Deena's Adoption Video

It was such a long wait to bring Deena home, and we are overjoyed that she is now in our arms!  Here is a video of our trip to India to bring her home. 

 

Whew.... Almost home! What an Adventure!

After airplane craziness, delays, re-routings, and seating issues (a huge thank you to those passengers willing to switch seats so I could stay by Deena and Conned could sit by Kariann), we are on our last plane to get home!!!!!!

Navigating the airport and keeping Deena safe from flinging bags, bumps, and crowded airport areas, not to mention navigating tiny airplane bathrooms with her, has been nuts.  We are almost home now though and that's what matters!

I can't wait for us all to be reunited again!!

We are Home from India and Officially a Family of 5!

We are exhausted, but we are home!!  We had about 35 hours between India and getting here.  Ramya did really well on the plane.  She started to get sad and shed a few tears twice, but was back to her normal self shortly after.  I am sure she is grieving the loss of all she has known.  She slept quite a bit on the plane and I tried to sleep when she did. 

The kiddos and David were very excited to finally meet Ramya and get us all home.  The had brought Ramya valentines and balloons.  My parents and David's parents briefly met us at the airport as well.  My parents brought Ramya flowers and she really liked those.

I'm headed to bed since it's 11pm and I'm beat!  Not sure what time Ramya will wake up, as we are on a different sleeping schedule, so I'd like to get a few hours in before she does.  I have so much more to type, but it will just have to wait :).  So far the kids are all doing well together, though I know we have a long road ahead of us.  I'm just thankful to finally be together so we go through this journey as a family!  Here is a video from the airport.  Sorry for the terrible quality, it was from David's phone as my camera was acting up:

 

We are going home!

We just talked to Dr. Shaffron and he is discharging us!  Yeah!  I cannot wait to get home to see Conner, shower, and eat some real food!  Being home again is always a bit tough.  Conner is not used to sharing time with Madi again, Madi is not used to Conner's noises, and everyone's routine is thrown out of whack.  It is very very worth it, though!  I am so thankful that it wasn't an infection and that our time here was brief.  God really took care of my little Madi!  She is feeling much better and did great with recovery.  Yeah!!