It felt good to get in to the bath and some new PJ's
Jane and Caroline had made welcome home signs for us and Owen
Well, we made it. Our last 24 hours in Seoul was spent by having us all get to know each other, and preparing for the long trip home. We took a few more walks around the "neighborhood", taking in the sights for the last time. It was a bit bittersweet as we knew this would be the last time that Owen would be in his homeland until several years down the road when we can return with him.
We had a two hour ride through Seoul traffic to Incheon airport (to our delight, Owen is a good car sleeper!), checked in for our flight, and had our last bit of Korean food for a while. Our flight left right on time and was very full, so we were glad that our request for a bulkhead seat with a bassinet was granted, and we all settled in. Owen was a bit fussy at first, but a bottle and a walk around put him to sleep and we placed him in the bassinet and all got some decent rest.
We landed at O'Hare a bit early, and made it through immigration and customs without incident. We got into the car around 7:30pm (Owen took a bit of time getting used to sitting in a car seat for the first time, but nodded off again), and we made it home after 9pm. We got unpacked, gave Owen a bath and got to sleep (sort of).
The time change and jet lag has gotten to us all, and the first night at home was spent with Laura and I taking turns sleeping and sitting up with Owen. On the bright side, we got all of our mail opened and laundry done, so it wasn't a total loss. To add a bit of extra confusion, the daylight savings time change happened last night. It wil be interesting to see how long it takes all to get back on track sleepwise, as I return to work on Wednesday. The girls we will be back home tomorrow, as we had them stay an extra day with Grandpa and Grandma Merritt since we knew getting back home would be a big adjustment for Owen. I am really glad that we did this, and hopefully it will be easier for all.
We will post pictures of the girls first meeting with their brother, and his first meeting with Mookie. It sure feels good to be home again!
We had a two hour ride through Seoul traffic to Incheon airport (to our delight, Owen is a good car sleeper!), checked in for our flight, and had our last bit of Korean food for a while. Our flight left right on time and was very full, so we were glad that our request for a bulkhead seat with a bassinet was granted, and we all settled in. Owen was a bit fussy at first, but a bottle and a walk around put him to sleep and we placed him in the bassinet and all got some decent rest.
We landed at O'Hare a bit early, and made it through immigration and customs without incident. We got into the car around 7:30pm (Owen took a bit of time getting used to sitting in a car seat for the first time, but nodded off again), and we made it home after 9pm. We got unpacked, gave Owen a bath and got to sleep (sort of).
The time change and jet lag has gotten to us all, and the first night at home was spent with Laura and I taking turns sleeping and sitting up with Owen. On the bright side, we got all of our mail opened and laundry done, so it wasn't a total loss. To add a bit of extra confusion, the daylight savings time change happened last night. It wil be interesting to see how long it takes all to get back on track sleepwise, as I return to work on Wednesday. The girls we will be back home tomorrow, as we had them stay an extra day with Grandpa and Grandma Merritt since we knew getting back home would be a big adjustment for Owen. I am really glad that we did this, and hopefully it will be easier for all.
We will post pictures of the girls first meeting with their brother, and his first meeting with Mookie. It sure feels good to be home again!
4 comments:
WELCOME HOME!!!
Welcome back home again you guys! I am sure that you are absolutely raggedy. I hope that the adjustment goes well and please call if we can offer any assistance. We have thoroughly enjoyed your blog updates.
YEA! You're home and I'm sure anxiously awaiting the girls awhile in so many different ways. It was so hard to be away from your blog for the last 3 days! I've enjoyed catching up on the BIG news and seeing the awesome pictures! We're thinking about you guys and sending you all our love, energy....and sleep!
Margaret
so glad to hear you're home all safe and sound...hope your first few weeks find you all settling in to family life with ease. I will be counting on your reports with the girls to help prepare us for Clara's adjustment to a sibling.
Love, the Chaput's
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