Then, it was time to meet our guides and the families in the lobby for we can go to the Medical Clinic. The U.S requires all adoptive children have a medical exam before entering the States. This includes blood being drawn for the TB test. She will also get her picture for her Visa. We were originally planned to go this Saturday for the medical exam, but since our adoption agency is awesome, we went today. Let me explain... Usually adoptive families (not only our adoption agency but other agencies) go to their Medical Exam on Saturday morning, but our guides were telling us there will be about 300 people at the clinic so they arranged for us to go today that way it will be only us 6 families.
Sophie fell asleep on the way. She must be resting up to what is coming ahead. She did really well taking her picture, some of the babies cried. Then, we were taking to another room where they do the medical exam. I guess they saw how well Sophie was doing we were chose first to do all the exams (I guess they were hoping the other children will follow her lead). First, they weighed her, took her height, and took her temperature (but they didnt tell us how much she weighed, etc). She loved it, she thought it was funny being on the scales. Then, we had to go to the ENT room (ear, nose, throat). The doctor checked her out and looked over her, he gave us a thumbs up. Sophie still being a being a trooper. We went to 3 different rooms. All children two and up have to have a TB scan, they draw blood to run the TB test now. If the TB comes back positive, then they will order an x-ray of her chest.Usually it is just a misreading, but if not, children with TB will have to stay in China longer for more tests and etc (And we dont want that). So, pray for her TB test comes back negative. We will know the results in a day or two. They don't let the parents to go in the TB test room to draw blood, because the children tend to act up with the parents and it is hard for the nurses to draw blood. So, of course, Sophie was first. They came and got her, she was fine with that. Then, they took her in the room and shut the door. A few minutes later, we heard her crying. They brought her out to us in tears. After momma's touch, she stopped crying. Daddy also gave her some Goldfish. Let me tell you how she eats the colored Goldfish, she eats them by colors. She will eat all the one color first, then she will move on the next color, then after all the different colors are gone (she usually saves the orange for last) she eats the broken ones first. After all the families (all but two because their child were younger 2) were done with the TB, we were back on the bus to the hotel.
For lunch, we ate a Japanese restaurant in the hotel. Dustin got a huge plate of sushi and I got the most tender beef cuts with rice. Sophie had a little of everything off our plates (except the sushi, I didnt want to give her that). They brought Sophie out some watermelon (which she loves) and some ice cream (which she loves too, I think they may have been her first time eating ice cream).
We wanted to take Sophie to the playground outside but it was raining. We took her to the little play room they have here for the children, but she freaked out. She started whimpering and was withdrawn. I don't know if the room reminded her of the orphanage or what, so we got out of there. So, we just walked around the hotel for a few minutes since it was raining and you get bored sitting in your hotel room all the time.
We went back to our room and Dustin decided he was going to walk around the area to see what kind of restaurants they have to maybe eat at one of them for supper. A few minutes later, our hotel phone rang (I thought it was our laundry at the concierge office, hey Satchers, if you do laundry here, do it at Micheal's on Shamian Island, they are cheap and will deliver it to the hotel the next day for only $30 RMB extra. We had a big bag full and it was only $130 RMB including the delivery, the hotel has a laundry service but they want $30 RMB per shirt). Anyway, it was the the concierge desk, it was Holt saying that we had a meeting in 10 minutes downstairs in their office. I knew this wasn't good because they usually tell us about meetings or outings way ahead of time. Then, the phone rang again and it was our the concierge saying our laundry was here. So, Sophie and I went downstairs, stopped by the concierge and picked up our laundry, then we headed to Holt's office. I was thinking 'Oh, no, Sophie's TB test.' All three of our guides except Joyce (who is pregnant) was in there. They said that one of the orphanages (that 3 of the children came from, not Sophie's) had an outbreak of chicken pox. They also said that they thought our children would be safe because our children was vaccinated for the pox a long time ago, but they found out that somehow our children weren't vaccinated for chicken pox. And one of the little girls (not Sophie) showed some symptoms of chicken pox today while we were at the medical clinic. So, since all of the children have been exposed to it in one form or another, we all have to back to the Medical Clinic in the morning and get checked out. If they dont show any symptoms of the pox, then they will get vaccinated and should be fine. But, if they do show signs, then it is a whole different ball game. We may have to stay here longer until the pox clears up because the CDC may not allow us on the plane back home (and I really dont want that, I have a little boy that I have to get back home to and that I miss dearly. Plus, I want to be there to take him to his first day of kindergarten, and his meet the teacher night the night before school starts. Plus, we dont have the money to stay longer). The whole time they were telling us this Sophie started scratching her arm (oh no). They came over to inspect it, it look like a cut she was scratching cause it was a line not a circle. Then, there was a circle spot on her arm and another one her back. Dustin said he thought they were mosquito bites not the pox, I sure hope so. I heard the pox usually starts on the trunk, neck and face. So I am praying she doesnt have it. I think there would be more than just two on random spots on her body. We need your prayers again!
Also, they are quarantining us. When we go to the medical clinic tomorrow instead of all of us taking a bus, we are taking separate taxis. We have to stay away from the families that are flying in tonight from the other provinces until they figure this out. I hate that because I really wanted to hang out with them, I enjoyed being with them in Beijing. Maybe we still can. Also, they told us if the other families are in the pool, don't get in the pool. So, that kind of put a damper on my and Dustin's spirits. So, no going out to eat tonight. We are all ready getting tired of being stuck in the hotel room, now we are being quarantined and possibly have to see here longer. We are all ready to go home. Dustin went downstairs to Starbucks to get us a couple of sandwiches to eat in the hotel room, which turned out to be really good. I guess Dustin know I was stressing about everything because he bought me my favorite, a cheesecake.
We gave the little one a bath. When I was making her bath water, Sophie started taking her shoes and clothes off. LOL- she loves taking baths, so does her brother. She played in the bathtub a little while. When we got her out of the bath, we inspected her for spots. We didn't see anything expect for those two spots, they look more like bumps or little pimples. But, it has been so long that I have seen the pox that I dont know what they look like. Then, we got her in her PJs and ready for bed. Before we went to bed, Dustin skyped his brother. We were suppose to do that in the morning but now we have to go to the medical clinic. Finally, we went to bed.
Tomorrow was suppose to be a free day, but now we have to go to the medical clinic. Dustin and I were looking forward to a free day. There were also an option to go to the orphanage where she is from. We were debating about that because we didnt know how Sophie would react going back. Now, it made our decision easier. I dont think they would let us go back with her exposure to the pox and plus, I dont want to go back knowing that she may catch something.
Oh yeah, Sophie has been giving us kisses nonstop today!!!
Before the exams at the medical clinic
ENT room
TB room
After the TB room
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