N is now an official Chinese citizen. Actually, she was one before but she now has her very own Chinese passport to prove it! I learned yesterday that the reason we are in China longer than other groups that adopt from other provinces, is that the Guangdong provice just recently enacted a law that requires a 5 day waiting period from the time her passport was applied for. Other provinces start counting this time from the time the parents get the child. This adds 5 extra days to our trip, and the conspiracy theorists among us think they do that on purpose so we have to spend more money in Guangzhou! Maybe there is a little truth to that.
Now that she has a passport, we were able to get her medical appointment done today. It is pretty much just a quick routine appointment, there are no detailed checks of any kind: primarily just verifying her sex (?), weight, height, length, hearing, and chest sounds. She weighed in at just over 10kg (22lbs), so we figured out why our arms and backs are sore!
On Monday we have an appointment at the US Consulate where we apply for her visa. She will be entering the US under a Chinese passport with a visa, but she will become a US citizen immediately upon entering the country. Then on Tuesday, we will get her visa and have her swearing-in ceremony. We will be done filling-out paperwork and paying fees, finally!
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