Days 5 and 6

We got a little behind in our posting. Yesterday was another rainy day in Hanoi. Every time we thought the rain would let up enough to get to the park, it would start again. We ended up going back to the mall instead just so that we could walk around. We found some very tasty chocolate there! The rest of the day we spent taking pictures and making movies of our baby boy. We had hoped to post some clips, but the file format is not compatible with Blogger. We'll have to find a good conversion program so we can get some up.

This morning we met with Mr. Linh and Mr. Dat to fill out the I600 application. There were a lot of typos in the paperwork from Phu Tho so we're waiting for those to be corrected before we make our appt. for the I600 interview. Everything is supposed to be ready to go this afternoon, so we're hoping for an interview on Tuesday. Monday is a US holiday and the Embassy will be closed. We heard that a Typhoon hit central Vietnam last night and that 200,000 people had to be evacuated. We had some hard rain in Hanoi last night, but that was about it. It did stay rain free long enough today to finally go to the park! It was cloudy and breezy today so it kept the temperature down. Funny though, the humidity seems to be 9000% no matter what the weather is doing! We enjoyed our walk though and the park is beautiful. I would love to see it in the spring time when everything is in bloom.

Unfortunately, this is my last day here and I leave for the airport later tonight. Needless to say I feel uneasy about leaving Karen and Tanner here, but I know they are in good hands. The hotel staff has been amazing. We also heard that there are two families arriving over the next two days and I think two more next week. Congratulations to those families, you are in for a great ride.

Tanner is doing great. He is already eating 6 ounces of a Vietnamese/American formula mix at one time and he lets you know if he hasn't had enough. Last night he slept 6 hours between feedings and then slept until morning. He is very smiley and can be quite talkative. We got him a teether when we were at the mall yesterday, he seems to be bothered by the teeth he has coming in.

Karen and Tanner: I am already missing you two tremendously. We will all be anxiously waiting for you to come home. I love you.