How is it possible that so much snot can come out of one little person? Sorry, I don't have any new adorable pictures. Katelyn's had a cold the past few days and she's been snotty and coughing and has had a fever on and off. Overall, she's still been in good spirits....so I think she'll be just fine in a couple of days. We took her to the pediatrician this morning and she's got an antibiotic and they said she looked healthy other than the cold. She weighed in at 21.2 pounds...so less than they told us in China. Still enough for me to carry around!
This morning she spit up and somehow managed to get it on my clothes, hers, the duvet cover, the sheet and therefore the mattress pad. Then she peed on the changing table while I was changing her. Quite a morning...so an extra two loads of laundry later I started to understand what my new life really looks like. Good thing she's worth it!!!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Special visitors
This morning our good friends, Rich and Megan and their sons who are 2 and 5 came over to visit and brought us breakfast...(Thanks, yo!) and we all got to hang out. Because they've adopted their boys, they understand our journey to Katelyn at a whole different level and it was so awesome after all this time to have them with us and to have Katelyn home. They've been through the waiting, the frustration, the sadness and this morning we rejoiced. Their boys are awesome and seeing that has always helped us to remember that there's a light at the end of the tunnel and the wait is always worth it once your child is home.
Katelyn's favorite thing to do is blow rasberries. I just wish she wouldn't do it with food in her mouth. Hee hee. Gross.
I purreed some boiled chicken breast, broth and egg noodles for lunch and Katelyn tried peas for the first time...she loved it all. Such a good eater.
This afternoon Brandon and Ashley came over to meet their new sister. They thought she was so cute. They sat on the floor with us and played with her. She started warming up as the afternoon went on. I think they'll all be great with each other as they get to know one another. I'm sure it will be an adjustment for everyone. We hung out on the patio eating popsicles.
Daddy let Katelyn taste his...no sugar Daddy, gosh! (Says the mommy.)
Katelyn slept from 7:30-11pm last night. Was wide awake and ready to play from 11-1:30 am and then slept from 1:30 - 5am and then was up for the day. We've limited her naps today and are hoping she'll sleep better tonight. We really all need a good night's sleep!!!
I purreed some boiled chicken breast, broth and egg noodles for lunch and Katelyn tried peas for the first time...she loved it all. Such a good eater.
This afternoon Brandon and Ashley came over to meet their new sister. They thought she was so cute. They sat on the floor with us and played with her. She started warming up as the afternoon went on. I think they'll all be great with each other as they get to know one another. I'm sure it will be an adjustment for everyone. We hung out on the patio eating popsicles.
Daddy let Katelyn taste his...no sugar Daddy, gosh! (Says the mommy.)
Katelyn slept from 7:30-11pm last night. Was wide awake and ready to play from 11-1:30 am and then slept from 1:30 - 5am and then was up for the day. We've limited her naps today and are hoping she'll sleep better tonight. We really all need a good night's sleep!!!Our first day home...
Have I mentioned how good it is to be home??? Katelyn went to bed at midnight last night after we got home and settled. She woke up at 2am and I rocked her and she went back to sleep. She was up and ready for the day at 5am. Josh was sweet and got up and changed her, gave her a bottle and played with her for over an hour so I could get a bit more sleep. She took a two hour nap this morning and then Nanny Mona came over to visit and then she took a three hour nap this afternoon. By 7pm she was melting down and so we put her to sleep at 7:30 hoping it would be for the night, but no...at 11pm she woke up ready to play so we've been hanging out together while I do laundry (thought I'd be productive since I'm up anyway.) So here are today's highlights...
Katelyn loved playing with daddy today. I took her for a walk around the block in her new stroller and she liked that too. We were trying to keep her out in the sunshine as much as possible to get her body's clock turned back around.
Oh, you can blow on this thing, how fun!! (So now I'll have all those pretty yellow flowers in the yard).
Last night Katelyn SCREAMED in terror at the sight of the dog and cats. Today they're her best friends. She especially loves Brody, our dog and he's been sweet with her too. Here he was her backrest while she was playing. Amazing to me that this is our first day home.
Katelyn petting the puppy. So nice. If we could get in the right sleep schedule all would be perfect. So she seems no worse for wear after the day of travel. Her parents on the other hand are wrecked....someone won't let us string many hours of sleep together....
