Small Steps

So this is our first post after returning home from China. We had a pretty good flight(s) all things considered. 17 hours is just a really long time to be on an airplane, especially for a 4 year old!! When we arrived to pick up the kids, Solomon got very emotional. We think he wasn't so sure about his new siblings and maybe liked the idea of having us to himself for the first two weeks. We, of course, were elated to see the kids. They had all kinds of treasure waiting to give us from going to garage sales with Grandpa and Grandma.

Everyone is getting along pretty well at this point. It's been a very long week; one that feels a lot more like 4 weeks than just one. It's been emotionally exhausting as well as physically but we're taking it one step at a time and I'm trying not to look too far ahead at this point. We know that God gave us a heart for adoption for a reason and that it will be to His glory. We have already got the ball rolling regarding Solomon's medical care and will be driving up to Doernbecker's Children's Hospital in Portland the week after next to meet with a orthopedic surgeon. Our pediatrician in town has also started the paperwork to get his application expedited to Shriner's.

I do have to say it's so good to be back in America. After traveling in China for two weeks and seeing much of the urban and rural area in the places we stayed, we feel so fortunate to have been born into such a wonderful country where we have freedoms and rights that many people will never experience. Thank you for your continued prayer for our family; the next few months will be very challenging for us as we work to get Solomon settled and prepare for the baby in May.