Tuesday, July 29, 2008

This is PaPa Seibert…Home is where the heart is and so are we, it’s always nice to be in your own space. The Sydnie update is that she is your typical 2-year old with jet lag. We have not had a full nights sleep and her naps are at her old times. We started today at 1:30 AM and are still going even after an early morning romp at a nearby park. It’s now 11:45 AM and she’s still going strong…mother and I aren’t. Sydnie has accepted her new home; she has not slept in her room yet and has spent the first two nights sleeping on the chaise lounge in our room. She seems not to be afraid of the cats and they seem not to be afraid of her. Our relationship seems to be growing every day the only time that she pulls back from me is when she first awakes, after she is fully awake the fun begins. We are hoping it will get better every day and we can get into a regular schedule. I wish to thank all of you who prayed for us and wrote in our guest book.

Caren here…Our flight home went very well with Sydnie. She only slept about 5 hours on the way from Tokyo to Minneapolis and the rest of the time we kept her entertained with toys and snacks. That’s a long tome to be cooped up in an airplane and we were very happy that she handled it well. When we landed in Minneapolis , we were greeted by Sydnie’s Aunt Chrissy, Cousin Logan and Grandpa! Sydnie didn’t quite know what to think of them and she was very quiet. We had an over-night layover in Minneapolis so we went back to my mom’s house and put Sydnie down for a nap in anticipation of everyone who would want to meet her later that day. When Sydnie woke up from her nap she was quiet once again…not quite sure who all of these new faces are! A bunch of her cousins came to meet her and once they were outside playing she joined in and had a great time with them! We would like to thank all of our family and friends who came over to meet Sydnie on Friday…and a special “thank you” to Aunt Chrissy and Grandpa for the wonderful decorations and food…it was so sweet!

We made it home to Florida on Saturday at about 2:30 PM and were greeted at the airport by our friends Teresa, Jim and Joylin! Sydnie was quiet once again…so many changes for her to handle. Once we got to our house, she took it all in and started to come around. She is very comfortable when it is just Mommy and Daddy….she laughs, plays and tries to get away with things that every 2-year old does!! We are so in love with our daughter and everything that she has brought to our lives. I’ll close with some of the things I love the most…

I love…

…being a Mommy!

…Sydnie’s crooked little smile!

…how excited she gets over the smallest things!

…playing “copy cat” with Sydnie and Daddy!

…chasing after her at the park!

…Sydnie’s bath time…she has a blast!

…how Sydnie mimics everything we do!

…watching her when she sleeps!

…seeing her trust us more every day!

With much love,

Lon’ee, Caren & Sydnie!