Medical Exam Day

checking ears


relaxing with Dad while Momma shops


Getting new shoes


Family photo


Red couch photo


Strolling with Panda

Today was our medical examination appointment for the babies visas. All of the babies were there at once. There was quite a bit of crying going on but Nina did very well. They checked her height, weight, temperature, ears, nose, throat, heart and abdomen. She didn't cry at all but did look a bit concerned a couple of times. We are glad that the doctor's appointment went well as she will have a few more of those in the near future.

After the exams we were able to walk around the island a bit and do some shopping. There are many shops and it is very "touristy." There were also many brides and grooms in the parks getting their photos taken. Our guide explained to us that this is done on a different day than the wedding. At noon we all met at the White Swan Hotel and had the babies pictures taken on the famous red couch. It is tradition for adopted babies to have their photos on this couch. Our group was fairly large so we had to do it in 2 groups. Many of the babies were crying. It was chaos!

The group had lunch together at a local restaurant and then some left to come back to the hotel. Nina was ready for her nap, so Tim brought her back and I stayed behind with some other to continue shopping. It felt odd to be without her even for a couple of hours.

Our bathtime went very well tonight. Nina would still not sit down, but did not cry when we put her in and we brought in some cups for her to play with. She was hesitant at first but then caught on and had a good time. We had a hard time getting her out!