The dreaded medical visit

Today we had the medical appointment where Joseph received a quick physical, height, weight, ear, heart and a TB test....we first had his heart listened to....the doctor went and got another doctor...they both listened to him...they asked us if we knew he had a heart problem....wasnt sure if that was standard or if they were worried or what that was about...but in the end the two doctors that listened to his heart let us go to the next "station" so I was relieved...when we were leaving one of the doctors told Mike "he's very smart"........not sure how he knew that since Joseph just laid there patiently while they listened to him but it was nice to hear :-)...when we get home we will take him to the doctor to get a better understanding of his current condition...he seems to be doing great...he has no problem walking distances and we have not seen any "blue" tint when he is winded so we are happy about that......we had other families join our group today that have come from different provinces...I always love to meet new people and their children and hear their stories...we have been praying that God would open doors for people to help us advocate for some of these older kids that were met during this trip that need families and the momma I sat next to at lunch was one of the moderators for one of the biggest advocate groups!...so, i felt that was an answered prayer....she will get together with Shannan and they will work together to try to advocate for these kids...the pictures today speak for themselves...the tear was after the TB test...I think Miko told him it would hurt so he was prepared so I was glad...there is a picture on the bus of Joseph and Rebecca i thought was sweet...oh and the pic of him at the restaurant I took to show how he likes to clean his table after he is done...I will try to keep up the good habits he has learned...he puts his toys away by himself too...he is starting to try to communicate with us more...not by language but gestures....today at breakfast the waitress filled our coffee cups and passed up his...he yelled "eh!" and looked at the waitress and pointed to his coffee cup...it was funny...instead, jillian went and got him warm soy milk that he drank from his coffee cup....we are still really enjoying our time here together...we will look foward to getting home to see James, the rest of our family and friends but for now I am appreciating the moment :-)...