Sick little girl and 1st embassy appointment.

Hadley faded fast today and since she has been feverish, congested and coughing we went ahead and took her to the international clinic just to have the Doctor (Vaneer from Holland) check her out. Since we don't have any medical history for Hadley we decided we should be cautious. Her lungs and ears are clear of infection and it was worth the trip to have some peace of mind.


We also had our 1st of 2 embassy appointments today. These interviews are required to obtain a visa for Hadley to enter the US. We pick up her passport on Tuesday and have her Visa medical exam that same day. Hopefully our 2nd and final embassy appointment will be later in the week. At that time her case should clear and we will get her visa and be able to make arrangements to come home. Our departure tickets are for May 24th but if all goes well we could be home a few days earlier....

So the interview went like this...we arrived for our 1:30 appt by taxi at 1:15pm. We waited until 1:50 for our interviewer to summon us. While we waited we noticed some glamour shots of George, Dick and Condeleeza on the wall and joked that Dick had a funny smirk on his face. We didn't joke too much or too loudly, after all we were in the US Embassy! Once summoned, we entered a square room and there behind what appeared to be bullet proof glass with a pass through window was "Steve". The only thing missing was the telephone, you know like the ones in the movies. We sat and answered a series of questions. What is your combined income? When did you receive the referral of Hoai Linh?, What gender/age did you request?, Why did you chose the agency that is facilitating this adoption? and Who will be taking care of your children when you work?. About 5 minutes later we exited the interview room. "Steve" was courteous and said he would fax our "case" to Ho Chi Minh City for review by the adjudicator and that we would see him next week. Short and Sweet!

For now, we are headed to Ha Long Bay for a couple of days. We will post when we return on Sunday night.