We are home!

We are finally home from our 2 weeks China adventure. (Unfortunately I couldn't access this blog in China, so I will begin the process of posting a multitude of pictures on here for everyone to see).

Ally did so well on our flight from Shanghai to Detroit. The flight the night beofre from Guangzhou to Shanghai was HORRIBLE. Ally cried the enitre time. We couldn't get her calmed down at all. It didn't help that we were delayed 3 hours and the plane was not air conditioned. It was bad. So, I was dreading the 15 hour flight to the USA. Luckily Ally was a happy baby. She only cried once and that was because she was hungry. She was a favorite of all the flight attendants. They came back to check on her and us often. (We had the BEST flight attendant ever. Her name was Debra. She found us three seats together by my sister. She brought us hot water for Ally's bottles and then even cleaned the bottles for us. She was amazing!) Ally has this new habit of screaming in joy and kind of grunting happily. She did this on the flight a lot. I'm sure she woke people up. She slept a lot of the flight and drank regular bottles and had some baby food. We couldn't had asked for anything better.

She is beginning to learn her new home. She loves her Bumbo seat! She sits in it and plays with her stacking cups and other new toys that were here waiting for her. She slept in her play pen last night and took naps in it today. Tonight I put her in her crib. She loves watching her mobile. Ryan had to take his mom back home tonight(she spent the night with us last night so we could slep in today. Thank God!) So i had a 4 hour span when it was just me and Ally. We played and talked, but as soon as I left the room she would cry loudly. As soon as I would come back in the room she would smile and laugh. This could be a bad sign of how it'll be once Ryan goes back to work.

The cats are HAPPY to see us. They don't really know what to think of Ally yet. When she squeals or cries Lucky meows. Max let her grab his tail. Hopefully they'll attach to her as much as she has attached to us.

This weeks tasks:

1)Schedule a well-visit with Dr. Besson so he can look Ally over.
2)Switch from Chinese formula to the Similac our Doctor gave us.
3)Buy a baby monitor and a baby bath tub.

I almost forgot.......when we got home last night our house had been decorated for our arrival. Our friends had made a gorgeous welcome banner. And, some band students had strewn streamers everywhere and had chalked our car windows and from bay window and front door. It was cute. We took pictures before it rains and washes it all away.