Maggie is 2 and was recently adopted from China. She is what my grandmother would call a "pistol", meaning she is full of energy and enthusiasm. She didn't quite know what to think of me and my camera. I'm her doctor, and she remembers getting blood tests the first day she came to see me, so she was a little suspicious. She eventually warmed up and began telling stories. I couldn't tell what she was saying, but it must have been a joke, because she had a loud and contagious laugh after she told me her story. We were holding hands on the way back to her house, so she must have forgiven me for the blood test.


2010 Update: Maggie had her surgery last fall. I haven't had the chance to take her picture since her incisions have healed until today. She is still a "pistol"!