Home at last

We arrived home, via Detroit, yesterday with some family at the airport to greet us! It was such a blessing to have familiar faces when we came out of customs...even though some were missing, we were happy!

What a long day it was, but Ellie was a trooper! We were overjoyed to be back home, until we got to the car and realized neither one of us knew how to operate the car seat! Now I know how that sounds, but they are so complicated compared to what they had 15 years ago...sooo, we just stuffed her in ( literally) and prayed it was good enough to come home with...however, here it is a day later and I continue to stuff her in...it will come!

I took Ellie to the doctor today...yes she has a severe ear infection, both middle and outer ear..so now we are loaded with antibiotic drops and oral meds..in addition, the litany of tests begin..AIDS, hepatitis, lead, parasites, etc. etc. My pediatrician is Wonderful and is taking it easy on me, as we begin one test at a time and will start vaccines in 2 weeks. Oh joy, THOSE I remember...Oh and almost forgot--she weighs a wopping 18 pounds! Praise God, that is MUCH more than we anticipated, given how she looks...in addition, our pediatrician is not concerned a bit that she is so floppy and weak. He feels she will catch up!

Soo, as jet lag now rears its ugly head again, we are thankful that our little trooper has acclimated easily to the time change...we are also thankful for the outpouring of love we have received..from gifts to well wishes to prayers to encouragement! It is all much appreciated and being noted so that Ellie can know how many people were praying and caring for her long before they ever met her..so if you feel led, leave your comments and I will copy them to her memory book! What beautiful memories we have been given and what a gift memories are...