Happy First Birthday Jordan!

We are so happy we have our little guy for his first birthday.Yesterday was another whirlwind. We went to the Passport center to get the Passport we had applied for the day before. They had it done at 10:30. Then we went to the airlines to book our 5:30 flight to Hanoi. Then back to the hotel to run up to the room, grab all our stuff, and check out. We had about a 30 minute drive to the medical appointment. We got there at 2pm. They took us in a room where there was a large table that looked like it belonged in a dining room. When the nurse walked in, she kicked out all the men and said only the mothers could stay. She then took his weight and length which was in kg and kl so I'm not exactly sure what it was, but I think it was around 18 pounds. When the doctor came in, he took out one of those pen lights and shined it on the back of Jordan's neck, then in his right ear. Then he told me to take off all of his clothes and diaper. When he was undressed, the doctor listed to his lungs and then told me to put his clothes back on. All that just to listen to his lungs! They then brought in a second nurse to hold him because they had to take his blood for the HIV test. That's when they kicked me out of the room! I guess they don't allow mothers to be in the room when the baby has blood drawn. After the exams, we waited until about 4:10 for the results. We were supposed to be at the airport by 4:30 and it was about a 40 minute drive. We raced (and I do mean raced) there as fast as possible, but still missed our flight so we had to wait in the airport for the 8:10 flight. We got to Hanoi at about 10 and were in our hotel close to midnight. We are hoping to change hotels today because this one is pretty filthy. We are going to have our embassy interview Tuesday. That's the last thing we have to do before we can come home. It's also the only thing we have to do. That means the next 4 days will be filled with sightseeing and hopefully some rest. We are getting to know Jordan a lot better. We are learning the way he likes to sleep, what his cries mean, and what his schedule is like. He has adjusted really well to us. He clings onto me and cries whenever I put him down. He is experiencing everything for the first time and is a little overwhelmed.