Adjusting to home

We think Andrew is doing better at this time change than mom and dad. Andrew slept 6 1/2 hours on the big plane ride. He then fell asleep before we took off from Chicago. We had to wake him to get off the plane after we landed in Evansville. We don't understand how he has been such a trooper. Waking up in a different place every couple days, waiting in long lines several hours at a time, going through multiple security checks, riding in planes, trains and all kinds of automobiles.

After arriving to an overwhelming welcome at the airport, it is time to settle in at home. We had dinner, which was really breakfast time to us, when we got home. After we ate we played with all kinds of new toys in the basement. He had no problem at all scooting around the basement exploring and playing. Andrew got his first look at our 3 black labs when they came to the back glass door happy to see us. Andrew wasn't quite so sure he was happy to meet the them, his eyes got as big as saucers. We left the kitchen since we didn't want to scare the little guy right away.

We gave Andrew a bath then we watched ourselves on the news then we went to bed. We are not use to the cold here, we had to turn the heat up in the middle of the night. Surprisingly Andrew slept until 3:15am then was ready to get up. Jason got up and took Andrew to the basement. They ate a snack and played until about 5:30 when Andrew was ready to sleep again. Jason rocked Andrew to sleep and everyone slept in until just after 12 noon. Andrew woke up in his smiling laughing mood and we still seemed to think he likes us.

We all ate breakfast then we played in the basement. We did try to catch up on the stack of mail and some emails. Kimberly started unpacking and dove into the 3 suitcases of dirty clothes. About 4pm Andrew crawled up on the couch and was ready for a nap. He slept for an hour then we woke him to go to the airport. We figured we hadn't seen an airport for 24 hours so we would go visit. But really one of the families that travelled with us was returning home. It was good to see they made it back ok.

The short drive also gave us a chance for Andrew to try out his car seat as they are not required in China. Mom and dad felt it was good to be out of the house already. Not sure why we felt that way but we assume because our schedule stayed so full we were always on the move. We stayed up until after 11pm and got Andrew asleep. He slept in his crib until sometime in the middle of the night he woke up crying. Kimberly got up and took care of him. Slowly some sort of routine should be setting in, it is just going to take a few days.