Shots and Chi Paos

We got up this morning and enjoyed another wonderful breakfast buffet. We sure are eating well! We had a few hours before we had to go to the clinic for FuMei's check up. They were really quick with getting everyone through in under an hour. She had to have 4 shots and a TB skin test. This was the first time we have seen her cry since we got her on Monday. To us that is amazing! It was nice to be able to comfort her in her moment of fear and pain.

We did find out that she is having difficulty seeing out of her right eye. That is the side that her cleft is on. She completely failed the eye exam when covering the left eye. They then tried to give her corrective lenses to try and she was able to only read the very top letter (the one that is 6 inches tall!) They said it appears she has a lazy eye and poor vision in that eye. We had noticed that she occasionally bumped in to things on the right. We didn't think anything of it, but now it makes sense. Please pray that our eye Dr. in the States will be able to evaluate her vision and correct the problem.


The rest of the afternoon was spent exploring our surroundings. We walked through a Chinese Medicine market and a pet market. It was fun to see all the animals for sale. And these ones weren't for eating! We also found a great shop that sells Chinese silk outfits and bought FuMei a bright pink one and she immediately put it on when we returned. It's beautiful on her. The girls were given some silk for Christmas from a good friend of ours, Edi, and this shop also makes ChiPao's to order. So we are having their's made out of this silk that we brought with. We finished the day with a lighter meal nearby and picked up our laundry and headed home, exhausted.

Tomorrow we have free time. We will attend a church service in the late morning at a Christian church nearby. Other than that we hope to just rest a little. Not so easy when we have 5 kids going stir crazy in the hotel room. Pray for a little rest for Mom and Dad. We are having sweet times as a family, and almost hate to stop and jump back in to life at home. We know life will look a lot different, as we contemplate how to do school and take care of FuMei's needs for speech therapy and other Dr. appointments. Please be praying for that transition for us all. Thank you.