We passed the medical exam with flying colors and had them listen to the cough that Emma has had for a couple of weeks. No chest congestion, just a minor cold/cough and funky nose which we are treating with saline nose spray and some Benedryl. All else checked out fine... and Mom was right... she's 21.3 lbs. About the same size as Mia on her Gotcha! Day but 6 months older! Emma is a petite little thing with even 12 month pants falling off her cute little hiney!
Apparently, the doctors at this clinic have a funny sense of humor... this sign was posted inside the section for internationally adopted children... all of which are screaming their heads off at the site of 12 doctors walking around in white lab coats, surgical masks and those shiny silver light things on their heads.
After the medical exam, we took a tea and snack break at where else but the local Starbucks! It was GREAT and felt just like home. Later in the afternoon, we went to the Swan Room -- a play room at the hotel sponsored by Mattel. Big open space with lots of A/C and toys for the kids. After being cramped up in your hotel room or shopping or making official visits, this is a great place to play and hang out.
And YES, they are dressed like twinkies! A mom can only get away with this for a little while and dang it, I'm going to do it. :)
We’ve had a wonderful day today… went shopping this morning, then a big family style lunch with our group and guide, followed by napping and more playing...
Earlier today, we went to the Pearl Market. I was in heaven – and Tony bought all his girls some beautiful treasures. Mom gets hers now… the girls will get theirs when they are 16. One of the benefits of being older, I guess. :)
And no ladies, those are not bags of Mardi Gras beads... those are the real deal!
The look of wonder on Emma’s face is amazing when she sees stuff she’s never seen before… Like today on the escalator, it was like “WOW”… her eyes were large, and she got this cute little grin. It made my heart full. And she gets her little tongue going just inside her lips going back and forth… she’s quite coy at times which is precious!
We had lunch with our group today and our guide ordered for us and we all ate family style. We've been trying to watch Emma's diet for reasons I won't go into here :) but I couldn’t tell her ‘no’ when she saw all the little dim sum treats pass by on the Lazy Susan. She ate all sorts of stuff and LOVED it! Shrimp dumplings, spring rolls, a BBQ pork stuffed little treat, some green yummy veggie, rice… She passed on the congee and went straight for the good stuff! She knows what she likes and will let you know when she doesn’t. It’s so cute the way she waves her little hand ‘no’ when she doesn’t want something and how her little leg starts swinging when she’s happy (mainly about food :)). 
Mia is really loving being a big sister. She has been so helpful, getting things for us, kissing her baby sister on the head, helping with the stroller… We keep telling her how proud we are of her. I am SO glad she is with us. I can’t imagine being here without her. It’s been a wonderful experience for her, being back in China. But let me tell you what, she is an AMERICAN GIRL! She’s been walking around chanting her cheer… “Open the barn door, kick out the hay… We’re those girls from the USA. Swim like a fish, hop like a frog… Watch those boys, SMACK (picture her kissing here), Hot Dog!” Throw in some attitude and hiney swaying and you’ll have it.
We are finally done with all the official stuff… Only one more visit several days from now at the Embassy. So now we actually get to do fun stuff and relax. We all need it! Tomorrow is the zoo, and we have several parks and temples we’ll be going to over the next several days. Yay!
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