Coming Home

We are in DC now. It is good to be on American soil again. Upon arriving in DC we went through the normal customs things and then made a B-Line for some "American" food at Chipotle's. That's right we both had a huge burrito for breakfast.

Elise was a champ through our flight. It is a testimony to her temperment. It doesn't seem physical discomfort throws her very much. She can tolerate a lot. 15 hours on a plane with few problems from Elise. Now in DC she seems almost delerious and she is pretty funny. Running around, very playful, and interested in everything going on around her. They fed her so well that we underestimated the size of clothes she might need. Therefor with all the delerium she is running around in a very cute, but too small pokadot outfit. While it's a bit too soon for mid-drift (never is too soon) we are allowing it for the day. Her walk is more like a waddle that veers in different directions. The directions do not always appear to be under her direct control. She is such a doll that several people stop and say hi to her. She responds to this with a straight face and turns back to her mom and dad. This is a comfort to us both as it is a sign that she is connecting well to us - and of course she does because we are totally awesome.

Well last leg of the journey coming up. Heading to St. Louis. Elise is going to get to meet aunt Mandy with us there. We are looking forward to that. We talked earlier about how we would like to spend the rest of the day upon arriving home. It is a toss up between cuddling up on the couch with the Elise and the boys or hanging out with the rest of the family and or friends tonight. While it will be a challenge for family and friends to not get to hold her very much while we are allowing her time to attach to us, we think she is responding well to being around other people and are anxiosu to let everyone meet their new addition to the family.

Jeff