Medical Exam and Phone Calls Home

Eddie's Mom was curious how Kate was sleeping at night. We are happy to report that she has been sleeping through the entire night, ten hours plus, every night since she came to live with us. We usually have to wake her up in the morning. She's a perfect match for us. We like to sleep in too.

Getting ready for another exciting day:







Another breakfast at the White Swan:





Kate likes her Cheerios and Bananas:



Today's only scheduled event was the babies' official medical exam.

Gathering to leave for the clinic:



We arrive at the clinic:




Christi with Maryann Maas:



John and Bridget Sheahan with Fiona:



Kate's first exam:




Lydia Byrne:



Simon helping MeiLing Hanson with her numbers in English:



Kate's second exam:



- 19.5 pounds -



- 73 centimeters (28 inches) -



Proud daddy:



Kate's third and last exam:



Sleepy girl:



On the walk back from the clinic, the retirees were exercising in the park on Shaiman Island -



- and the school children were having activities outside:






Paul and Madeline Smith:



The park is a narrow strip several blocks long running through the center of the small island:



We returned to the hotel and made some phone calls. First to Granny Faye -






"I may need to take some notes"




Father and daughter:



The next call was to Nanna Sue -










At lunch time, Kate took her scheduled nap for the first time. With an almost overwhelming sense of normality, we cooked lunch in the room (Simon helped us find some vegetarian instant noodle soup when we were in Carrefour), and sat and watched Battlestar Galactica while we ate (with much appreciation to I-Tunes.)

Later, we strolled the island and did a little shopping, and in the process met a beautiful cat. (We always meet a memorable cat on all of our trips). This beauty was sleeping in the entryway to one of the more interesting shops on the island.



We had a lovely dinner with David and Therese and Lydia Byrne, Ken and April and Chloe Brown, and Michael Flynn, Linda Sattler and Rosie at the Cow Bridge Thai Restaurant.

For the record, the only place we had eaten outside of the hotel here in Guangzhou up to this point has been Lucy's, where you can get a mean Grilled Cheese with fries and a huge plate of stir fried broccoli.