It was a beautiful day so we went outside for awhile. This picture is in honor of my grandpa. His favorite flower was the dandelion. :)
Katelyn loved playing with daddy today. I took her for a walk around the block in her new stroller and she liked that too. We were trying to keep her out in the sunshine as much as possible to get her body's clock turned back around.
Oh, you can blow on this thing, how fun!! (So now I'll have all those pretty yellow flowers in the yard).
Last night Katelyn SCREAMED in terror at the sight of the dog and cats. Today they're her best friends. She especially loves Brody, our dog and he's been sweet with her too. Here he was her backrest while she was playing. Amazing to me that this is our first day home.
Katelyn petting the puppy. So nice. If we could get in the right sleep schedule all would be perfect. So she seems no worse for wear after the day of travel. Her parents on the other hand are wrecked....someone won't let us string many hours of sleep together....
Friday, April 25, 2008
And somre more pics
Yep, you too could have 50 grams of live water beetles for about $3. What for, you ask....well, for dinner of course. Also available were frogs, snakes, sand worms, and snails. We went to this restaurant...we didn't eat any of this stuff...that we know of. 
Josh and Katelyn at the Starbucks in Guangzhou. Got to start the caffine early.
Josh and Katelyn at the Starbucks in Guangzhou. Got to start the caffine early.
Pictures from the last few days....
Hangin out in the jammies.
It's tradition to take pictures of all the babies at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou on the red couch. This is Katelyn with her friend Karlie. Aren't they beautiful???!!!
Here's our travel group in Guangzhou at the hotel.
Here are the babies on the red couch, minus one. It's quite a task to coordinate all ten babies at once and get them to stay calm. Katelyn is secong from the left.
Do you not love her dress. I bought four or five of them in different sizes so I could do her pictures each year.
It's tradition to take pictures of all the babies at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou on the red couch. This is Katelyn with her friend Karlie. Aren't they beautiful???!!!
Here's our travel group in Guangzhou at the hotel.
Here are the babies on the red couch, minus one. It's quite a task to coordinate all ten babies at once and get them to stay calm. Katelyn is secong from the left.
Do you not love her dress. I bought four or five of them in different sizes so I could do her pictures each year.
We're home!!!!
I've never been so excited to be home. I'm about to go to sleep in my own bed. I've been up for 34 hours now and am about to pass out. Our baby is asleep in her crib, in her nursery, in our house. The empty room is filled and this kid is the perfect fit for our family. She's sassy and full of personality and she makes us laugh.
I need that drug that helps you forget traumatic experiences. All I have to say is 30 hours of travel with a 10 month old. Not pleasant. Overall she did well, but it was such a long trip. It's just so good to be home. I wanted a shower SO bad.
I'll give more deep reflections in the next couple of days.
I must say that we came home to a clean house (yeah Mona) with groceries in the fridge, the lawn is mowed (Mona Lee you rock!), our front yard has been mulched (Brandon and Holly our neighbors did it), and the baby gates are up (thanks Mike). It was so nice to walk in the door and have everything taken care of. What a blessing!!! We are so tired.
I need that drug that helps you forget traumatic experiences. All I have to say is 30 hours of travel with a 10 month old. Not pleasant. Overall she did well, but it was such a long trip. It's just so good to be home. I wanted a shower SO bad.
I'll give more deep reflections in the next couple of days.
I must say that we came home to a clean house (yeah Mona) with groceries in the fridge, the lawn is mowed (Mona Lee you rock!), our front yard has been mulched (Brandon and Holly our neighbors did it), and the baby gates are up (thanks Mike). It was so nice to walk in the door and have everything taken care of. What a blessing!!! We are so tired.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
We're in Guangzhou!
Hi everyone! We're in Guangzhou. We don't have internet access in our room, but we're using our friend's computer. It has been awesome to be here. It's much more western friendly and it's a ton easier to get around. We've been able to wander around and do some shopping. There's even a Starbucks!!! We're in heaven. We fly out in the morning. Pray for us, it's going to be a LONG day. Our consulate appointment is this afternoon and then the adoption is official on China and the US's ends and Katelyn will be a US citizen when the plane touches down in Detroit. I'll post pictures from Guangzhou once we get home...just wanted everyone to know that we're doing great and we're so excited to head home. I can't believe our time in China has come to an end!!!! See you in the US!!!!
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