back to
the hotel room and downloaded onto Jeff’s laptop.
We started off the morning with passport photos and then
medical exams. The exams were very sophisticated. For
hearing, a rubber frog was squeezed to see if the baby
would turn to the sound. Then, a keyboard was played to
see if she also turned to that sound. Ears were looked
into, weight, height and head circumference were listed.
And then a stethoscope was brought out to check heart and
lungs. Amazingly, after that in depth medical
investigation, all babies were declared healthy. Yeah! We
all celebrated with a little more shopping, our last
opportunity on Shamian Island. The babies then all got
dressed in their finest Asian wear to have the traditional
“red couch” photo at the White Swan Hotel. If it weren’t
for her buddy Max, Lucy would have crawled right off those
cushions and back to me before any photos were taken. We
head a really great lunch given by CHI and Lucy tried some
of her first semi-solid foods. She ate egg custard, red
bean cakes, barbecue pork finely chopped, and some fried
rice. Her favorite was Max’s b-day cake. Lucy’s
personality shines brighter everyday. I am amazed that
Jeff and I could be so blessed with 3 such wonderful
children! People have questioned, in general, if a person
could love an adopted child as much as a biological child.
The answer is yes. My heart is so full of love for Lucy.
She is mine regardless of what manner she was placed in my
arms. I feel like the luckiest mom ever! It also really
helps to have a great husband like Jeff, who I know feels
the same way about our children.
For anyone interested in coming to the airport to greet
Lucy, you are more than welcome! We arrive Saturday
morning. You can get details from Jeff. First, you should
know that I will smell not so pleasant. China sort of gets
in your pores. Follow that up with 24 hours on a plane and
you may not want to get too close. Lucy is used to being
in big groups because of our travel group here, but
because the bonding process still continues, no one else
will be able to hold her. We would also like to ask that
no one visits for the first week while we all get adjusted
to our new life together. I think it may be a little
overwhelming for Lucy those first few days. Lucy can’t
wait to meet all her faithful followers! I am also anxious
to see some loving faces.
Cade and
Coby,
A chicken it is, or shall I say was. We ate it the other
day. I was going to show you the picture but once again
I’ve got too many others. You’ll have to wait until I get
home to see the chicken head on the dinner plate. Mommy
loves when you ask to talk to Lucy on the phone. I think
it is so cool that she stops crying as soon as she hears
your voice. You guys are all going to have so much fun
together. Guess what. Today at lunch, it was Max’s 5th
birthday and we got to eat the cake first. Should we do
that on Lucy’s birthday? Eat dessert first? In two more
days I get on the airplane to come home. I love you both
all the way to the moon and back! Today I am thinking of
an animal that howls at answering machines. |
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Sitting Pretty
Pearl River Dinner Cruise
No girl wants to get on the scale (18.2lbs)
Happy Birthday Grandpa Jim |
