Doctor Appointment

Today our very large group of adoptee families (15 just with our agency) drove to the doctor's office to get the customary medical check and visa pictures.  Fu Lian did fantastic for the 2 hours we were there.  He first got his photo taken for his Visa to come to the US.  We waited a long time for him to move to the next step, but he did well.  Next he got his height and weight checked, then his ear, nose and throat checked, then a full body general exam, them a more thorough vision exam, and finally a blood test to check for TB.  He was nervous for the vision exams, and wanted to hold my hand through most of it.  But, when it came time for the blood draw, he needed to go in the room without either of us.  When the door opened again, he was all smiles.  What a big boy!

Being cool in their sunglasses

OK... we are all cool!

Photo bomb by Jonny

Poor guy was so nervous for this exam. Then the doctor asked him to sit in a chair and look in a mirror across the room to test his eyes.  The poor kid was so confused why he needed to look in the mirror across the room, when the eye chart was over his head!  

All smiles after the blood test

Showing off his bandaid

Holding his bandaid, just how the doctor asked him to.

After the appointment, we attempted to eat lunch at McDonald's, across the parking lot from our hotel, but Fu Lian was done following directions.  So we headed to the hotel and let him have a temper tantrum in peace.  There was not quite as much physical frustration today, but still so much anger, fear, grief, (insert you own emotion) being released.  We are discovering that he needs much more physical playtime than our other children, so Chris took them to the hotel playground for a long time.  After returning to the room, Fu Lian had another outburst.  We decided to try to have a guide speak with him and let him know that we love him and will not leave him and need him to not hurt himself or others.  Even though google translate has been speaking to him about this, we wanted a human to express it.  Plus, when he is in his mood, he sticks his fingers in his ears and refuses to listen to google translate. :)

Fu Lian swinging with daddy.

Ethan is hanging out at the playground.

Our guide was gentle with him and gave us a few pointers. So, we will attempt a few adventures away from the hotel tomorrow, and hope he doesn't have an outburst around a busy street (or parking lot like today!).  He is catching on to English quite well, although not speaking it, as he has not had to communicate verbally prior to now.