We are home. Our flight arrived yesterday at 1:45pm. TJ was a great baby. He slept through the entire first flight which was about 8 hours. We had a 5 hour lay over in Amsterdam and then another 9 hour flight home. He only slept about 3 hours during the last flight but he was very good. He does have a rash on his face because we have been holding him so much and he likes to rub his face on our clothes while he is sleeping. We are taking him to a dermatologist on Monday. However, some very nice older women gave me great advice on how to take care of his skin. They were waiting for their ride while we were waiting for my dad. These women told me that African American skin tends to be very dry and that we need baby oil for his skin and VO5 in the tube for his hair.
The kids and my mom were waiting outside for us when we got home. They ran up to the car to meet TJ and were so excited. He is going to be a very loved boy! He really loves my daughter. He can not stop looking at her. She was worried that he might not like her but he proved her wrong within 1 minute of meeting her.
The rest of the day was spent unpacking, picking up our dog, going to Walmart, and getting supper at Subway. My husband stayed home with TJ and by the time I got home at 4:00pm, TJ was out for the night. He is still on Ethiopia time and VERY tired, so we just let him sleep until 12:30 am when he started to fuss. He then had a bottle and stayed up until 2:30am. He woke up at 3:30am and at this time my husband and daughter were up. By 4:00am, my son woke up, so we decided to give TJ a bath and lather him up with baby oil, Vaseline, and VO5 for his hair. By 5:00 am, he was ready for another nap and went to sleep in our bed with his sister. They slept for over 2 hours.
I have never been so tired in my life. I did not sleep well in Ethiopia and our schedule was so busy that we were unable to take naps during the day. However, we feel so blessed to have had to opportunity to go the Ethiopia to get our son. He is a wonderful boy and we are looking forward to raising him.
I will post some pictures of our trip and TJ once we get a little more settled.
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Welcome Back! I have tears streaming down my face... Hope you adjust back to MN time...soon... And I hope TJ switches around quick enough! Something tells me that there will be someone willing to be up and about with him whenever! Welcome Back!
I am so relieved you are home safe and sound and that TJ is doing so well. Enjoy the time with him. Bring him to school when you feel comfortable. Everyone is anxious to meet him and see you!
Welcome Back!
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