China Day 11: TB result & red couch attempt

Today we went back to the medical clinic for them to check Hannah's TB test.  It was negative, so that was good news.  The traditional "red couch" picture with our agency was scheduled for 2:30, so we tried to get her down for an early nap.  She didn't fall asleep until close to 1, and we had to wake her up at 2 to get ready to get the picture taken.  It is tradition for adoptive families to take their child's picture on a red couch at the White Swan.  Adoptive families have been doing this for years, so I was really excited to put Hannah in a traditional dress and get her picture with the group of kids from our travel group.  Since we woke her up, she was not in a good mood, but when we got to the White Swan hotel where the picture was being taken, things went from bad to worse.  She was screaming nonstop.  I don't mean just crying, but screaming at the top of her lungs.  We couldn't get her in the picture at all because she was throwing a complete screaming fit.  We actually had to go back to the hotel, missing both the picture and the afternoon tea with our travel group.  She probably screamed for 45 minutes, and there was nothing we could do to snap her out of it.  We think something triggered her to start grieving again.  We put her in a dress her foster mom gave us, so we're wondering if that's what did it.  But she was also extremely tired, so it may have been a combination.  All we know is that it was just awful.  She had been doing so well, so this setback was really devastating for all of us.  We laid low in the hotel room the rest of the afternoon where she was quickly back to her laughing, playful self.  We didn't even attempt to go to a restaurant for dinner, but went to a deli shop where you can order and eat outside.  We didn't take many pictures today, but there are a few from the park here on the island.  They have statues all throughout the park, and Liuxia wasn't sure what to think of them. She eventually went up and touched them, but wasn't sure about them.  The other picture is her with her new parasol that we bought today.  Now she is a true Zhejiang girl, as almost everyone in her province carries one around to shade themselves from the sun!