March 14

Ni hao ya'll! We got to sleep in again this morning. Macy didn't get up until 8:20. I guess we wore her out last night in the play room and walking all over the place. We had another wonderful breakfast with some new friends that adopted a special needs baby. We are the only ones in our group that are special. (really)
We just had 1 thing on the agenda this morning and that was filling out some important paperwork. Since Macy doesn't want me out of her sight, Jason was in charge of the paperwork. I gave him the rundown of everything that I brought with us and sent him on his way. He only had to call 1 time to find out where I was born so he did really good. We ordered pizza from Papa John's for lunch. It tasted very similar to ours in the states except it was a lot greasier. Macy ate a little bit but preferred the crust over the sauce.
After supper, we went walking around the city with Macy in her stroller. That was the first time that she has sat in it without throwing a fit. Big breakthrough! We walked around for about 1 hour checking out a Lamborghini store, a shopping mall, and the subway. It is good to just get out of the room for awhile. Then, we let her take a bath for about 35 minutes to just play around in there. The tantrum when we got out of the tub was not as long as before. I think that she is understanding that we will get in there several times a week.
Each day brings new discoveries and new challenges with Macy. Adopting an older child (2 years old) with special needs is a different ballgame than adopting a healthy infant. Each option has their own set of challenges and obstacles and we are dealing with them the best way that we know how. It is tough being a parent in general especially adding on the ingredients of an older child that is strong-willed, our communication barrier, and the hurt that she feels from being torn from the only place that she has known. Even with all those challenges, nothing beats her running to me and giving me a hug around the neck, smiling from ear to ear, laughing out loud at Baba, and getting excited about the little things that we take for granted. I know that the Lord has brought us to this place for this time. We are continually amazed at how she fits in perfectly with our family. We love her so much!
We have to go back to the medical exam office tomorrow to check the results of Macy's TB test. If it comes back positive, we will have to get a chest x-ray and then determine what our next step is in the process. We pray that it comes back negative and then we don't have to go down that path. Until next time...