A Day at the Doctor's Office

Today, we took Lucy Hope to the doctor's office. It wasn't because of her sickness, although if we were home with her, we'd probably be sitting in her new pediatrician's office because of her cough and congestion. Funny, we were worried about our own colds and the possibility of infecting her and it turns out that she's got the same type of cough we've been struggling with for weeks. We also learned yesterday that many of the children in the orphanage are struggling with the very same cough and congestion.

This trip to the doctor was a part of the process for obtaining a Visa for Lucy Hope to travel home with us. The doctors and nurses did an ENT inspection, they checked her weight and height, they did a full examination of her body, and they did a TB test. Lucy was not too happy about all the poking and prodding - especially the TB test. However, in spite of her misgivings about the whole adventure, Lucy Hope did well.





Afterward, we came back to the Garden Hotel for lunch and to meet with our in-country facilitators regarding the remaining itinerary and our plans for flying back to America. It's been a long trip and so we are anxious to come home and to see our family and friends again. Austin got to see first hand how the process works, as he was recruited to help a family who had adopted two children to complete their paperwork and checklist. He and I also met with our facilitator to go over the photographs we (mostly Austin) had taken at the orphanage. The two meetings lasted over 3 hours and involved everything from medical reports and vaccination affidavits to transportation and travel plans. Austin got to see the paperwork and legwork required for intercountry adoption firsthand. He said he now understands why we were always so busy leading up to this step.

Tomorrow, Connie gets to go shopping. Uh, oh!

God Bless You,
Jerry, Connie, Austin, Lily Grace, Lia Faith, and Lucy Hope
Green, Party of Six