Well, today was the day Matthew and LOTS, and LOTS, and LOTS of other babies & children have been waiting for. The medical check. First, we met in the lobby and met Donna, Owen, Elizabeth (the new babe), Lynda ("seven"), Jim and Eric (new cool boy). Donna and Jim and us went to the place where you get your baby's pictures done right outside the physical exam office. Matthew just smiled away. His photo was FANTASTIC! Then Eric had his, and Elizabeth had hers. From there, we were met by groups and groups of more adoptive parents. Some from the US, some from Spain and more Americans. We "strolled" over to the medical check office and waited in line as about 50 children were in front of us. (The office just opened too!!!)
We proceeded to fill out Matthew's information and waited in line. Surprisingly enough, the lines moved!!! Better than when we were there with Rebecca. (I tell ya, the guides have alot to do with it.
Translating for everyone and moving people here and there.) I went ahead and got in one of the longer lines because I knew station number one, MEDICAL & SURGICAL would take a little longer. Matthew flew by with flying colors. Off to station number two, WEIGHT and HEIGHT. This is where it got REALLY FUNNY!!!! Matthew, by then, knew where he was and what they "could" do. He ended up throwing a hissy fit when they tried to measure him. (got through it though) Then we came to weight........this is where you might laugh! They weigh him and he (at first) weighed MORE than Rebecca......I said, "not hardly". Then Roy came over and they weighed him AGAIN, this time he supposidly lost 4 mysterious pounds to come to 26 pounds! Roy and I looked at each other and said, NOT HARDLY! Hey, that's what they said! We hope that our pediatrician will solve this "mystery". ***Side note, when we had Rebecca weighed at the medical check, she weighed 2 pounds less than what they said. WHO KNOWS!*** Anyhoo.......
Off to station number three......This is where I'd like to ask you guys for prayer! Matthew did pass this station. However, this was the EAR, NOSE, and THROAT part of it. His nose had dried blood in it. (Which we knew from Friday morning, when we woke up from sleeping, I got him up from his crib and saw blood on the sheets. Almost called the guide for that one, but we were going to see her a tad later, so we waited.) Apparently, Matthew's left ear is fully infected. This, we were told, is part of him having a cleft palate. The doctor looked in his mouth and said to me, "Hole in mouth" and I said yes, cleft palate. Poor guy, we were given Matthew with him sneezing yellow "stuff" outta his nose. How long he's been sick, WHO KNOWS?! The doctor talked with us through Anne, our guide and because of the severity of his ear infection and what has happened in the last 24 hours with him, she wrote him two prescriptions RIGHT ON THE SPOT! (Usually they don't do that......) So Matthew is on Amoxicillin and some other decongestant type of stuff. So far, he's taken his medicine with no problems. It's kinda like the American stuff but they don't mix it. It stays in powder form and we mix it with hot water.
I tell ya, a mother's heart tells you, GET TO A DOCTOR because you want your child fixed and helped. I wasn't sure what to do until Anne intervened for us! For that we are TRULY grateful!!!! (thank you CHI for her) Matthew had a good nap. A little cranky, but hey, I'd be cranky too with an ear infection raging inside me! For all you adoptive parents out there waiting to travel, DANNY'S BAGELS!!!! We had some AWESOME steak & cheese subs from there for lunch! Cheap and good! Can't beat that!!!
Ok, back to today......Anne got Matthew's prescriptions and we headed back to the Victory hotel (which is WONDERFUL) to handle US Consulate paperwork. Almost 2 hours later, Donna, Jim and myself (Kristen) got everything done! Whew.....what an ordeal!!! Adoptive parents have to do a dossier, and when we get here, we have JUST as much paperwork to do. Whew whee........
Next? Kids had naps, we ate lunch and went SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE GUANGZHOU! We got some EXCELLENT deals on Xi'an warriors (yeah Toni, I found REAL ones), dresses for Rebecca, a "suit" for Matthew, a shirt for Roy and went to the grocery store, Beatrice! (Take notice parents? BEATRICE has food/water for ya! Good prices too!) We went to about 3 or 4 stores and then it began to rain, so we sprinted back to the hotel where we get the kids ready for bedtime. (Mommy & daddy time! Peace and quiet! AHHHHHH.......oh yeah, watching American Idol from last Thursday night.)
Please, please, please......pray for our Matthew. We have one HECK of a plane ride home in 5 days. I can't imagine Matthew's ears if they still aren't decent by then. Oh Lord.....hopefully this medicine will do the trick until we can get to our pediatrician. Louise? We need some prayerwarriors and just know we are praying for Julia too!!!
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