Aaron is OFFICIALLY OURS!!! (Adoption Day)

Aaron slept well last night - in our big king sized bed, as planned. I think they do not have covers on when they sleep at his SWI, as he kept taking it off. They probably don't need them due to the heat/humidity, but our room has AC. We actually had to wake him up at 7 so we could go to breakfast. Then we played in the room (did I mention he is ACTIVE!!). We had a nice breakfast. He ate scrambled egg, congee, about 10 pieces of cantaloupe, loved BACON, a few pieces of pastry. He is a good eater!
If we ask, "Is it good?" he nods.
When we get in the mirrored elevator, he now says HELLO and Ni hao (hello in Mandarin)
Today, at 10:20 our guide and driver picked us up. I was LESS THAN PLEASED on the ride when our guide looked at all the paperwork I had filled out last night (in the bathroom no less, because Aaron is too active to be filling out official paperwork around!), and she said, "Oh no, you used the wrong type of pen. In China it must be INK pen not ball point." WELL, I wanted to SHOUT, the time to tell me that would have been last night when you gave me the paperwork! So, when we got to the Guangdong Province Adoption Center, I had to spend about 15 minutes going over all my writing in black ink...UGH! Such a pain!
We were first taken to the registration room where they asked us questions about ourselves, looked at our passports, and asked us if we wanted to adopt Aaron. Of course we said YES, and they filled out the paperwork.
Then, we went to the notary, who asked us more questions. These were more detailed. I asked both women to sign Aaron's special "When You Were Born in China" book. I was upset to have FORGOTTEN their gifts! (They are up on the TV to keep out of a certain little boy's reach. Our guide said it is no problem and in fact I did not see many other families there today with gifts. Now I just found that in addition to the female director of the SWI, there is a man who is in a high position, so I will have a gift for him on Thursday, and I'll also be able to give a gift to our driver, who we like very much). In the end a photo was taken of us and of Aaron. He is ours! We are so lucky!
We went from there to the Guangzhou Medical Clinic on Shamian Island. This is for people who are immigrating to the U.S. We have heard horror stories of how busy it is, especially on Saturdays, so were thrilled when our guide suggested we go now. She called to tell them we were coming, so they would not start lunch. We arrived and were taken right away.
First person looked in ears and mouth.
Second person asked us a lot of questions and listened to his heart and lungs.
Third person did the medical exam of Aaron's body. Aaron did great, lying still and quiet and not making a peep.
Fourth person had him get on a scale and do weight and height.
Then, last person did the TB test. We get the results in two days. Now one ODD thing is that right before they put the needle in his arm, they popped a piece of hard candy in his mouth. CAN YOU IMAGINE!!! This would NEVER happen in U.S. If the child were to cry, he/she could choke. Donovan recently had his blood drawn and they asked first if he had anything in his mouth. Here they give them a dangerous hard candy before poking them! Hmm...
Last stop was to have his photo taken for his Passport. It was just two doors down from the medical clinic.
One odd thing...they didn't give us a medical report at all. I asked our guide but she said no, they just say he passed. Of course we go back Thursday or Friday afternoon to have the TB test results read, but we have no concerns about that being an issue.
We have busy days the next couple days.
Tomorrow we leave at 8:30 for Xiangjiang Safari Park. We should get there at 10, stay until 2:30, and have to go to the Police Station at 4. I'm not sure what we are picking up there, but our guide will meet us there.
Thursday we make the LONG trip to the orphanage to say thank you, present our gifts, ask questions, and say goodbye. It sounds like we will be there an hour or so. We hope very much to be able to see Aaron's finding spot.
Please keep us in your thoughts in the next couple days. It will be a busy couple of days, and the orphanage visit will be emotional I am sure.
PS - I can read all of your wonderful comments, so keep them coming. They come to my Yahoo email account and I read them (Thank you!). I won't be able to publish them on the blog or respond back until we get home.