Getting Things Finished

This morning, we went to the S.O.S. Clinic for Isaac to have a physical exam. This is required for him to get a visa into the US. First, we saw the nurse. She checked his height, weight, temp., blood oxygen, and a few other things. Everything looked great! Her picture is the top one below.
Next, we waited to see the doctor. She was so very sweet to Isaac and had such a good way with him. She explained a lot of physical characteristics common to the Vietnamese. For one thing, he is double jointed in his hands. For another, he has some large spots on his back which look like bruises. We were concerned about those. He has had them the entire we have been here. He is rowdy, but they didn't seem to hurt when touched. The doctor explained that these are called Mongolian Spots, similar to our birthmarks. They just happen to look blue. She is including that on our medical report which we will bring home with us. She said in the past parents have faced trouble with others thinking their children were abused. After checking him out, she pronounced him to be a very healthy boy.
Truong has a copy of her medical write up and the visa application. He is picking us up this afternoon in the Holt Vietnam Van to head over to the US Embassy. We are still hopeful that we will have his visa today. You'll know, because it will be a shout heard round the world!
We also have some super news ! ! ! We were able to get a flight home on Saturday. As of now, we are scheduled to fly out of Hanoi at 1:05 AM. It will be about 12:00 (lunchtime) for you on Friday. All of our flights are scheduled back to back all the way to Charlotte with minimal lay overs. It is amazing. We should arrive in Charlotte on your Saturday afternoon at about 1:30. We are so excited. We have to go by Korean Airlines this afternoon and have our tickets reissued. You know what to do.
We will plan to post more later today to let you know about the visa. We love you Anna Claire. We love all of you. Pray, pray, pray.