Sunday, July 22, 2007

First Full Day Together






















Today was our first full day as a family of three. Lennah slept until 6:30 this morning. She did not even cry I just heard her babbling in her crib. She is not a very big eater but that could be because she has a slight cold. She nibbles on her bottle and it takes her an hour to eat just 4 ounces. But we did have a wonderful day together. We had breakfast at the hotel which was interesting. I guess it is common to eat what we would consider lunch or dinner type foods at breakfast. They had dim sum and stir fry at the buffet this morning. Keith was daring and tried some exotic foods like some fish rice thing. Anyway, we walked the city this morning and did some shopping. Everything is super cheap. T-shirts are 2 bucks. It reminds me of China town in NYC. Everyone is trying to sell you something but they bargain here. We bought Lennah 2 traditional Vietnamese outfits for when she is a bit bigger. There are some very sad things here as well. It is not uncommon to see severly disabled people begging on the streets. The food has been really good so far for lunch we went to this minimall near the hotel and ate at their food court. We think it was around 3 US dollars for both of us, a real bargain. For dinner we ate in a nearby restaurant for around 10 US dollars and that included dessert. Lunch was similar to Chinese food and dinner was Vietnamese food. We also took Lennah to the pool this afternoon, she loved it. She is definately a water baby which works out for us because we already have a beach vacation planned for next June. Tomorrow is the Giving and Receiving ceremony so we have a busy day ahead. Some of the pictures are just from walking around. As you can see most people drive mo-peds.

7 comments:

Kim said...

So glad things are still going well. I forgot to tell you about the breakfast buffets! They are a hoot! Lennah is beautiful and again, all of you look so happy!
When you get a chance, measure Lennah's foot and send me an email with the length 'cause she's getting some stuff from China, too.

Donna said...

She is such a pretty little girl. Love the hair bow!

Momma Dana said...

What a cutie! She's so beautiful and so wonderful. I'm so happy for you to finally be a family...sounds like you are enjoying Vietnam! Have fun!

Unknown said...

SHe is beautiful. We read some of the same adoption blogs!


Amy and Michael
LID 4/23/07 for LynnMarie

The Ben Show said...

Congrats! She is beautiful and you guys must be having the time of your lives! Safe travels and God bless!

Anonymous said...

Cathy,
i just want to say congrats on your beautiful baby girl. she's just precious :)
don't worry about the picx.
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Jessica and Eddie said...

She is just perfect!!! Im glad things are going well for you guys. She is precious.