Back to the land of the living

While Dave is not ready to run any races, he is definately back to the land of the living. Thank you Doctor Jeff for the antibiotics. Dave was a new man after 24 hours on them. We laid pretty low today and just hung out with each other. We are just amazed that our tiny little girl, who had only gained 2 1/2 pounds in the last year and was noted as having a poor appetite has eaten all day long. It helped that we figured out that "ban" means snack or cookie. This morning she had a bottle of pedisure, a big bowl of cheerios (we smuggled here in the suitcase) 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of french toast and 2 pads of butter. (Yes, Heather, I had remembered what you said about Simon so although Dave and I almost gagged as she ate it, we weren't too worried.)

After breakfast we went to the pool. It was hot and humid here and not raining but the pool water was freezing. That did not deter Sarah. She loved playing in the water and splashing mom.

After naptime we went downstairs and had an icecream. We could tell this was her first experience with an icecream cone and her first icecream headache. We then went for a long walk. It amazes us the truly unique and sometimes discusting sights and smells here. We walked by several older Vietnamese women with little "food and drink" stands on the street. They prepare the food on the sidewalk and brew the drinks in makeshift fire pits. As tempting as it looked (not) we opted for dinner in the nice hotel buffet down the street. We also saw a man getting the lice picked out of his hair on the sidewalk.

Sarah has made a lot of friends here. She is beloved by the waitstaff at both the restaurants we go to and by our housekeeper. (okay, maybe I will miss having a housekeeper come in everyday and clean and do the dishes,) Today our housekeeper brought Sarah a helium balloon. She had clearly never seen anything like it. She played with it for hours. She also played I'll let it go and you grab it, for hours. She defianately has a sense of humor. (A much needed trait to be a Martin.)