Here's a little smile from Kenny - Dad can really get him going sometimes!
We've spent the last few days seeing some of the sites of Hanoi - keeping our travels to a minimum as the stimuli is a lot for Ken, and me too! We attempted to go to church, the Cathedral of Hanoi in a great part of town, it was packed, spilling out onto the sidewalks on each three sides. When we went back again at night it was even more crowded and they had a video screen hanging from the side of the church, filming mass....can you imagine the crowds spilling out onto Ogden Ave in front of SFX! The choir was beautiful - and even though you couldn't understand, it was still very moving. The Vietnamese clap after the homily! Here is a shot from our cell phone...
We pick up passports today, medical visit tomorrow and waiting, waiting for our embassy call. Bud told me there was an article in the Tribune about Int'l Adoptions, specifically Guatemala; I hope you all know a lot of dark things do happen in the adoption world - even in the good ole USA. But we are truly lucky to have chosen an agency whose main focus is the children and giving them better homes.
One of our team members went back to Dong Anh yesterday, she is a med doc, and she told me there were so many babies in the orphanage...waiting to be placed and looking for homes. Luckily there are more countries adopting from VN, b/c the US is making it so difficult for families due to publicity etc. etc. on adoptions. A few of Ken's crib mates are in the hospital - which is very sad for us all here...hoping they get better soon. The doctor only visits the kids once a week, so any other visits they can get from a med team is good. It seems this virus is running through Dong Anh. Another group of parents arrived yesterday, they are the last that can come in country for a while because of the Immigration changes.
Covering some of the babies w/the blankets I made
4 comments:
Claire and Bud! Great pictures, as always. Following your journey is very fascinating indeed. Kenny seems to be thriving and the way he reacted to Bud's voice is beyond cute. Best of luck with the rest of your Embassy process. Can't wait to meet your little guy.
Claire and Bud,
Kenny has the cutest smile, so happy to see such joy in his face.
I'm happy to see that the baby carrier is working for you!
Best wishes,
Monica Ferro
Charlie says... "what a cute baby!"
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