Frances Growing

I have to apologise for having gone so long without an update on Frances. Over the past two weeks Frances has been visited by an unending stream of well-wishers. Friends and co-workers from Laos have come to visit, as has Heidi's mum, who is staying with us for two weeks. The staff of our apartment drop by not infrequently to see whether she can understand Thai. She is growing well and healthy, and she seldom ever cries. Our only trouble is that she insists on sleeping when we want to squeeze her.


We also want our families and friends at home to know how very grateful we are for the many, many presents and packages (we are planning to open a baby-apparel shop when we return to Vientiane)- and messages of encouragement.

We will write again soon, hopefully with less of a delay this time...