Well, I am sad to say that John has left Vietnam for Jakarta, leaving behind the three of us to fend for ourselves! We are very sad to see him go and we hope it won't be long before we get word that our Giving and Receiving ceremony will be soon and John can come back to get us! We want to go home!!
Now let me tell you about yesterday's adventure!!!
Since it was John's last day in Vietnam, we decided to go to the zoo. "Never mind those rain clouds," I boasted to John, "It will be fine!" Famous last words.
The zoo was great - lots of shady trees to walk under, very pretty, lions and tigers and bears, oh my. The usual. Tri got so excited at the petting-zoo with the goats. It was adorable! When he is excited, his whole body literally shakes. It is a riot. And Cai really seemed to enjoy herself, too. She is really coming along - smiling all the time now. And she can take a soother!! Life is good.
I saw the thick, black, ominous clouds first.
And then the crack of thunder.
And then the race to find shelter!
It was CRAZY!! Tropical rains continue to amaze me. They are violent and beautiful all at the same time. We found shelter (thank God) and spent the next 1 1/2 hours feeding the children (gotta love bottles-to-go) and riding out the storm.
We waited.And waited.
And waited.
No end to the rain. And it was getting dark.
So, we prepared to venture forth. We put both kids (now mercifully sleeping) into one carriage, attached the rain-cover and set out. The water was past-ankle-deep. And wouldn't you know it - NO TAXIS!!! So we went to a nearby hotel (the one I stayed at when I arrived), ate dinner and waited.
We waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Not a taxi to be had.
Well, as you must have guessed, we DID make it home. Eventually. All in all, I think we waited about 4 hours. The kids had their bedtime bottles in the taxi on the way home and flopped into bed. Happily (not) John and I stayed up to pack!
Looking back, I think the last time I suggested we "just go anyway" it poured like mad.
Why do people listen to me?
And so now, we are without daddy. We already miss him.
Hurry back, John! We love you xoxo
The picture of Tri and Cai all bundled up in the stroller is priceless. They couldn't be any cuter or look any more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Ang
I second that, they are beyond adorable snuggling up together!!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI told a friend who also adopted 2 kids in Vietnam about your blog. One of her kids had what appeared to be stubborn scabies, but being a doctor she was dissatisfied with retreating again and again and looked into it further. Below are her comments:
"We had the same 'recurrent scabies '
with Ben (also from VungTau) and treated him and the whole family and whole house 4 times. By the 5th crop, after another md told us to
treat a 5th and 6th time, i found my way to a pediatric dermatologist who scraped the lesions, looked at them under microscope and then made the diagnosis of Acropustulosis (a self limiting autoimmune reaction that looks just like scabies - it is essentially the body
still mounting a reaction to the little critters long after they're all gone- requires nothing but supportive treatment- calamine +-
cortate cream, and gradually gets better over time- usually disappearing completely by age 3- As it did for Ben."
Can you forward this email to her or post something in her comments so she can be aware of this alternate diagnosis? it might save future treatments and laundry...
Congratulations, Virginia, on your beautiful family! The kids are precious, and they're blessed to have you and John as parents. I hope I get to meet them one day.
ReplyDeleteHoping the formalities get sorted out soon so you can all go home.
Please keep blogging!
Frances
What a wonderful gift you have been given,Virginia and John.The babies are beautiful! Grandma Norine shared your blog with me,and I have so enjoyed it.....I remember you, Ginny, from years ago.Warmest wishes to all of you,and hugs to the babies.Nancy Binks.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! I am thrilled for all of you. The pictures of you all together and the babies in the stroller are adorable. What a blessing for all of you.
ReplyDeleteWendi Ewbank