We were able to walk (yeah!) for the appointment to have the babies checked by doctors. This is one of the required sign-offs that is needed before you are allowed to leave the country. We were again with Lana and sweet Ansley, but were split up for the exams. When we met up again, Lana said, "that wasn't Lulu that I heard, was it?". Lulu doesn't like strangers holding her and screamed like a banshee when I had to hand her off for the different exams. I don't blame her! As Richard wisely said, "Ah, that is the temper we heard about". The exam included weighing her (20lbs and screaming) measuring her (can't remember what they said), checking her heartbeat (how they heard anything over the screaming is a miracle) and a hearing test. The hearing test, like everything else, was conducted by a man in a white coat. When we entered the room he had his feet up on the examining table and was eating an orange. He casually sat up and put the fruit down when we entered. He had me hold Lulu while he squeaked a rubber ducky (like the kind you have in bathtubs) by her left ear and took another bite of his orange. Lulu looked at the duck and then looked at me as if to say, "what the heck?". He waited a second and squeaked the same ducky by her left ear. She glanced, he seemed satisfied and went back to eating his orange. Very odd, but apparently we passed and that is all that matters.
That night was New Year's Eve. Perrin had a peanut butter sandwich. I ate multiple packets of yummy biscuits covered in peanut butter..if only I had looked closer at the packaging I might not have had the New Year's Eve stomach ache. Neal decided to have pasta left over from my lunch that afternoon. I jokingly recommended he heat it in the sauna in our bathroom. Apparently it was quite tasty!
Lulu was asleep by 7, Perrin by 7:30 and I was down by 8pm. Neal went out for a massage and then came home to shower and sit in the (pasta) sauna. So gross! Anyway, the important thing is that we are so excited to start the new year with the newest member of our family.
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