At least I can update the blog...

...because the sleep thing just isn't working for me over here. I couldn't sleep before I left home for the past couple weeks and we've been going to bed early over here, so it was awake at 1:30 a.m. this morning. Lay in bed for a couple hours and finally giving in and getting up. Isaac is having trouble sleeping also. He's next to me playing his Gameboy. He just beat another level in Mario Brothers 3. ;-)

Sarah is sound asleep. She didn't take a nap yesterday with all the excitement but went right to bed for us last night. She has not woke up so far. We have been amazed at her transition up to this point. She has been the happiest child you could imagine. She is playful, smart, inquisitive, you name it. Within an hour of picking her up, she was talking nonstop. We went to a store across the street to get some food and she is all woman when it comes to shopping. She loved it. She was pointing out all the different items she wanted. And of course, she had to buy a new pair of shoes.

Today, Tuesday, we will be taking her to get her medical exam and applying for her passport. It's 5:20 a.m. and she's still sleeping. I hope a little of that rubs off on me tonight.


You can't see it's face, but that's a dog between her legs. I'm sure there's nothing that hasn't been hauled on a motor bike over here.
Our family with Sarah's nannies. They all love her very much and are going to miss her. It breaks your heart and brings joy to you at the same time.
Sarah having fun pulling fuzz off the bear Isaac gave her and putting it on his nose.
Sarah doing what she does best, looking cute.
Some of the older school-aged children came over as we spoke to the orphanage co-director.
On the way back to the hotel, Sarah looked at the photo album of us that we sent her in May. She continued the rest of the day, pointing to the photos and then to us, saying "mother", "father" and "brother" in Vietnamese.
Sarah also looked through the book, "When You Were Born In Vietnam".