Monday, May 15, 2006
Today was Sophie's medical appointment. We met in the lobby at
9:30
after a leisurely breakfast. There really is no other way to eat
in
Sophie's world. Every meal takes at least 45 minutes and she
really picks up
steam as she goes along. She also changes her food preferences
daily, I
can never tell what she's going to like from one day to the
next. It's
great to have a buffet to choose from, I don't know what I'm
going to
do once we get home though!
At the physical Sophie weighed in at 29.2 pounds and just shy of
35
inches tall. She is SO big! The 18-24 month clothes I brought
for her are
too short, I guess there is some shopping in my future ;) Sophie
did
well with the exam, but she did get frightened when they took
her
temperature. When they did the 'hearing' exam, she didn't
respond. Of course
she can hear just fine, she just didn't want to interact with
the doctor
at the time. The doctor asked me several times if she could hear
and
seemed content with my affirmative response, and passed her on
the exam.
As far as interacting with me, though, she is really starting to
come
out of her shell. She just babbles and points out things all the
time to
me. The lets me know what she wants very effectively, we haven't
had
any real communications problems so far. She's learned to sign
"more" and
"please". She wants me to hold her frequently, especially when
she's
woken up in the morning or after a nap, and I happy oblige. She
has never
really had a problem with eye contact and showing expressions of
affection, and we seem to be back on track after our setback at
the
orphanage.
After her physical we had a free day so we headed to the park.
The
weather was beautiful so we both enjoyed being outside,
especially the
local playground. She figured out quickly how to get down the
slide, it
seemed like it was all such a new experience before, I don't
think they
had an outdoor playground at the SWI.
After the park we shopped
and then
headed back to the hotel for her nap. When she woke up she was a
little
sad and I worried that she didn't want me to be there, but when
I
offered to pick her up, she clung to me. We headed down to the
White Swan
playroom and she really enjoyed herself this time, getting toys
and
wandering around a bit by herself. We ate at Lucy's with a
family we met in Nanning and enjoyed the evening. I'm starting to count down the
days
until we get to head home! |
At Sophie's physical
I'm 29.2 pounds!
At the park on Shamian Island
Following the leader |
