The Kids Are Both Asleep (at 7pm!)

I think I have gotten so used to a child that doesn't nap (Laney) that I forgot that most babies need to nap (Kiah). Poor thing only slept for an hour and 15 minutes this morning. By the time it was 5pm and he started looking sleepy, I said "Oh no, little guy. I know what happens when children nap this late. No sleep for you until after dinner!". So, we strapped him into the Snuggli (think cheap Baby Bjorn), and went outside to walk on the beach. The ocean air perked him right up. He barely made it through his steamed rice and spring rolls, before I fed him his bottle and he passed out. While he was downing his formula, Laney said, "I think I'm going to take a nap" and fell asleep too! So, I am free to come to the lobby and catch up on the blog and emails guilt free. Like Perry said, we are not able to send emails from here, but can receive them. Not sure why, but once we get back to Hanoi, things should be back to normal.
Kiah is still doing well. He laughs when Laney laughs, even if he is not sure what he is laughing about. I think she has really helped the transition for him. There were several young girls at the orphanage about Laney's age, and they seemed to enjoy playing with the babies alot, so I think the sight and sounds of her comforts him. He is playful and a fast crawler. Our room has Spanish tile floors, so we have kept him on the bed. He loves diving from the bed (which is very low to the floor) to his crib (which is even lower to the floor) and them climbing back up. He also thinks it is fun to drop his toys on the floor and watch Mommy and Daddy pick them up. Little does he know that Mommy and Daddy will stop participating in this game once we are home and settled, or when our backs give out, whichever comes first.
I was going to post some pictures from today, but the camera battery died before I could download them. So instead, I have chosen some scenes from his orphanage. Perry and I never had a chance to visit Laney's orphanage, so we didn't know what to expect. It was surreal walking up the stairs to the open-air "baby room" and scanning the room for Kiah. When we walked in, he had on a pink sweater, so I didn't think it was him. One of the nannies quickly took it off of him, and put on a much thicker sweater with a pig on it, and some yellow "Power Rangers" pants. The children all slept on 3 big cots that were covered with straw mats. From what I could understand, his primary nanny slept with him and another little girl on the cot at night. He was very well taken care of and loved, as were all the children from what we saw. The pictures I have posted are some views of the room he has spent the last year of his life in and the children that he has grown up with. We are so grateful for the care and love he has received and for the opportunity to give him all that and more as he grows up in our family.