Well how do I sum up our medical appointment today? Organized Mass Chaos!!! You take hundreds of families with brand new adopted babies and throw them all into a very small medical building with no room for strollers or even diaper bags, turn off the air, turn on the heat and prepare to listen to all the babies cry at the same time. Doesn't that sound like something you would want to do on a daily basis? haha Oh my was it insane. Annabel did great. I was expecting her to scream and fight the Doctors, but remember, today was a good day for her. She woke up on the right side of the bed and stayed that way all day. She just sat there totally compliant with the Doctors. I was actually a little sad I didnt get all the pics of her screaming bloody murder. haha She looked just fine in her photos. So I found out she has ear wax. Thats it. She turned her head when they squeaked the toy so her hearing must be great. Our guide said please don't ask for a copy of her medical report because the medical report is somewhat of a joke. He said hopefully your DR back home with give her a better check up and if he doesnt get a new DR. haha After the medical appointment was over we chose not to go back with our group to the hotel and stayed on the the island to shop. We had lunch at Lucy's (all Americans in there and yes we ordered Cheese Burgers and fries). Lucy's is kind of like a Denny's I guess. After that we bought some silk dresses for Annabel and had her photo done on the red couch at the While Swan hotel. Quite the tradition for adoptive parents. Then we shopped shopped shopped. Annabel was amazing. She loved all the shops and everyone had to hold and play with her in each store we went to. I was grateful because it made her very happy. I have no clue how we are going to get all of this home. We are going back tomorrow to have some silk items custom made. Can't wait!!! We had to stop shopping because we had so many bags that people stopped bargaining with us because they assumed we must have had a fat wallet. We actually just got some really good deals. I love shopping at places like this where the prices are negotiable. Prior to that it was easy to talk them down. It rained a lot today but it felt so good. Annabel loved standing out in the rain reaching up and grabbing the water drops. It made me wonder if she has ever felt rain before. It is 8pm and she is still laughing and giggling as I type. We ordered pizza tonight from Papa Johns. They deliver to our hotel so we are pretty excited about that....... Ok it is now a few hours later. We ordered spaghetti for Annabel. She LOVED IT. She kept giving me the spoon to feed her. As fast as I was shoveling it in. She chewed, swallowed and opened her mouth up again. It was hysterical. I am assuming she never had that taste before. I know what I am cooking me first day home. haha God bless, Tamara
