Finally, our final interview date

We have an appointment this afternoon to do the final interview to complete the adoption process, or at least the last leg of the process before we can come.... This is a big relief.

Austin has settled in quite nicely. The room is small, but more like home with a kitchen. He has discovered the refrigerator and has learned how to say more cheese and more milk....we can understand him anyway. He seems to pick up a few new words everyday. He still tells us he needs to potty in Vietnamese and we understand him so it works fine. I wish I knew what else he was saying. We have learned two different tones...one excited play tone and one "I need something" tone. We tell him to show us and he can usually take us to what he wants.

We can't wait to get him home and let him play in the back yard. It is difficult trying to keep a very active and inquisitive little boy in such a small space. We are using the outdoor play area, but still cautious because of the mosquitoes.

He loves bath time and plays and plays. I think if the water stayed warm, he would never come out. He doesn't seem to have much interest in TV or cartoons. We found one educational kid's program that kept his interest for about 15 minutes. I think there is so much new stuff that he keeps stimulated exploring.

We ate at a nice hotel restaurant yesterday, which was very good...little things like a good meal really make you feel grateful. A little change in perspective. We had cheesecake for dessert and his Daddy did not get his fair share because the little guy was IN LOVE with it!

He is becoming a little more discriminate in his eating. I am thinking he is not going to be a big meat eater. I am not sure how much meat he had in his diet before so he may like it more as he adjusts to it. He seems to like more noodles and bread...and cheese and ice cream. He hasn't tasted his Daddy's grilled hamburgers yet so we'll see.

We haven't been out exploring much since we been in Hanoi. We are going to move to a new hotel tomorrow I think. We will get INet service to keep in touch better and have better access to the city. Really been tied to the hotel anyways with the meetings and nap time. The nap thing in the middle of the day sure puts a kink into the plans. I never really thought about it before...heck there are a ton of things I didn't think of before. Somebody should write a PRACTACLE Dos and Don'ts for toddlers. Bill and I are constantly deferring to each other..you think that was right/wrong...good thing is we can talk openly because he doesn't understand us. He seems very happy so I am taking that as a good sign:)