A New City

We woke up early this morning. Anyone who has stayed at the White Swan knows how hard their beds are. It is like sleeping on a board! The hotel is one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever seen, but they also have the hardest beds I have ever slept on! On a high note, they have an incredible breakfast buffet that has American, Chinese and Norwegian style breakfast foods. Margo ate very well and even held her food and fed herself for the first time since placement!

After breakfast we went to the clinic for the medical exam. The US requires that all adopted children have this exam. Other countries do not have this requirement. They check their heartbeat, ears, eyes and throat. Look at their skin and measure their weight and height. For children over two, their check their vision and do a TB test. Margo had a meltdown before she was examined. Other children were crying but Margo was flat-out screaming. It was hard to see her so upset and yet I had no choice but to stand in line and wait our turn. It turns out, her weight is much lower than the information we received in an update several months ago. She is very thin and we need to work on helping her gain weight! The minute we left the clinic, she was fine!

We were told the Guangdong province is known for its food. People from Hong Kong love to travel here to sample food from around the world. Our guide took us and two other Faith families out to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. She ordered about ten dishes so it was more of a feast than a dinner! Both families have girls around the same age as Margo. It was nice to see the other families with their daughters and hear their tales of placement, bonding and travel! Tomorrow we will meet up with them to go sightseeing and shopping!