Jack's internal clock is not as easy to adjust as is ours. We were doing fine and dandy until he woke up at 4am yesterday morning and then at 1:30am this morning. Chris has taken care of him when he won't go back to sleep. Generally he has been falling asleep when we take him out in the stroller but at 1:30am today that did not work for Jack or me; it did work for Chris and him later at 6am though. Here's a picture of what Jack does in the wee hours while Chris digs out of the destruction area in the kitchen. In all fairness he does put the pots and pans back, and it gave me the opportunity to dust off that shelf.
We left the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou at 10am Thursday (10pm Wednesday in US). Here's Keri and Jack on one of the red couches in the hotel. They do not look too enthused about posing for a picture, do they? in reality we just miss a shot of their gleaming smiles.
Our flight to Beijing was delayed on the tarmac for nearly two hours, and when we arrived in Beijing, our flight to DC was delayed by two hours which meant we were not going to make our flight to Norfolk on 10pm Thursday (US). On the 13.5ish hour flight from Beijing to DC, Jack slept for four hours, and then again for a little over three hours. Other than that, he played, flirted with the young girls, ate, peed, and pooped. Now that's the way to travel! And the cost of the extra seat for him - WELL WORTH IT!
We breezed through immigration with Jack covering me in wet raspberries the entire time. Thankfully the officer didn't seem to mind and welcomed us home.
Because of the delays, the airlines gave us hotel and meal vouchers, and booked us first class on a Friday afternoon flight to Norfolk, but after seeing how many people were waiting for the shuttle bus for the hotel, Chris decided he was up for a 3 1/2 hour rental car drive home. Um, who are we supposed to call at 12:30am when trying to figure out how to get a child strapped into a car seat? Oh, never mind, we're safe. We arrived home around 3:30am Friday... that's 41 hours of travel if I can do the math. Divide that by 10 and that's probably the number of hours of sleep Chris and I -- combined -- got in those 41 hours.
Is it nap time yet? Here's what Jack is up to in the playroom:
7 comments:
Carol/Chris .. Jack is so ADORABLE .. I've LOVED every minute ~ reading your blog .. it's like we're all there with you ..
As adoptive parents ourselves to our now 23 and 21 year olds .. what a miracle it is every day to be parents and a family ..
ENJOY !! Cindy and Jim (Carol and Mike's friends in Richmond)
Congratulations!! I have been reading back over the past few years of your blog these last couple weeks to follow your journey and your big trip. What an adventure you are in store for!! I wish you the best as you all get adjusted to each other and have fun together (and hopefully get some sleep!) :) Love the pictures!!
Diane Donat
Pots & pans & large boxes to crawl into you will find are a toddlers favorite toys!!! It was great to skype with you this morning enjoyed the peek a boo more than you will ever know. Love ya Grandma Joyce
These pictures are wonderful. Jack has shown that he loves the toys and his new loving family. He has done a great job in playing the pans and pots and put them back. He will always surprise you with more fun & creative way to play stuff around the house. Enjoy!
Welcome to parenthood (haha). It does get better but quite frankly, as tired as you are, you're probably laughing as hard as we are at the two pics of Jack. He's adorable!
Welcome home! So glad to follow your journey in and back from China. Anne
Wonderful to see your new little buddy. He is lanky just like you! It is great to see him so busy getting to know your home. That is a great sign. You will fall into a routine soon enough. Toddlers are so flexible.
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