July 8

Today was the day that we went back to the civil affairs office and the notary and had our family photo taken. Catherine had already talked to them and found out that everyone that had been there yesterday was coming early to do the interviews. So she had us meet at 10:30 and we got there at 11am. The civil affairs office was closing at noon so they hustled us through. We got off the elevator and had our photo taken. Then I was ushered into the notary, very nice lady who asked me different questions, I signed papers, Karen took pictures then back to the waiting area. Very quickly I was in the other office answering more questions, signing more papers, taking more pictures and Maeve was MINE! MINE, MINE MINE! Did I mention that she is now MINE!

Now I have two daughters. A 4 ½ gorgeous, super smart, multi-talented Dani and a 15 month sweet baby Maeve who is opening up everyday and showing more and more of her personality. Don’t let those big eyes full you, Karen and I have caught glimpses of a very mischievous person.

After lunch 4 families were meeting to go to the western clinic. It was a very short ride but nice to see another part of Guangzhou. No one was at the clinic when we got there. We went right in to see the doctor. Maeve was NOT happy to see him, I was, however, as she had a rattling cough all night with some wheezing. Turns out she has bronchitis, a throat infection as well as a fever of 102. All I had was teething medication and baby toothpaste. So the doctor loaded me up with drugs. Yeah drugs! I got Tylenol, an antibiotic, cough syrup and something to open up her airways. He did say that her VSD sounded really loud. He said that was good as it meant that the VSD was small. If it had been big it would have sounded softer. Karen and I gave Maeve her first dose when we got back to the Victory. She was not happy. After the nighttime dose she went to sleep and slept more soundly than the night before.
This has nothing to do with the day, I just love the picture.