Nephew Withdrawal

It's only the first day we haven't seen him, and we miss his cute little smile already. Even Shu Shu said, "It was so difficult to let that little guy walk away." : ( Luckily he only lives 15 minutes away, so we are being a bit dramatic. I'm sure his mommy will let us visit. We are just so spoiled and used to having him around all day.

Actually... I miss S-I-L and M-I-L too! Besides getting Wei-J, my favorite part of the trip was laughing together. Some nights we laughed so heartily that we nearly lost our breath. Not only did Wei-J bond with his mommy, but we bonded as a family. I loved being able to hang out with my M-I-L. We haven't been able to spend much time together over the past few years. She moved right after Hubs and I were married. It was difficult to say goodbye... : (

Between leaving our hotel and arriving home we were awake over 27 hours. It was extremely intense! I was very proud of the little guy! He did so well on all 3 flights. There were moments where he was so exhausted and cranky, but considering the length of the 3 flights, he did amazing. I kept laughing at him because he was doing everything in his power to keep from falling asleep. From making blub blub noises, to falling all over his Ay-i, Wei-J was determined to stay awake... that didn't last very long. As soon as the bottle hit his lips, he began to relax.

I had a more difficult time relaxing on the flights. I listened to white noise - "distant waves." It's just surprising what being in the air so long can do to your body. After arriving home, I was so sick! Apparently the 24 hr motion sickness pills are not really meant to work for 24 hrs. Sitting on the couch, my entire body felt like it was still on the plane. I took a motion sickness pill to keep the room from spinning. While drifting off to sleep, I kept hearing a baby cry, (like the ones on the plane). After sleeping until 5 am, Hubs and I are fighting off sleep with everything we have. We need to stay awake so we can sleep tonight. We are playing the game " Stay awake until it's night time." (Right now Hubs is losing). I have motivation though, Michael Phelps is hosting SNL! : ) He's my swimming hero!

My family is just such a huge blessing!!! When we came home, the house was clean. Every detail had been taken care of, and dinner was in the oven. How awesome is that? I love them so much! My favorite part about being home is having my family again. I missed them so much!

Now that the trip to China is over, I plan to update this blog about school, student teaching, and of course, the nephew. Feel free to keep up with my crazy writings... or not!