Interview, Physical and Passport

HCMC is much better. Lots to do. It is getting difficult to get Grace to go to sleep. Once she is asleep she is fine, but she fights it because she wants to see everything! We had the first interview yesterday and it went great! The lady was very nice and just a few general questions like if we were ask to pay additional fees, did we see the orphanage, when we got referral, when did we find out about travel, etc. They are trying to make sure that you had at least 2 mos. between referral and travel approval. Then just general like are you still employed, how many live in your house, do you have health ins., etc

Physical was fine - height, weight, head circ, look in the ears and ask if you have seen any problems, she has been pulling at her ears and they checked them. No infection!

By the way, she weighs 18.5 lbs and is 69 cm long! What a girl. I have cut the feet out of her 6 mo sleepers. They fit, but she is so long!! She did good for passport photos, got it on the first try. Then we went to Saigon Center to buy supplies - diapers, bibs, M&Ms.

She was very tired last night after all the days activities. Her nose was stuffy again when she got up for 3am bottle, gave her some triaminic and she slept better. I can tell how much she has grown since we got here!

HCMC is great, there is so much to do and you can walk anywhere. The sidewalks are bad, but it is so great to shop and walk around. We leave for Hanoi on January 7, until then we'll enjoy the city!