Now, back to our program...

Sorry for the delay, folks. A little technical difficulty and day trip to Halong Bay has interfered with my blogging addiction. Kenna is settling in with us quite nicely. I have her in her sling right now, and she's napping as I type. She seems to have bonded with all of us already - but i know it's really too soon to tell until we can get her home. Her little personality is showing through a little more each day. She loves to babble nap and eat. She must be heaven sent to be just like me!

She's eating rice cereal and formula like a champ. She tends to like things a little on the hot side, and has no problem telling you to get the temp right. She likes to keep moving, however, and I am now re-learning the art of rocking and typing simultaneoulsy - please excuse the typos...i have a reason today.

Yesterday we took a 3 hour bus ride to Halong Bay, which is simply magnificent. If I can get the pics to upload, everyone will get to see. C loved the boat ride, and seeing the caves and fun creatures that had been naturally carved out of the limestone from hundreds of years of rainfall. It was a great adventure. K slept most of the way there, braved the "90 step climb" to the cave (yeah, right!!!) in the sling with me, and slept most of the way back to Hanoi. I have not sweated this much EVER!!!!!! I am not exaggerating here. I mean Texas is hot and sometimes humid, but there is always some air moving somewhere close. The air in the Bay was so thick and still with moisture that was pretty sure I was going to grow some gills in order to breathe!

We are in love with K. She is just so precious and adorable. We met a family here at the hotel who adopted their 14 month old from Bac Ninh a couple days before we met K. Their resemblance, mannerisms, facial and body structure and even their cries are VERY similar. We're wondering if they might have some kind of genetic relationship. It really is uncanny, and how wonderful if we could have some link to her biological family.

B is picking up K's passport today. K's medical evaluation for her Visa is tomorrow. I know they'll give her a clean bill of health, and then, we'll be ready to apply for her Visa. Our very, very tentative departure date could be as early as Friday. But nobody get too excited yet. We're really in no hurry to leave. C asked if we could live here all the time, and his native Texan mom, dad, and grandma were a little appalled, but i can see why he likes it so much!

We've eaten great food and met some wonderful people from all over the world. We've also risked life and limb crossing the street, riding in taxis, motorbikes and boats with holes in them. I'm excited to come home, but I hope to be able to return very soon to this amazing country. K has a vast and complex heritage that i need to absorb more of!