Monday, March 16, 2009

Medical Exam - Day 7 with Eli







We had Eli's medical exam. It is a very brief exam. Both Paula and I chuckle at how it is carried out. Shaking a rattle = a hearing test. Eli is 47 inches and 22 KG. Since we are under the new Hague rules we had to do the immunizations. (1112 RMB) Eli got OPV, DTAP, MMR and Varicella. 3 shots- As you can imagine this did not go well. He started screaming, and people started gathering. That is one thing both Paula and I notice about China - that if people are curious they simply barge in....so much for HIPPA here....
We had to wait for 30 minutes after the injections- and the crowd continued to talk with him as we sat outside waiting until we could leave.
After the exam we picked up our laundry, some gifts and went back to the park.
I was able to find a Kung Fu Panda DVD which has Chinese subtitles. It was a huge hit !
The kids relaxed and we ordered Papa Johns pizza and spicy chicken sticks for Eli.
I ran back to the store and purchased 10 more DVD's to take home with us. (10 DVD's for 100 RMB)
Tomorrow our guide will be taking all our documentation to the Consulate. I have to camp out in the room just in case there are questions - I pray that all goes well so that we can get his Visa and start our journey back home.

8 comments:

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Bre said...
I'm so glad your sister is there with you. :-) All the huge changes probably just got to the poor little guy on the safari and he needed to have a mini-meltdown to get it out of his system. Love the pix you guys are taking! Can't wait to have you back!

Kirst4 said...

Hi everyone,
Looks like everone is having fun... well till you have to sit in the hotel room. The pics are great. We are all watching your progress.Luv YA

Ron said...

Great news, another step closer to coming home. Fingers crossed there are no problems at the consulate.

Shawnstribe said...

praying for you guys!!!!!
give China a hug from me and X X
xxx
s

Shawnstribe said...

psi just realised that Eliis a Hubei precious like XX
how coolis that
xxx
s

Brenda Ross said...

Hi Shelly, I think of you daily and hope you guys are all doing well. You have an amazing family. I loved the part about the hug! That was so sweet. See you when you get back to work. :)

Don and Be said...

It sure could have been a Drive By Medical Exam. The sign in the waiting room that sais "Keep Quiet" had us laughing out loud. All a part of the journey .......