Thanks so much for your prayers in getting us home safely. Our overnight delay in Tokyo did end up being a blessing as we were able to get a good night of rest and take an easy day before our departure. We were also blessed to get seats with some extra room and were actually quite comfortable. Josiah slept well for most of the flight until the attendants told us we needed to wake him to get the bassinet down! It was about 2:30am according to his clock. He handled it unbelievably well - with no crying!
It was a long haul at the LAX airport, but after finally getting through immigration and customs we were on our way to Denver -- but of course not without a few more delays due to the thunderstorms. We left about 35 minutes behind schedule but the captain thought we could still make it in good time. When we arrived over Colorado, the thunder cloud was hovering over DIA so they put us in a holding pattern and sent us on a detour to enter the airport from a different direction. When all was said and done we landed in Denver around 8:20pm. We were so thankful to be on Colorado soil!!!
Josiah was such a trooper throughout the whole trip. He didn't sleep much during the flight from LA but was very content to sit in our laps for most of the time. Thank you all so much for praying for him. Now please pray that we can get his timeclock reset to sleep during the nights.
Caleb met us at the airport with two good friends of ours - and we were so excited to see him. It seemed he had grown much taller in the days we were gone! Even though very sleepy-eyed, Josiah warmed up to Caleb quickly and was laughing almost the whole way home with him.
Today we just enjoyed being together and showed Caleb some fun things from China. Please pray for us to be wise in instructing Josiah and for all of us to make this transition to having a toddler around the house. Josiah is really doing great. We can't even believe how different he is from the first day we received him. We are so thankful to finally have him home!
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Welcome home! I'm so glad to hear you made it back safely, that Caleb is well and that you are all enjoying time together. Let me know when you are ready for some family portraits. I would love the chance to take some for you.
ReplyDeleteDon and Trish,
ReplyDeleteJosiah is absolutely beautiful and just the short amount of time I spent at your home was was sure proof of God's amazing work! He was meant for your family and I'm so happy for you all. It was so precious to watch he Caleb interact and the calming presence within your family was wonderful.
God Bless you all and congratulations on your new son. Oh, and what a smart boy you have! :-)
Theresa
Don & Trish, we are soo excited that you have little Josiah with you! We look forward to meeting him next year when we are home...think of how many boys there will be when we get together! Wow! Love you guys and are marveling in God's grace for your family!
ReplyDeleteDon & Trish,
ReplyDeleteLittle Josiah is adorable! I am looking forward to meeting him someday. May the Lord continue to bless your sweet family. I will be praying for all of the adjustments to go smoothly.
Love and Blessings,
Krista Hart