We have Lan

We had the going away party at the orphanage this morning.  Lan was visibly shaken and sad.  She ate only yogurt at the party.  After the party, the staff insisted on feeding her an enormous bowl of what looked like oatmeal with chunks of meat in it.  (I really didn't want them to do that, I was terrified she would throw up on us when we tried to leave.)

 

We got a taxi (ourselves and one of the other Holt families who is adopting) and returned to the Hotel.  Lan sobbed most of the way to the hotel, but, she stopped crying right before we arrived.  Hoa (the Holt social worker) told us it was the children's nap time, so, we took them to our rooms.  Lan laid down on the bed with me, and took a nap and cried a little.  When she woke up, she laid on the bed and watched us very intently.  After some coaxing she accpted her new clothes and we got dressed for the Giving and Receving Ceremony. 

 

We have just come back from the G&R.  She was very good during the long ceremony and quietly ate a tangerine through the whole thing.

 

We are going to go out now to the grocery and try to find some boxed milk (like Capri Suns, but, milk.  Evidently, she likes that.) 

 

Our flight tomorrow has been changed to very early in the morning.  We will leave DaNang at 8:00 AM and arrive in Hanoi at 9:15, so, we will not be able to Skype home at 8:30 tomorrow night as we will be flying.  Tell Gabe we love him so much and miss him so much,

Love,

Gretchen