We're Home!!!

Long trip but we're home at last. We touched down in Minnesota and Magnolia became a U.S. citizen! She was a gem on that flight. By some miracle someone was willing to switch seats with us to give us the bulkhead then the attendants put up a bassinet which was wonderful! She didn't sleep the whole 10 hours but she was quiet and played so nicely with us. Upon descent the pilot aborted the landing at the last minute. Turned out we were too close to the plane in front of us so we circled back around and landed safely. Good thing we had Magnolia, she was such a distraction through that scare! After we got through Immigration, exhausted and the middle of the night for us, we learned our final flight home was cancelled. Only a 45 minute flight from home but still so far away. We got on the next flight we could but to Green Bay, a 30 minute drive from home and that gave us a 4 hour layover! That also meant we wouldn't have our car at the airport with the carseat. Thank goodness my parents came early to come and meet us! We got on that flight which was at that point an hour delayed and sat on the plane for 30 minutes while they tried to do maintenance. At that point they decided they couldn't fly it but found another plane to fly...in another concourse. On the plane we met a woman who was also on our cancelled flight and also had flown from China with 2 small children who were now sound asleep on the seats. She had no way to move them from the plane, let alone other concourse. So I took Magnolia in the Bjorn and a backpack and George took the other backpack and one of this woman's daughters and we all tried to get to the other concourse. We were beyond exhausted but the flight went quickly and we were in Green Bay before we new it. We had a wonderful greeting by my Mom, Dad, Emily, Curtis, Willa, Ellie, Lily, Mary, Tim, and Lilah! They had a beautiful sign made and we were beyond happy to see their faces! Our nieces just loved Magnolia and she loved all the attention. We came home to our house all lit up and so cutely decorated, cake, and presents but with such a delay in our flight no one could make the party! Magnolia seemed right at home. She sat right in her highchair and Nana fed her a whole jar of sweet potatoes. She went right to bed after that. We were up again at 3am to 5am and then back to bed until noon. It may take a while to get our feet back on the ground.

Magnolia seems to be adjusting very well, we still can't believe she's home with us. We're enjoying every minute with her. She's such a delight and her personality is coming to life more and more each minute we're with her!

Now that we're home I will be concentrating on figuring out some kind of schedule but more importantly working on attachment so I probably won't be able to post very much.
Please check back periodically, I hope to continue our journey of Magnolia. It's only just begun!

Magnolia touching ground. She's now a U.S. citizen!

What a welcome by my family!



Finally at home! Opening presents from her aunts.

Magnolia really took to her Papa right away!

She loved her Johnny Jump Up. Papa made her giggle for the first time by swinging her in it.