Tuesday, July 17th

So, not too much to report today. You're probably noticing that we've been doing fewer activities as the days go on. I think there are a few reasons for that. One is that we've already done a lot of the touristy kind of stuff. Another is the fact that it's hard to go places with a baby. He gets bored very quickly and if he isn't moving or doing something while we're out, he gets fussy. Also, a big reason for not doing much outside is the heat. Or should I say the H-E-A-T!!! It's hotter here than you can possibly imagine. It's in the upper 90s everyday and the humidity has to be close to that range too. Add in all the scooters and the pollution they make and you've got one hot stew. There's just no way to properly describe how hot it is. And, just for the kicker, it rains everyday. Hard rain. Not all day but for an hour or so off and on everyday.

Scott picked up a cold from somewhere this week and today had a really bad sinus headache. We did a bit of shopping in the morning but Scott's headache was just getting worse so we came back and Dallas decided he'd take Logan to the pool. They got to the pool area and sat down on one of the white plastic chaise lounges. They weren't sitting long because the chair completely fell apart (down will come baby, chaise lounge and all). Dallas was holding Logan so no one was hurt but they were both startled. Logan didn't cry but he was obviously not himself after the incident. Dallas got him into the pool but Logan just wasn't interested. He barely splashed and just wasn't having fun so they came back inside. That's when we discovered that the fall had, literally, scared the poop out of Logan! No wonder he wasn't having fun in the pool!

The rest of the day was spent inside in the air conditioning watching old sitcoms and bad movies. We have HBO, ESPN and CNN here but they're not the versions we're used to. HBO shows only old movies, ESPN shows nothing but golf, soccer (aka football) and today, women's basktball (USA vs Austrailia I believe).

It's almost 8:00pm and Logan is now sleeping. We just can't keep him up at night. He's a morning person!! Tomorrow we're going to a state-run hospital for his official government check-up. We can't leave Ho Chi Minh City without having him pass his physical. Good news on the Dallas fingerprint issue - everything is OK. If everything goes well tomorrow, we'll be leaving for Hanoi on Saturday or Sunday and hopefully leaving for home a week from tomorrow. Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming!

Good night everyone.