We're Home
September 27, 2010
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Monday,
September 27, 2010
WE ARE HOME!
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We are a little belated with letting you all know how we are
doing. It has been a long 4 days, but very well worth it! We are
on cloud nine. Sleep deprived, but happy. Let me catch you up.
We left Guangzhou on Wednesday
afternoon, taking a train to Hong Kong. We had a very early
flight out, so we had to spend one night here. All we saw of
Hong Kong was the big bright buildings we passed on the way to
the airport/hotel. It was surrounded by green hills, much like
Hawaii. It looked like a place we would like to visit again
sometime:). On Thursday morning we flew out at 8:00 am China
time, boarding the plane hoping for the best prepared for the
worst. Qwinn slept 1 of the 12 hours! It actually went by fast,
but it was not fun. I am sure we upset many sleeping passengers.
We did the best we could. We arrived at the San Francisco
airport at 8:45am west coast time. This is where we declared our
little cutie an American Citizen. It was done in customs, where
we gave them a brown envelope prepared for us in China, with
instructions NOT to open it. We never did get to see what was
inside:). Oh well. And then we had a very long 8 hour layover.
We were able to get Qwinn to lay down on the floor for about 3
hours, We tried to take turns sleeping, but it was only minutes.
We hit a wall several times about hour 7. At this point we had
been up almost thirty hours, with a grumpy toddler. We still
can't believe he only slept 4 hours the entire trip.
As we flew over Spokane, Ben and I both welled up with tears.
Happiness, relief, exhaustion were all emotions that crossed our
minds. We were so excited to finally come home. We missed our
family, friends, dogs, house, bed, food sooooo much! As we
neared the end of the ramp towards the baggage claim we were
greeted with such love. Our biggest fans waiting for their first
sneak peek. We will make sure to give everyone more as we settle
in!
Speaking of settling in.......we continue to be on cloud nine,
but our little firecracker is not happy about the time zone
change. We have been up every night at about 2 am for about 4-5
hours and then down for a nap, and then we try to figure out
what to do next, nap, skip nap....its a bit of a nightmare. Who
says you need a newborn to be sleep deprived:). Also, we have
had to juggle family bed, adjustment to dogs (who also sleep
with us), and daddy going to work. Qwinn has been a trooper, but
we can tell he is confused. He has been a bit more clingy during
the day, not wanting to be put down much. So, you must be
asking, how do we do it? Cheerios! This boy loves his snack cup.
Tomorrow is Qwinn's first doctor appointment. Please pray he
gets rest tonight. We are anxious and nervous for the many
appointments that face us in the future. His next one is on
Wednesday with his surgeon. We pray everyday for his peace and
health.
We will be updating this website a couple more times. Probably a
3 month update and a 6 month. There will be quite the changes to
be seen:). We can't wait to share this precious boy with
everyone. He has quite the personality. He has already made so
much progress with his development. He also has a jealousy
streak. He was so afraid of the dogs the first day, I mean blood
curdling scream scared. Now, if they come near us, he swats them
on the nose and yells at them, as if to say, 'this is my
mommy/daddy'. Its quite funny. He also LOVES going outside,
especially in the jogger on the trail. He wants to touch
everything. We are sooo in love!
Blessings to all of you! Your support has been heartfelt and
appreciated. It will be such a joy surrounding our son with such
gracious love.
Love,
Ben, Shawna and Qwinn
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