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WE'RE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't say enough about how glad, happy, amazed, happy, glad and amazed we are to be back home!!!!

There is lots to tell and so much to say - but for now, I'll let the pictures suffice...and a little poem I have, tell the tale...

More to come soon friends - thank you for your prayers, comments, well wishes and sweet words. We are blessed to be back in our safe place and enjoying our sweet boy from the comfort of our home, family and friends!

USA BOUND BOY!!!

Our Guest House and our travel family Bill, Terri and D

ALMOST HOME! In D.C. with one more leg of the journey left...

Finally!!! Some toys that STIMULATE our son! He is having a blast!!

Looking at himself in the mirror...he was coo'ing and humming....

And it's off to sleep little one...he LOVES his crib. He slept almost through the night but needed a diaper change around 4am - back down at 5am and slept until 7. What a good boy!

**Even in my very limited experience as a mother, I can still say that this poem is all so true...

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.