Guangzhou Saturday 11-5-11

Guangzhou Saturday 11-5-11
　
Medical exams were today. Helen picked us up at the hotel at 9:30am for the drive. The exams are on Adoption Island so we almost could have walked. Another CAWLI family came into town last night so we are kind of a group now. They need to follow the same USA paperwork path we do. We were the first two families to arrive at the medical exam center but many families came in after us. The aisles were crowded with a few strollers and many parents holding children. The first test room was ENT. Examiner looked inside their ears, nose and throat. He squeaked a rubber duck behind heads to check that they could hear. Looked in their throats and eyes and back to the line for the next exam room. Next was weight and height. Back to the line. (See a pattern?) Next exam without shoes and looked under Jewel’s diaper. (checking to see she was a girl?) Do we know their special medical needs? Back to line for Joseph’s TB shot. They said to D “Hold his arm very tightly.” Joseph didn’t even flinch. Why would a child who has gotten monthly blood transfusions for years worry about one little needle?
　
We picked up clean laundry from a store named Jordan’s who is owned by who else but Jordan. A trip to the wholesale market was planned but I was feeling a little under the weather so back to the hotel we go. Jewel and I napped while D and the boys tried the pool here. Burrr. Still to cold for them. So today finished with just hanging around the rooms, dinner and bedtime. Not a very exciting day, sorry.