Yesterday afternoon we completed the paperwork for the US Consulate and then we woke up the girls from their naps. Brooke was out of sorts again so we took her to the medical clinic in the hotel, where the Dr. indicated she has a mild case of Tonsillitis. She said her throat was quite red and her Tonsils were swollen. Still our girl was all smiles for the doctor and laughing. She said not to worry that overall Brooke is a very healthy girl but Tonsillitis can get worse so we have to monitor her and make sure there is no temperature. If there is we are to bring her back. She also said that sometimes this will disappear upon returning to the US as the air is so polluted in Guangzhou that the baby's respiratory system is taxed. anyways, she prescribed a different antibiotic, cough med, benadryl (reduce swelling), a phlegm reducer and some vitamins to replenish her immune system from the previous dose of antibiotic. Now try getting it down her throat! Even though everything was strawberry flavor and smelled sweet and delicious there was just no way she was going to take it. So I had to shoot it down with a syringe amidst her screaming like I was killing her. The doctor will check her out again Thursday afternoon before we leave on Friday to make sure she is okay for flying home.
Then we were planned on crossing from the Island (we are on a small island called Shamain Island) to reach McDonald's for dinner. We planned to walk but one of the shop owners said we should hail a cab. We we did that. First of all, all the cabs have color TV monitors between the drivers seat and the back seat and you can not see out the front window to see where you are going. He ended up dropping us off at a place a McDonald's had supposedly been. So I began asking young people where the McDonald's was. We seemed to walk many blocks still confirming with the Chinese name of McDonalds written out, that we were walking in the right direction. It felt strange being a little lost in Guangzhou with a baby and 3 year old in tow.
We did make it to McDonald's which was part of a huge outdoor ultramodern and crowed pedestrian mall. It was dark and the main plaza was lit like times square. In the plaza was 2 McDonald's, KFC, Papa Johns and numerous stands selling some unrecognizable food (or parts of animals) that people were chomping down like crazy.
At McDonald's we got in line but then were pulled out by the Mgr. who gave us a laminated menu and we pointed to our choices including the happy meal with chicken nuggets for Sienna. My only disappointment was there was no diet coke. John had a big mac meal, Sienna the happy meal with corn instead of french fries ( a it came with a teenage mutant ninja turtle toy)and I had the chicken sandwich with ice tea. Quite a few people tried to communicate and we did a little with our Chinese travelers book. However, they speak Cantonese here and I had been working on the Mandarin dialect so that added to the confusion. After we left the restaurant there was a huge roundabout next to the mall with a taxi stop and we were able to jump in one and get back to the hotel in 5 minutes.
Today we wait in our room while our rep attends our consulate appt.on our behalf. She will call us with any problems she might have. Later we are going to the Pearl Market and I may do some serious damage....this is to be seen.
We are on home stretch now and starting to get a little antsy to come home and show off our new family.
But we enjoyed our little adventure last night out on our own.
Then we were planned on crossing from the Island (we are on a small island called Shamain Island) to reach McDonald's for dinner. We planned to walk but one of the shop owners said we should hail a cab. We we did that. First of all, all the cabs have color TV monitors between the drivers seat and the back seat and you can not see out the front window to see where you are going. He ended up dropping us off at a place a McDonald's had supposedly been. So I began asking young people where the McDonald's was. We seemed to walk many blocks still confirming with the Chinese name of McDonalds written out, that we were walking in the right direction. It felt strange being a little lost in Guangzhou with a baby and 3 year old in tow.
We did make it to McDonald's which was part of a huge outdoor ultramodern and crowed pedestrian mall. It was dark and the main plaza was lit like times square. In the plaza was 2 McDonald's, KFC, Papa Johns and numerous stands selling some unrecognizable food (or parts of animals) that people were chomping down like crazy.
At McDonald's we got in line but then were pulled out by the Mgr. who gave us a laminated menu and we pointed to our choices including the happy meal with chicken nuggets for Sienna. My only disappointment was there was no diet coke. John had a big mac meal, Sienna the happy meal with corn instead of french fries ( a it came with a teenage mutant ninja turtle toy)and I had the chicken sandwich with ice tea. Quite a few people tried to communicate and we did a little with our Chinese travelers book. However, they speak Cantonese here and I had been working on the Mandarin dialect so that added to the confusion. After we left the restaurant there was a huge roundabout next to the mall with a taxi stop and we were able to jump in one and get back to the hotel in 5 minutes.
Today we wait in our room while our rep attends our consulate appt.on our behalf. She will call us with any problems she might have. Later we are going to the Pearl Market and I may do some serious damage....this is to be seen.
We are on home stretch now and starting to get a little antsy to come home and show off our new family.
But we enjoyed our little adventure last night out on our own.
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