Visa and Exam Day

Our Day started out today with breakfast as usual and Emma actually sat on Mama's lap while she fed her. We are making progress everyday with getting closer and closer to Jenn. She still has flickers of oh, Mama's too close, but fewer and fewer.

We had visa pictures first thing this morning and physical exams all for the immigration process. Luckily we were the first group of families at the clinic , because when we left an hour later, there were three -four times as many families waiting to be seen by the exam doctors.

Emma was poked and prodded,measured and weighed, and eyes, ears, and nose checked.

Here she was being weighed, and the grand total was..............................22 lbs. She weighs three more lbs than the last report we had gotten before we came to get her. We weren't told much more info other than that and guessed everything was normal or they would have told us.

While Jenn went to our guides room at the White Swan Hotel, Emma and Eric went swimming on the 10th floor of our hotel. Emma did fine much to my surprise. I didn't think she would like getting in the water, because of our bathing experiences.

We went to a local cafe for some Chinese style American food. My in-laws John and Evelyn know a former pastor at their home church that has spent some time teaching English to University students in Guangzhou. He recommended "Lucy's Cafe," and had brought an Idaho License plate back to them to display. There were many other plates from other states and locations all over the restaurant.

All over Shamain Island (where we are staying, along the pearl river) are statues of different figures, we saw this one as Jenn likes pug dogs, and had to pose with Emma on him. Also in the background is a stroller that Emma now decide she was ok with. Baba is sure happy with her decision to ride in the stroller now. Actually his back is happiest of all.

Not as much happening tomorrow. We are taking a trip to a Pearl Market, for a lesson in pearls, and probably another opportunity to buy some for Emma, for when she is older.

Thanks again for all of the emails and posts. We can't wait to get back home.

Eric, Jenn Emma, and Evelyn.