Home in Delaware!

Man does it feel good to have that behind us. The plane coming back was even more uncomfortable than the one going over. They had these stupid humps at the base of the arm rests that jabbed me right in the kidneys. So I spent most of the time either standing in the back of the plane or twisted in an uncomfortable position in the seat. Maddie slept though most of it, it was a piece of cake for her. Kim nodded off a few times but we had to take turns making sure Maddie didn't wake up and roll out of the seat.

The flight from Chicago to Newark was delayed, that makes 2 delays and a cancellation during our trip. Not of very good track record. But we made it back home and it feels really good. Kim is trying to get Maddie to sleep in her crib here at home. It is near her bedtime in China even though its 7am here. For some reason, even though I was dead on my feet in Chicago, once I got outside at Newark and smelled the fresh(?) New Jersey air, I got my second wind. The drive home from there was very easy and uneventful. Thanks again to Kim's family for dropping us off and picking us up (and for stocking up on a few essentials so we didn't have to stop at a store). Maddie couldn't wait to get at the little yellow school bus, it was almost identical to her favorite toy at the White Swan playroom. She finally got tired of waiting for me to extract it from the packaging and started helping tear it open. Next up was bath time, in nice clean American tap water. Daddy also enjoyed his first shower in over 2 weeks where he didn't have to seal his mouth shut. Now he's about to go sleep in his nice soft American bed. Did I mention that I'm really glad to be home?