We had the best intentions of going to Mass today, but instead we ended up spending 12 hours at the SOS International Medical Clinic with a sick baby. Thomas had many nebulizer treatments, a dose of antibiotics, and lots of baby tylenol. He was diagnosed with bronchiolitis - baby version of bronchitis. The head doctor reassured us that this is very common in young children, especially from orphanages. Our Easter gift was Thomas being discharged by the head doctor and cleared to return to the hotel earlier this afternoon!
This was taken earlier in the day on Saturday, when Tommy was feeling OK....he likes riding in taxis!
View from the cab ride - Doug liked the guy riding with all of the cases of beer on his motorbike. This is not the strangest thing we've seen on a motorbike - usually the camera is put away when we see things like flatscreen TVs stacked on the back of a motorbike, or 4 or 5 people per bike.
Tommy feeling better once we returned home from the clinic.
Decorating Easter eggs outside of the cathedral yesterday. It smelled like the nail salon!
Decorating Easter eggs outside of the cathedral yesterday. It smelled like the nail salon!
Yesterday we visited the Old Quarter for a bit, and this is the grotto at St Joseph's Cathedral. We walked inside but they were decorating for Easter Mass and we were not allowed to take any pictures.
We are staying in the hotel for the next few days with the baby. The pollution/smog is terrible right now, and breathing in dirty air is not what the baby needs. On Tuesday afternoon we have our first US Embassy interview, and a follow up appointment with the SOS doctor afterwards. The Vietnamese passports should be ready this Thursday, and later on Thursday or Friday we will take the babies to the SOS Clinic for their "adoption medical exams." I already inquired if our overnight stay would count, but no luck. Thomas was a real trooper at the hospital all night - he handled it much better than Doug and I did. The nurses and doctors loved him, and he charmed them all night long with his coos and smiles - well, when he wasn't screaming through the nebulizer mask.
We are staying in the hotel for the next few days with the baby. The pollution/smog is terrible right now, and breathing in dirty air is not what the baby needs. On Tuesday afternoon we have our first US Embassy interview, and a follow up appointment with the SOS doctor afterwards. The Vietnamese passports should be ready this Thursday, and later on Thursday or Friday we will take the babies to the SOS Clinic for their "adoption medical exams." I already inquired if our overnight stay would count, but no luck. Thomas was a real trooper at the hospital all night - he handled it much better than Doug and I did. The nurses and doctors loved him, and he charmed them all night long with his coos and smiles - well, when he wasn't screaming through the nebulizer mask.
Happy Easter to everyone at home!
Love, Tara, Doug, and Tommy
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Tommy is beautiful and looks very healthy. Congratulations!! Happy Easter.Love, Patty , Gap, Erin and megan
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