Home!!!

Okay, so we're a few days late posting this, but we're home!  We had about 30
hours travel from our hotel room in China to our door at home.  We're still
dealing with the nasty jet lag, but at least the nausea and headaches are
not as bad.  Sleep is still an issue but after talking with some really great
friends who've been there and done that, I've decided that it's going to
be what it's going to be. 

She did pretty well on the plane (for a two year old who's had her
world turned upside down).  We got on the plane in Beijing to come
home and the captain came on the intercom to tell us that the tower
would not let us leave the gate due to 'special weather'.  HMM...why
were other planes allowed to take off and land?!  Come to find out
later from the captain that it was only international carriers that
weren't being allowed to leave the gates.  Um tower, can you come
explain that to my 2 yr old who's getting ready for a 13 hour flight
and will not be happy to learn that she's going to spend an extra
45 mins sitting in an airplane that isn't moving?  We couldn't be
happier when the wheels touched the ground in New Jersey.
She also did well on the 2 hr car ride home, esp with it being her
first time in a car seat. 

She was a little shy at first when meeting her brothers and
grandma, but quickly warmed up and was playing with them
in no time.  She's still not sure of our dog, Jake, but we're sure
in time, they will be best buds. :-)

So, our travel is over but the journey continues over the next
few weeks and months as we continue to bond with each
other and truly become a family.

We want to again thank all those who kept us in prayer as we
traveled and continue to pray for our daughter and her
transition to our family.

I'm not sure how often I'll be posting in the next few weeks
as we'll be playing and sleeping a lot. :-)

We thank God for calling us to open our hearts and home
to our sweet pea! 

I will post a few pics from the first few days home soon...
promise. :-)