Meetcha Day

We left for the Can Tho orphanage at 2pm. What was a short 15 minute ride seemed like an eternity. As we turned down a long, secluded alley, (that looked as though we were in a jungle)our hearts began to pound.

At the end of the road we pulled up in front of the orphanage. It was as pretty as the images that we had seen prior to leaving for Vietnam.

We walked in to a room that appeared to be a reception area. To right was a staircase. We took off our shoes and headed up the spiral steps. At the top was a desk and children playing on the floor. It was Rhett, Sang and a little boy who was one of the nannies children. They were playing with a lego type block and some small balls. We then were escorted into the small air conditioned nursery. As soon as we entered we could spot Avery. Her hair was standing at attention.

As we walked towards her, she began to cry. My guess is that she has never seen larger people with blondish hair:)). I picked her up and tried to console her. After a few minutes, she seemed to calm down.
She is a peanut - very petite, loves to be cuddled, sucks her thumb and has an abundant amount of hair!!!!!

Scott, Aunt Donna and I held and cuddled Avery for 2 hours! Before we left we went into the nursery to take a few pictures of Jake and one other Dillon baby. They are precious!

Tonight we have to meet to begin some important paperwork and then will head back to the Can Tho City orphanage tomorrow afternoon. We look forward to seeing our little peanut once more!