Home Sweet Home!

We are home! It felt amazing to sleep in our own bed last night, and it was an unexplainable joy to put Sam to sleep in his own room! Since Monday, he's slept in a train, two different hotels, and an airplane bassinet. I'd say it's time for some stability.

Sam did great on the plane ride home. He only slept for about 3 hours of the almost-11-hour flight from Moscow, but he was a good passenger. He and I walked the aisles in the Ergo carrier (future adoptive parents take note: I could NOT have made it without that thing!). I'd love to know how many miles I walked in that plane. As long as I was moving, he was content to watch people and eventually fell asleep twice that way. I was able to transfer him to the bassinet in the bulkhead, and it worked great. We had the three middle seats, and it was easy to keep him playing on the floor or seat between us.

As soon as we touched down in Atlanta, Sam became an American citizen. Wahoo! Going through the immigration process was a breeze, and he did well, even though it was 12:30am Moscow time when we landed. By the time we got on the plane to Gainesville two hours later, he was starting to melt down. He survived the 45-minute flight, but was very antsy and super tired. He pretty much went right to bed when we got home.

We were greeted by wonderful "It's a boy" and "Welcome Home" banners and balloons when we got home. There was food for both us and Sam, and great cards from friends and family. What a blessing to not need to run to the store after such a long travel day.

Today has been good. Sam woke up several times during the night, but it's not surprising. While we are relieved to be home, it's just another new place to him. We're hoping it will feel comfortable to him very soon, and are working to get him on a schedule to help as well. He's down for his third nap of the day as I type.

Ben is doing well with the time change, but I'm exhausted. I'm hoping to sleep early tonight when Sam goes to bed, while Ben watches golf! Thanks for praying us home.