Our International House of People: One Week Home

Thursday, August 9, 2007

One Week Home

We have been home one week and things are finally really smoothing out. Last night she slept through the night until 5 am. This was huge progress for us. Hopefully, she will keep this up. We also had our first set of shots from the doctor on Tuesday and today we went for all the blood work CHI recommends. She was a trooper with the shots and only cried when they stuck her but today she wailed the whole time. I probably would have too since they drew 4 tubes of blood. She is getting around the house really quickly and will follow you room to room. I have to watch her around the dog food because she likes to play in their water bowl. She started saying ma on the way home from Vietnam but now she yells momma all the time. Hopefully, she realizes she is calling me. Keith is absolutely in love with this little girl. He will get up to help during the night even though he may have worked 12 hours. He is so funny today he said she is his favorite girl and that mom was number 2 favorite girl. I don't mind playing second fiddle to our angel. Oh her top teeth finally came in this week as well.

3 comments:

Christi Crow said...: Its about time those teeth made their debut! I love the pictures, and I sure miss seeing miss Lennah!
Please let us know if you ever visit Texas!; August 9, 2007 at 10:39 PM
Casey and Carra said...: Cathy,

Lennah is so cute! I am glad everything is going great at home. I enjoyed following you on your trip to VN. Take care.; August 10, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Shannon said...: I am so happy for you guy!! She is the cutest little thing! But I am sure I don't have to tell you! I love her dress with the matching hat! Adorable!; August 10, 2007 at 2:07 PM

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History of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the oldest known cradles of civilization known to man. Christianity was brought to the Kingdom of Axum around the 4th century AD and later in the 7th century Islam was introduced. Foreign missionaries were introduced to the region around the 1630's. Because of these unwelcomed guest Ethiopia did not welcome foreign Christians and Europeans into their lands. Its isolationism may have saved the country from 19th century colonialism. In 1936 Italian facists entered the region and forced its emperor into isolation but was later returned when the British and the French defeated the Italians. Civil unrest would lead to the demise of the aging emperor and in 1974 a socialist sort of government was named. The country went through a period of red terror that was funded by the Soviets and Cuba. This lead to the implementation of a communist government being installed in the late 1970's, early 1980's. In 1989 the country went through a period of famine that also lead to a change in governments. Finally, in 1994 the country would declare its independence and later hold free elections.

History of Vietnam

For about two thousand years Vietnam was ruled by China, following this period it would become independent for the next almost thousand years. In the 1800's it would be colonized by the French. The early 20th century would bring about visions of an independent republic. In 1945 Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent and renamed it the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. By 1947 a full-scale war would break out between the French and the Viet Minh (Ho CHi Minh's followers). China also began to aid the Viet Minh at this time due to its own communist revolution. July, 1954 the Geneva Accords would be sign paving the road to France leaving Vietnam; however, it would partition Vietnam into 2 independent states seperated by the 17th parallel. The South was helped by the United States, while the North would be dominated by the Viet Minh. By 1963 the South's government was very unstable. 1965 President Lyndon Johnson would send troops into Vietnam. The North would lead a massive attack in 1968 destroying much of the South. In 1969, Ho Chi Minh died but his forces remained in tact. By the early 1970's many Americans viewed the war as unwinnable and would prove unsuccessful at containing communism. January 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed ending the United States role in the war. In 1975 Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese and in July of 1976 the two parts were reunified into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The war was disastrous for the Vietnamese people leaving an estimated 1 million to become boat people, 1 million imprisioned, and more than 100,000 killed. Today, Vietnam still has a communist form of government and although they are a developing nation many people remain extremely poor.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

One Week Home

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