Medical Exam & Shamian Island

Emi had her medical exam today and everything checked out fine. Like her brother she has selective hearing because she was not responding well to the hearing test. It took a few times before she'd finally respond to the sound. Not sure if this is typical learning to tune things out because of how noisy it could be in the SWI or just her stubbornness. She did not like being put on her back. But most of that had to do with the fact that she was taken away from Daddy.

After the medical they wandered around Shamian. Below is a lovely photo of some live eel. Mmmm...I'm hungry now. NOT!! Lane also said there were live turtles and frogs.

They so wished they were staying at the White_Swan. Not because of the hotel but because the island is so much quieter than where they are and everything is just steps away from the hotel. They went in to look around and Lane sent me the picture below. Adoptive parents who are familiar with the WS will recognize the big jade ship from the lobby. Lane said it was really cool. They also checked out the huge waterfall. They plan on heading back to the WS to take in more of the hotel.

They did do some shopping. They went ahead and dropped off photos for the granite etchings. The place that I was told to get them done at no longer exists. I was like "WHAT?" Lane then went on to tell me the gentleman that owned Dragon's_Hometown retired and his son took over the shop and renamed it Michael's_Place.

Lane bought me a tea set as well as black, green and oolong tea. They were able to sample the teas and said they tasted very good. Might never use tea bags again. They also bought some very cute squeaky shoes. I think I counted 5 pairs but they were flying by the screen so fast that I'm not 100% sure. A few pairs she can wear now and some she can wear later. I think that's all they bought today.

They did hit the Star_bucks on Shamian twice! Once after the medical exam and after Emi's nap, they went back to the island and had coffee there again.

Guangzhou is definitely better than Changsha. There's a huge park right across the street from the hotel that the guide will take them to.

Tomorrow's agenda includes going to a Buddhist Temple and a blessing at the temple. I can't wait to see photos of that. I'm sure it will be a very special experience. Also they're going to the jade market. Lane was saying that where the jade market is there's a pretty decent shopping district. There they will look for adult clothing. Specifically I asked for jackets. So we'll see what they return with.

Tonight for dinner they had Mc_Donald's. There's a very funny story that goes along with the trip to Mc_Donald's for Lane. The restaurant is literally across the parking lot from the hotel. Mind you the parking lot is about the size of one street block. Emi was asleep so Lane was going to go over there to get it and bring it back. On the way over and back, Lane was asked if he wanted "a massage" by 3 different women. At first his reaction was, "WHAT?" and then it dawned on him what they were really soliciting. He said, "No" but the 1st lady kept asking him almost all the way to Mc_Donald's. The funny part is that the entire time Lane kept telling her no, in his head he was saying, "No, I don't want a massage...I want a Big Mac!"

On that note, I'm going to leave you with a photo of Sleeping Beauty Lane took on Friday while she was napping in Changsha before they checked out of the hotel. Look at her cute little feet hanging out of the crib.