Gracie's Medical Exam on Shamian Island, Guangzhou

In preparation for the US Consulate swearing in ceremony on Thursday, Gracie had to undergo a Chinese medical exam at the local clinic. The clinic was a very clean place and very busy. Grace was a trooper and didn't cry once (oops! I just looked at the photos and saw that she cried most of the time! I guess I blocked that part out.). She really was more curious than scared. First the doctor examined her by measuring her head size, and pressing on her tummy. Then the nurse took her weight and height. She told us that Grace weighed 19 lbs. I don't know how accurate the scale was, but I was guessing she was about 18 lbs. So she's pretty close to what we expected. Following the weigh-in the nurse checked her hearing, looked in her ears and her throat. Everything looked good. Alison told us that the doctor had written down that Grace had heat rash. Of course, we knew that already. Anyway, we left there and were on our own for shopping.