It is a little finger, but both Mommy and Daddy are wrapped around it!

Today was not the greatest day. We had our doctor appointment and visa pictures this AM. Elizabeth is very much like a 6-9 month old baby. She is about that size, does not eat much table food and needs to be fed, likes her bottles a lot and needs to nap about every two hours. So the outing this AM was not working with her schedule. She was up at 7, so by 9 wanted her nap, but that is when we were off for the trip. We walked over and had their pictures taken, then walked over the doctors office. There is a special room for adopted children. There were three steps and not in order and not at the same time. So all eight families are in a room waiting for the three steps. It is CHAOS! First we get in line for step one: They weigh, measure and take the kids temperatures. Elizabeth was 16.5 pounds and 29 inches long. In March when we got her update they said she was almost 18 pounds. They must have weighed her with a lot of heavy clothes and a small brick! Step two was a doctor check, she was fine and step three was the ENT doctor. Her ear infection and bronchitis from last Monday was gone! We were so happy.

Then we all had to keep waiting in that hot crowed noisy room for a while longer then we could go back to the hotel. It was about eleven-ish when we got back and E was so overtired by now. We finally got her to sleep, then she was back up and crabby and then she cried for about an hour and finally went back to sleep, but not for long enough. She really does have us wrapped around her little finger. Tonight on the way dinner she was in the stroller and started fussing and looking at me. I told David she needed to come out and he picked her up. She gave me the biggest, cheesiest, “I got my way” smile! She is just opening up so much all the time. She feels comfortable crying with tears; she feels comfortable fussing for us to take care of her; she laughs and giggles and smiles now. It is incredible what a difference a week makes. On the elevator we ran into a couple that just got their baby yesterday. We told them to hang in there for a week and it is a whole new world.

Here are some pictures of the doctor’s visit. While we were there, GMF and GPK took Sam to visit a Hahn tomb from 700 BC. They were all very impressed with it. I think David was jealous he could not go. You will have to ask GPK for those pictures. While Sam was swimming (his favorite activity) GPK was walking around with Elizabeth showing her the pool, the leaves of the trees, the lifeguard stand (by the way, the lifeguards are fully clothed) and then he put her on the grass. She was very confused, but seemed ok with it. Oh, and she completely has GMF and GPK wrapped around her finger too!

I am not happy.

First time on grass

Physical Exam