Friday, April 18, 2008

Yunji is home!














We arrived in Portland on Tuesday. Yunji did very well on the plane -- she slept for over half of the flight, and played quietly for the rest of it. Lisa and I were both really worried about taking her on such a long flight after having just met her a few days before, but everything worked out fine.

To our amazement, seven people showed up at the airport to welcome us home! Amy was there (as expected), to give us a ride home. Marie and Jerry were there to greet the new granddaughter. Todd, Ann, Gerry, and Jenn also appeared for welcome greetings. Thanks so much to all of you for taking time to be there -- it's great to have such good friends. :)

Tuesday afternoon we mostly just rested from the long trip. Since then we've been doing -- not much! Just hanging out at home and getting to know each other has been the priority. It's taken a few days, but we now have Yunji back on a John-and-Lisa West Coast schedule: up at 7 am, in bed by 9 or 10 pm. She is still sleeping through the night, with only one wake-up call for a bottle feeding. We're both really happy about that!

A few friends and family have stopped by so far to say hi to the new family member. We welcome everyone to do the same. Lisa will be home for a couple of months now, so most anytime should be fine. Just give a call before you come by, but we would love to see you.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is Deborah's sister Marcia and I wanted to say congratulations on your new family! Yunji is beautiful! I have been following your blog and have enjoyed reading about your journey. I talked to Lily last weekend and I think the kids are excited to meet their new cousin!

Anonymous said...

This is so exciting! Just know that your lives will never be the same and that life slows down. (Which is a good thing). It is so great to just be able to watch the peaceful look on Yunji's face as she sleeps. You have probably already caught yourself just holding and watching her.

Little Yunji looks like she is settling in well. What a cutie! What a great looking family. Wow, you guys even have the coolest eyewear ; )

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Amy, Ryan, Aidan and Lauren said...

Wonderful pictures! I'm glad to hear you're ready for visitors--I really want to try and come up soon and see you all! Everyone looks so happy in the pictures.