Day 9-- Physical Exam and Kindergarten kids!

Today we had Sarah's physical exam as part of the adoption paperwork. To be honest, it wasn't much of an exam, which was OK. They weighed and measured her (she weighed 24 pounds but was fully dressed), looked in her throat and ears (the doc didn't even use an otoscope--sp?-- the little ear instrument with the light), and another doc listened to her breathe with a stethoscope and did a very quick overall exam. The whole thing took less than 10 minutes.

Here they are measuring Sarah's height. She tolerated this OK but wasn't thrilled about it.

A very "cheesy" smile for the camera! Sarah likes her new "squeaky shoes" but I took out the squeakers because they are really loud and she moves pretty fast!

The rest of the day was pretty much a "free" day. We spent a lot of time outside, just enjoying the nice weather and letting Sarah play. Guangzhou reminds me a lot of San Diego as far as temperature and vegetation. The weather has been perfect. I keep reminding myself it's November!!

And now a few more pictures of the day!

Hello Orchard Hills Kindergartners and faculty!

There is a school near our hotel in Guangzhou, and we snapped this picture of a kindergarten class walking somewhere on a field trip. The kids are all wearing matching red jackets, but not full uniforms.

This is the tail end of the line of kindergartners. They walk in a double line, hold hands, and have a teacher in the front of the line and a teacher in the back of the line. Our guide (Ike) told us that most Chinese kids start learning English in kindergarten or even in preschool.

Here's one more picture of school kids-- this is a preschool class. They were a little younger and were holding on to a rope. They all like to say "hello" to us! I hope all is going well in kindergarten and that you are all learning a lot and helping each other! :)