Day Seven: Medical Appointment

So Thursday came and so did Chengbin's medical appointment.  We were still dealing with some serious obstinence. 

Chengbin, hold hands.  No
Chengbin, hold mama's hand or baba's hand.  No
Chengbin, let's go this way.  (Stops in his steps.  Determined not to move...  No

This little guy is seriously stubborn!!!  We get a few minutes away from our hotel and he completely shuts down.  He gets quiet, unhappy, and VERY obstinate!!!  In the room, happy boy.  Out of the room, angry boy, determined to do the opposite of what we ask.  Not sure of the cause yet.  Just kind of considering it a shut down-cause unknown.

We went to the medical appointment in the morning.  We breezed through all the stations, and as expected, we had no tears or issues with the blood test.  Sadly, our little guy is more than used to needles and blood tests.  He was a little obstinate at first, but we were able to get him focused on toys and doing what needed to get done to get out of there.

 We were very lucky and the whole process took about 30-40 minutes.  We were one of only 3 adoptive families there at that time.  Our little guy did okay!  It's so much change and craziness for a child who has spent every day of their life for many years within the walls of an orphanage on a rigid schedule!

Here's a pic of my silly boy!

We kept it simple the rest of the day.  Swimming or as Chengbin likes to exclaim "Yo Yong!!!"  Also his first pizza (not a fan by the way)!!  This little guy is slowly but surely making progress in his attachment.  We can really see the difference when we go swimming!  I also took Kate out for a special shopping day during his nap, but since those  pics are on my iphone, I'll do a separate post about that. :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Fannie, Matt, Katie, & Chengbin