Day 2 with Dylan

I woke up pretty early this morning, at 5:30. We got up and we were both pretty hungry. We were set to meet everyone at 8:30. We ended up getting a call and decided on 8:00. We got ready and went down to the lobby. For some reason, we get a little bit better internet down there. We called my parents. We were able to talk to them for a little while before it cut us off. Breakfast at the Golf Hotel is good too. We tried a couple of interesting fruits. I have a picture of one that looked almost scary, but it was pretty good. The watermelon is fabulous!!! It is so fresh! My mom would be in heaven!

We went to a little market area. We bought a couple of Aoi Dois (don’t have any idea how to spell it) It is the traditional dress. We got a couple of sizes for Dylan. I can’t wait to see him in it. It was pretty crazy at the market. Every vendor wanted us to buy something. They kept holding things up, asking if we wanted it. There was one persistent woman that really wanted me to buy a suitcase! But we didn’t do it. We have enough junk here as it is. There was a man in the market with a video camera. He kept following us around and taping us. We have no idea what he was doing it for. But of course, he really liked Joey. That bald head! We all cracked up when Joey pulled out his own camera, held it up and smiled at the man. He took a picture. This really cracked the guy up! We didn’t stay out too long, because the heat was strong in the middle of the day. We wanted to rest up before heading to the orphanage. We are going to meet the Red Cross Staff and then spend time with Dylan again. Hopefully he won’t be as upset today.

Well, we went to the Red Cross Center. We met the director and vice director. There were also 2 other men there as well. We all sat down at a long table, they brought us small bottles of water and a straw. We all sat around and the people talked to us, while Minh translated. They wanted to make sure that the boys would be taken care of, that we would be sending them updates, and that they would have a happy life in America. They said they were happy that we were so happy. After a little time there, we left and went back to the orphanage. We walked in and sat down at another long table and talked with the director and vice director of the orphanage. Pretty much the same thing. Again we told them how grateful we were to them and thanked them. We also gave out gifts at both places. After this, we went upstairs to see the boys. When we walked in, we sat down with Dylan and he started to cry. It took a while to console him. He has a sweet little cry that will just break your heart. The frustrating part was that everytime we got him calmed down, a nannie would walk in the room and he would start up again. He apparently has bonded with them. Which is good and bad. Good because he can make an attachment, bad because he will be grieving them. After a little time, I figured out he was teething. They brought a small bottle of water and he was drinking it, but he ended up just chewing on the nipple. A little later they brought in a bottle with warm formula. While I fed him, he had his hand on my face, and he would stick his finger in my mouth. He was feeling of my teeth and my tongue. It was so sweet. He is a darling little boy and I am ready to bring him home. I am hoping and praying that once we get him to the hotel, we can get him calmed down and hopefully start getting to know him better. I have some teething tablets so I hope that will really help. I do think that being in the air conditioned room will help too, we got awful hot in the room they had us in. Their little bedroom is air conditioned, so it is nice to know that is what he is used to sleeping in. I am worried about the long ride back to Ho Chi Minh City. I am afraid it will be long and full of crying. Wish me luck and pray really hard for us!