Wednesday in Hanoi

So I have to say that since I have been over here, I've found a lot of things:

• I can't keep my days of the week straight
• I never know the date
• I think that dinner that costs more than $3.00 is too expensive
• I've learned that I never really forgot all those barney songs. Some kids channel is mostly all that I have on over here, and I find myself subconsiously (sp?) singing along with them all....

Chloe has been a very good baby today. We practiced crawling today. I put her on one side of the bed, went to the other and tried to call her to me. She really WANTS to crawl, but most of the time just ends up crawling in place. But with much effort, frustration, and tears, she made it over to me. It took her about 10 minutes, but she did it! And she was really excited when she did!

So, did I mention that everyone tells us that Chloe is older than she is? Well, I asked Thuy about it, and she explained to us that most babies from orphanages are more developed. They have to learn to play with themselves, entertain themselves, feed themselves (hold the bottle), so they naturally develop faster. Most Vietnamese babies are very spoiled by their parents, and their parents do everything for them until they are much older. So just because she is more developed, doesnt' mean she's older. Although she probably is, just not by much.

Anyway, I found that interesting.

We go pick up the babies' passports tomorrow. We go for our first embassy interview on Friday at 1:30. Our medical appointment will be either Monday or Tuesday. Our second interview will probably be Wed or Thurs, and then the Visa would be issued the NEXT day by 4, meaning Thursday is probably the earliest we could leave, getting back Friday. Possibly we won't be able to leave until Friday... Of course this is all best case scenario...