July 31, 2014

It has been an amazing journey getting my son. We were scheduled to arrive back in Ottawa on Sunday night July 27th. Due to electrical storms all of Air Canada flights from Toronto got cancelled or really delayed. My flight got cancelled. So Dave and I had to spend an hour on the phone with Air Canada to rebook our flights. Which the earliest flight was 11:00 am the next day. Then we had to stand in line at the Air Canada counter to get a hotel voucher which took 1  hour 15 minutes. By the time we finally got to the hotel it was 1:00. Just enough time to get a couple of hours sleep before heading back to the airport.

The trip from Toronto to Ottawa the next day was OK except we had to wait in another Air Canada check in line up for 45 minutes. I must say Teason so far is a very patient easy traveller. He was really quite happy through the whole 36 + hours of travelling.

We have now been home several days and I think Teason loves his new home, new toys, new clothes, new room and especially his new life.

I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to follow our journey. I am so very blessed to have such awesome family and friends to share my experience.  Now comes all of the first time introductions when I first see everyone.

Sending out lots of love Les and Teason.

July 26, 2014

Last night in Vietnam. Had an Amazing time. Met some great people. We have a bond that will last forever. We shared with each other the joys of meeting our kids for the first time and getting to know them. We helped each other out and it was awesome. We got some last minute shopping in today and I even squeezed in some time for a massage. It was $210,000.00 Vietnamese Dongs for a one hour massage. That is the equivalent of $11.00 or $12.00 Canadian. I would go every day for that price. I must say I felt a little like a pretzel though. All relaxed for one more sleep before our very very long Sunday flying day.

July 25, 2014

Well our stay in Vietnam has been awesome. The food, the culture and the scenery is fantastic. But
I'm ready to come home. We were scheduled to come home on August 5th but my sons Vietnamese and temporary Canadian Passport came in early. We will be back in Ottawa on Sunday July 27th. I can't wait to introduce Teason (Nam) to everyone. He has already changed my life in such an awesome way.

July 24, 2014

We toured the Cu Chi Tunnels today.  It is what the Viet Cong used to live in under ground during the war. Very fascinating. The tunnels aren't really made for us super sized Westerners. We did go through one short tunnel thank God I didn't have to live in these tunnels. I would have to drop quite a few pounds and be a foot shorter to fit. We also saw a cricket farm and got to sample the crickets. Not really my thing but I tried them. This Country is beautiful and there is so much to see.

July 23, 2014

Things are going great here. Teason has had two swimming lessons and I have another two booked. Like I said before he is quite the little helper. I have him helping me with the dishes. He had two North American favourites today. KFC for lunch and Dairy Queen for dessert. He loves to eat but most of the time it is on his terms and his speed. He is a very slow eater. He is going to have to learn to speed it up. It is fun to let kids try things that you know they won't like. I tricked him into trying limes a few times at dinner tonight. We went to the zoo the other day and he loved feeding the goats. He wasn't sure about the Tiger.  We met up with a couple Robert and Vanessa and their daughter. Fantastic couple and they took us for our first Starbucks coffee it isn't Tim Hortons but we really don't have much choice. The other coffee shops I have seen here serve the coffee in bags???

He also had his first Doctors appointment today while in my care. The doctor said he is completely healthy. He is just a little under weight for his age. A few more KFC dinners and DQ desserts and he will be right up there with us Fat North Americans.  He has mastered the shower but still not really that happy about baths. Bed time is a breeze now. It takes 2-5 minutes of back rubs. Just like his Daddy. He loves it when he pints a new outfit on and I brush his hair. He stares at himself in the mirrrow and laughs and says WOW!  So awesome!  I can't describe the feeling.

July 20, 2014

It has already been one week since I met my son for the first time. I think we are doing great together.   He is learning what he has to do to wrap me around his little finger. I am also learning what I need to do to get him to do things. He is a great little helper and very organized. A little too organized. Haha. He is learning more and more English words everyday. I downloaded an a APP for kids to learn English/Vietnamese. It is really helpful. I get him to look at the picture and say it in Vietnamese then in English. He seems to be picking it up fast. He is also very styling.

We are heading out now to meet Anne Vaillancourt's (a friend who I used to work with) cousin who lives in Vietnam.   Him and his family are meeting us for dinner and then to take us shopping at the market. It is awesome to have such long distance connections.  What would we do without Face Book.

July 19, 2014

Today we didn't have anything planned.  We just relaxed most of the day.  Dave and I took Teason in his stroller that we bought for a walk around the hotel.  Some of the sites are really quite unbelievable.  From very poor to very rich all living on the same streets.  It is very bizarre.  Some of the buildings here have beautiful architecture and then you have a shack right beside them.  Will post some pictures soon but they aren't off the camera yet.  Tomorrow we have another day of not much planned.  The Typhoon that is hitting China is causing us some high winds and heavy rains.  It isn't too bad but hard to plan outings when the weather is so unpredictable.