doctor appointment

Will had his first doctor appointment yesterday. We were there for 2 hours and while it was stressful for us all, I have to say he was pretty much a Trooper. We had to make a choice with his immunizations. Either start from scratch or do a blood draw to send off to see which, if any, he had to repeat. Since the blood draw was necessary to do other screenings, we opted for that. For the first time I saw our boy cry. Oh, he held back until the nurses left, then turned his head and leaked those precious tears. Sweet son! How many tears have you cried with no one to care or comfort you???? NEVER AGAIN, will you suffer alone!

On a happier note, we went to his future school where he enjoyed recess outside with his brother and sister. We are trying to decide what grade would be the best placement for him 5th or 4th. I'm told he was in 6th grade in Shanghai, but we won't consider throwing him into Middle School. Will is much smaller than we expected, only 54 pounds. Size wise, 4th would be a better placement. He can add, subtract, and multiply well. We'll try division next week. The Language will be the real challenge. He says more and more every day. He's starting to say a few short phrases these last couple days.