So Isaac and I ventured to the pool yesterday about 4 p.m., leaving Sarah and mom to do some girlie stuff in the room. In fact, the last two photos from yesterday's post were taken by Kelly while we were gone. We must have stayed away for too long because Sarah suddenly began crying, so Kelly came and found us. As mentioned in the caption on those two photos from yesterday, we were swimming with another CHI family. The mom was back in their room, and lucky for us, she is Vietnamese. We took Sarah to their room and the mom spoke to her. Sarah was missing someone from the orphanage and was also worried Isaac and I weren't coming back. It was just awful for awhile. It was so nice though having someone who could communicate with her during that difficult time. She was so reassuring and helped Sarah understand that we won't leave her. The other dad had bought a lot of fruit at the Ben Thanh Market and gave Sarah some jackfruit, which also helped a little.
Sarah recovered quite quickly and as you can see from the photos, all of which were taken today, she is doing fine. Isaac on the other hand woke up around 4 a.m. with a headache and fever. He stayed in bed most of the morning and we hung out in the room until mid-afternoon. So we didn't get to visit Vung Tau Beach today as originally scheduled. Sarah has gotten to go on several trips there in the past. The orphanage even added a photo of her on the beach in 2007 to the back of her photo album that we sent her. Isaac is feeling much better now and we will be heading to the Cu Chi Tunnels tomorrow.
9 a.m.-Sarah was all smiles bright and early this morning.
She finally got in a good nap today.
We stopped to smell the roses down the hall from our room when we were leaving this afternoon to get something to eat.
Sarah had a blast wrapping herself up in the towel after her shower tonight.
Ba is barely visible behind Sarah. He found a "sweet spot" for the internet connection on the floor.
Sitting on the floor as we speak to family using skype on the computer.
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I saw you sitting on the floor, behind Sarah. That was great that the family you're spending some time with, was able to communicate to Sarah, to ease her fears. What a gift.
That child, God bless her, has an infectious smile.
Enjoy and keep us posted. Now, go rest those elbows.
It would be so easy to underestimate the loss our kids have had in their lives as well as the insecurities they'll have to work through during their lives. It's a blessing that you were able to find out exactly what Sarah was upset about yesterday. My heart just breaks for all of our sweeties. In a cheerier sentiment, Sarah looks perfectly thrilled to be a part of your family.
Yes Gina, the other mom was a blessing. She reminded Sarah that she would be going home with us and asked if that would be okay. She did her cute, quick head nod of affirmation. It just melts your heart.
I just have to say how beautiful your Sarah is. I have been following your Journey and just can't get over her sweetness. How old is she?
I will continue to follow your blog and her transition. We adopted 7 month old virtual twins in October 2007 from Lang son,Vietnam. We are now considering a next adoption from Vietnam of a toddler or older child.
Good luck,
Heather
Glad to hear Isaac is feeling better. It's nice to have some down time especially after those aweful meltdowns. How wonderful that you had someone there to help translate.
Have a great time tomorrow. Love all the wonderful pics! Sarah sure can light up a room with that smile :)
Your daughter is beautiful - congratulations! I love all the photos, the ones of the Mekong Delta bring back wonderful memories.
I hope it's OK to ask, can I let our GoVap families yahoo group know you have photos of babies on your site? Many are waiting to travel and may see their baby in your photos. It always means the world. Thanks, Maureen
Mo and Mark, that would be fine to let the Go Vap families know about the photos.
Thank you, and if you're ever interested in joining our group, I'm sure other go vap families would love to meet you. We're in the yahoo chat groups under go vap families.
Good Luck and happy travels, Maureen
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