We're Home

Hi All;

We made it home and everyone is adjusting the best we can to the time change and Jesse is adjusting well to her new brother. I will post some new pictures soon. Ryan David loves his new room he shares with Jesse. Haley and Lyla are thrilled to be home! Lyla could not wait to get our dog from my sister-in-law! Cole, our dog, is adjusting to a new kid. They both are a little scared of each other but I think they will be great friends.

Jesse does have a cast on her arm. My niece and her husband took this picture. with the caption "a safer way for Jesse" with her new blue cast! They are calling it a soft tissue fracture and they put the cast on for 4 weeks. She is suppose to be in a TaeKwonDo tournament in Oct. She did go to her class on Saturday morning. She is really handling everything very well. We are so proud of her!!

Thanks for joining our adventure to China and we have felt the prayers. We are so happy to be home. I will try to update every once in awhile with pictures of course. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers. Haley and Lyla go back to school on Tuesday, Jesse starts preschool this week, Haley has to go to the doctor on Tuesday for a insect bite that won't heal (has had it for over a month) and has become very large, I call the commission for special needs children on Tuesday for Ryan, J. and I go back to work on Tuesday and Ryan will come with me and Jesse has several appointments over the next month with her arm.

Love and Hugs,

Cindy

Yangjiang

Not sure when I will write again. We go to Yangjiang tomorrow and leave on Friday for home. Our flight comes in at 6:22PM on Friday on Northwest from Detroit flight 1724. Hopefully the next post will be an update of us being home very soon!!!
Thanks to everyone for their prayers for Jesse. She is very very brave!
Hugs to all! Cindy

Jesse's pictures

Thought I would add the pictures of Jesse giving her hair to locks of love 2 days before we left to come to China!

Jesse update

She has an appointment tomorrow morning at 9:30 with the orthopedic pediatrician. My mom and dad took her to our pediatrician today and he put a splint on it so she can't move it in the sling. Dad said that he explained everything that was going to happen at the hospital to her before they got there and she did great. I asked if she has been upset at all, and he said it just hurts when she moves it. He has already prepared her for a case if the ortho doctor says she needs one.
Just two more days and then on a plane home, can't wait!
We go to Yangjiang tomorrow instead of today.

Jesse

Please send Jesse your prayers. She fell yesterday and hurt her elbow. She didn't tell anyone till later. It started really hurting in the night and my parents took her to the hospital. It seems that she has either dislocated her elbow or there is a fracture. She is in a sling and is in pain when she moves it. She has an appointment with a orthopedic doctor tomorrow morning. My mom called our pediatrician to see if they could get her seen by an orthopedic doctor today. Mom and Dad said she is doing well today, playing with her toys just a few minutes ago. I know she is in good hands. My mom and dad will go to any means to take care of any of our children, just wish I was there for her.

Pictures

Red Couch and Consulate Appointments

We leave in a few minutes to meet the other families to have the red couch photo and group photo! We will then go to the consulate appointment were we swear to take care of Ryan David and they will give him his Visa to come home!!

I will post pictures as soon as we get back. Patti's husband, Ben, and J. are going to try to get to Danny's bagel today...not sure how that will go. We found out last night it is about 25 minutes away!

Haley and I are feeling a little under the weather and I am praying it is just a slight cold. We are wishing for the days to fly so we can get home!!!

We go to Lyla's and Jesse's orphanage tomorrow. I am hoping for the details today! We told her this morning and she said "YEAHHH!!!" then the next thing was..."Oh, I am so Nervous!" I think we made the right choice to wait to tell her.

Oh, the girls talked to Ms. Georges' class (Haley's class) and Mr Wakeman's class last night using Skype! The girls did great answering the questions! Mr. Wakeman is setting up another talk tonight with Ms. Hardesty's class (Lyla's class)! Hope it goes well tonight too!!

Pictures later! Hugs, Cindy