American Dr. Visit

On March 25 Sarah went to her first American Dr. visit. She received 5 shots, got a tb test and was there for over 2 hours, a little different then the 15-20 minutes that was spent in China at her medical appointment. We then had to go over to the hospital lab and she had to have blood taken to do further testing. I almost fell over when the lab guy started getting out all the vials and told me they needed 9 vials filled. I was asking if he was really sure that was necessary, I mean that is alot of blood for a little tiny girl. I really hate that kind of thing and I felt so bad for Sarah, it seemed she had been through so much in one day, I hate all the poking. As a parent you always want to keep your children safe and protected and shielded from all the bad stuff and its always so hard when you see your child in pain even if it will help them later. Those feelings never change, even when your children grow up. You still worry and want so much for them to be safe and protected and not be in pain.

Well, we have been back to the dr. and got the test results back and Sarah is very healthy and we are grateful ! It was funny when the dr. first met Sarah, she said, "This girl is very strongwilled" I laughed and told her that was exactly what the nanny wanted us to know about her first off. She said that she could tell that Sarah was a survivor and that it most likely was her strongwilled personality that helped her get through the first 18 months in the orphanage. She thought she probably got some extra attention due to that fact, Todd and I had already drawn the same conclusion and felt in our hearts that this was definately the case.

Sarah is doing very well, so much for her to take in and so many changes for her. She is finally sleeping through the night and usually takes a nap in the day for a couple of hours. She loves to be a helper, weather it is helping put clothes in the washer and dryer or helping to put them away when they are done, she just grins as she helps and loves to hear what a big girl she is and what a good helper she is. She has picked up the meaning of things really fast, she knows her name and knows what we are talking about although she doesn't say too much herself. She babbles and points to things, sometimes I think she gets a little frustrated with us when we don't know exactly what she wants but we are doing pretty good figuring things out. She loves to play, loves music and is often found humming a little tune or wanting to "play" the piano. She likes to put on mom's makeup and loves to look beautiful in all her cute outfits. She is fasinated with shoes and if anyone leaves their shoes lying around she is sure to try them on and try to take a little walk in them. She has discovered that licking the beaters when someone whips cream is a pretty great thing and broccoli is a favorite food of hers.

We love to hear her laugh and giggle and her smile brightens up any day. She is a busy little girl and such a blessing, we waited a long time and she is definately worth the wait!