It couldn't have gone better...I met Paul and Karis at the airport (I couldn't believe how nervous I was) and after Karis hadn't slept for 30 some hours she giggled when she saw me. She melted my heart. It was 10pm when we got home, so I gave her the bottle and she fell asleep in my arms...yeah, I was hooked. She slept through the night (except one dirty diaper), we couldn't believe it! The next morning Paul got Elli out of bed and she was absolutely ecstatic that Daddy was home! After they played for a while we asked if she wanted to meet Karis? She came into her room and watched her sleep then we woke her up. We sat the two beside each other and Elli told Karis all she knew like all of Karis' body parts and Karis thought this girl was amazing. We also noticed they both like sucking on their left thumbs:) Karis was a sweetie all day, laughing and cooing. It couldn't have been a better first day.
Then night came...Karis didn't get the memo that her new world is on a different time zone. At 11pm she woke up and laughed and smiled at Grandma until 4 or 6 am. Then it was time to sleep. Well, we got her up and she wasn't too excited about that and tried to keep her awake a lot of the day and she didn't like that either. By evening there was no way we could keep her awake and put her down at 7:30pm. But 10 pm was her party time and she thought it was so fun to see Grandma again. Paul was on major jet lag and I am still in first trimester ickyness, and night time is the worse for nausea. So poor Grandma. Finally at 3 am, Paul took Karis and went for a walk and tried it all. She went to sleep close to 6am again. Elli had woken up, too, at 3, so Grandma ended up with Elli, and everyone was so nice to me, but I couldn't sleep through the commotion, so I woke up this morning pretty sick. Needless to say, our household was a mess. I had to be out the door at 8:30 for a doc appt. with Karis. I laid on my bed this morning crying out to God..."We can't do today...I can't do today...I NEED you!!!" After a while, I started feeling better, it even felt good to get out of the house and see the pediatrician. She was so helpful and got Karis signed up for Early Childhood Intervention because Karis is pretty delayed and helped out with other things, too. Karis, of course, was a total trooper and still cooed and smiled for everyone, though she had a few hours of sleep. I felt so encouraged and knew that at my worst hour God had provision.
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I've been anxiously waiting to hear about Karis' homecoming! I'm so glad to hear it went amazing! And to see Karis and Elli together is SO precious! Ahhh, home at last! Praying for God's continued provision for you and that Karis will sooner than later get the memo about the time change. : )
Hugs to you!
-Melanie
So happy and excited for you and your precious family! Please let me know if you need any help!
I am so happy for you I am crying! Your two girls, together, sucking their thumbs, and in matching dresses! It's a dream come true. I will continue to pray for your nausea to pass, and for Karis to adjust her schedule so that she's sleeping when it's dark out, not sunny out :) Can you believe this moment is finally here?? Unbelievably thrilled for you! Emily
So happy that everybody is together at last! The pics of the girls together are priceless. I had to laugh at Karis being up in the wee hours. Alesha, loved the night time parties when she came home, too. Those parties will soon end and make life a lot easier :-) What an exciting time in your life. It is a blessing how easy Karis has adjusted.
April :-)
Oh, I am so happy to see these pictures! Your family is almost all together! I'm sure the awake-at-night trend will change soon (at least that's what I tell myself with Jack!). Congratulations!
Wow! We are so glad that Karis and Paul are at home and safe. What a joyous meeting that you were able to share the first time you met Karis. The Lord is so good and graciously provides for our needs. I am so glad you are feeling His arms around you now. Thanks for sharing. Love you and miss you guys. Can't wait to meet little Miss Karis.
I can't help but sit here bawling, reading about when you first met your new daughter and seeing that pic of the girls together, just smiling so big. God is just blessin' your socks off, sister! Thanks for sharing it with us on here. Can't wait to see you guys again and meet your kiddos. Love you so much! -stac
It is just so right to know she is HOME with her FAMILY. These pictures are priceless and they will be even more special when your waves of nausea and droopy eyes are a distant memory. We will continue praying for God's goodness and grace to pour over your home and for the upcoming trip to get Karis' big brother!! :) Will you let us know when Karis is accepting visitors?? :)
Oh the joy and exhaustion that children bring into our lives! :)Karis and Elli look SO adorable together...I teared up looking at the picture. What a blessing!! Hang in there with the sleepless nights.
We are all very excited to see the pictures and hear the story!!! Karis is just adorable and we are so excited to meet her! Those girls look so sweet together. What an amazing year for you guys!! I'm thinking about you guys and praying for you every day! So badly want you to feel good right now!
SO glad she is home with you! beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing. Hope her sleep cycle will change soon so you can all get the rest you need. Praying for you!!
I love the photos!! They look so good together!! Karis is looking so great! We are still having night issues here as well. I guess it will just take time.
I hope we can meet in person some day, we all fell in love with Paul, Chuck and of course Karis. I hope you start feeling better soon so you can enjoy your girls.
yay! I know jet lagged kiddo's combined with not feeling well is a total mess. We all had h1n1 when we got back with the girls from Thailand. Thank God your mommy is out to help! love you guys and praying for you!!!! kim
Yeah! We're so excited for you and trusting that life will settle a bit before it gets crazy again!
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