Coming Home!

We made it home after a very long travel day. We were up before 5:00 AM China time and got home around 11:30 PM Local Atlanta time (31 hours). Madelyn did GREAT on her first plane ride (like her big sister). She slept most of the way and was happy and playful when she was awake. Megan slept a majority of the way home, too. That meant that, while Lynne and I had been awake for over 30 hours with nothing more than some brief napping on the plane, both girls were wide awake when we got home.

Madelyn's first plan ride!

Madelyn loved the Video displays and tried to catch the characters on the screen.

Megan with very lots of static in her hair thinking "this is too stinking early!"

There was some playful time while trying to go to bed. Lynne got a couple of hours of sleep with Madelyn while I went downstairs with Megan. Megan tried to read quietly while I slept in her bed but that didn't work out too well. We went back up stairs to find Lynne and Madelyn on the Couch. Lynne let me go back to bed to sleep for a few hours while she stayed up with the girls. Megan woke me at 7:00 and I ran to the grocery for some baby food and then relieved Lynne so she could get a few hours sleep. She is still sleeping and Megan is waiting, somewhat patiently, for her pancakes for breakfast (uhhhh.... Make that Brunch). Madelyn is sleeping soundly after her morning bottle, or was it her night-night bottle? Well, hopefully we'll get this time change straightened out quickly.

We got home last night to a banner at the front door, a table full of welcome home cards from our Wednesday Night Family Fellowship crew and some food in the fridge (not to mention a bottle of champagne that will be enjoyed later!).

It is wonderful to have so many great friends who have been praying for us and who have welcomed us home so warmly.


The travel home was long and difficult. It was hard to be away from home, friends and family for so long. But it was all so worth it. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful, happy new baby. Megan is such a wonderful big sister. And we are finally HOME!

Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip with us. Your prayers, emails and blog comments have meant so much to us while we have been away. We will continue to update the blog, though much less frequently. The Internet is a wonderful tool and we are glad that we had access to it to stay in touch. We have made many new friends from all over the country and look forward to staying in touch with them, as well. Megan will be emailing her new friends, Daniel, Mollianne and Anna.

Love to all,
Matt