We're in the Shanghai airport awaiting our flight to Atlanta. Ellie is a good little traveler - she slept in my arms most of the way from Guangzhou, after only a few minutes of crying. We're so glad to be on a non-stop flight home. Once we pass through Customs and Immigration in Atlanta, we are home free.
It was sad to part ways with our awesome travel group. We have lots of great pictures from the famous "red couch" at the White Swan Hotel, and from Lucy's Bar and Grill where we had dinner with several families last night. I'll post more pictures when I can.
With each passing leg of the journey behind us, we feel a growing sense of relief and contentment. We've missed the boys so much, and we are eager to begin the task of establishing our "new normal". We can't wait for everyone to meet Ellie, but for a little while after we get home we will need to concentrate on just being a family. It's easy for children who are newly adopted to feel overwhelmed, and the three of us are going to be dealing with jet lag and probably not sleeping very well, so we are planning to take it one day at a time and see how Ellie's adjustment goes. We'll also have quite a few doctor's visits in the coming weeks. Hopefully we'll be ready for visitors soon.
So long from China. We can hardly wait to be home.
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