Welcome Home

Paula's first airplane ride went nicely. She had her apple juice while the plane took off and fell asleep before her bottle was finished. She woke up a while later, smiling, but needing to be changed. We had a grumpy seatmate in the aisle who wouldn't change seats so that we wouldn't have to climb over him so much, so we made sure the next time we needed a bathroom (not even an hour later...we usually never use the bathroom on planes!) we climbed over him again! This time, a couple a row ahead of us, offered to switch so we could have the aisle and middle seat. They felt bad that we had to climb over someone with a baby in our arms.

The rest of the flight went smoothly, and when it was time to land, Paula fell asleep again!

Once we landed, we changed Paula into her coming home outfit, which she is wearing in the photos. We went through customs, and then picked up our luggage and were greeted by both sets of Parents. Paula rode home with her mommy and Grandma and Grandpa (Jennie's side) because they had a car seat, and Paul rode home with the luggage and his parents. Paula didn't know if she liked her car seat, as they did not have them in Guatemala, but by the end of the ride, she was almost sure she liked it.

Mom and Dad had picked up some subs from our local Italian Deli for snacks (and our dinner) when we landed. Boy were they good and it felt great to eat an American meal again! We all enjoyed Paula's first night in her new home!