WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!

We arrived home in Indy today at 5A.M!!  I can't describe the feeling to get back and begin getting little Miss Hadley settled and introduce her to her big brother this Saturday!  When we landed at our connection in LA and we saw the sign in customs that said, "Welcome to the United States of America" it was overwhelming!  We touched Hadley's tiny little feet on the ground and just like that, it was official...She's a U.S. Citizen! :)  The journey to Hadley has been so emotional, mind boggling, spiritual, and full of Gods fingerprints! While we were in China, I bought a little book to journal the things that I wasn't prepared to post at that time but wanted to get down on paper, so I wouldn't forget as time went on.  Each day was filled with proof, over and over again that no matter how difficult a situation was or is, no matter how many unknowns there are, no matter how huge something appears to be, to us...God walks it with us and HE shows us He's right there along side us in the sweetest and most gentle ways.  I would actually sit and sob over how he kept revealing His love for all of us, His guidance and His plan!  I said it earlier on while we were in China...I knew with all certainty that none of what was accomplished was our doing. So many things that we encountered, we couldn't have endured without Christ...We were tested over and over our entire trip, it never stopped. That's not to say it was easy but it was amazing to feel the super natural comfort we could only have felt from a loving God.  One evening I had woken up in the middle of the night and been praying and feeling sad, scared, overwhelmed and it clearly occurred to me that this was all about not trusting what any MAN could do, or would do to help us in our time of need but instead TRUST fully that He would provide everything we needed, everyday.  Even the days when I'd get mad and throw my hands up in the air and say to Brandon..."Are you serious? What else is going to get thrown at us?"   I got my answer...It didn't matter what was thrown at us because HE was in control and that's where we needed to rest.  I struggled with that as the days went on and He, of course remained faithful.  As rough as it was some days...I realized how blessed we are and were to have gone on this journey, that really only just began in China.


Since we've gotten home this morning, Hadley has acted like this was where she was suppose to be.  We couldn't get over how all day today she just seemed so relaxed, comfortable and the happiest by far we've seen her.  We expected it to be scary and for her to be nervous with all of the new smells and the new surroundings but instead its been the opposite.  We were a little nervous about introducing her to our dogs so quickly but the timing seemed right and she didn't even flinch!  She just checked them out and studied them.  My guess is, she's probably never seen a dog before today. She's not a big fan of Remmie licking her toes and she gives her a scowl and a shout but overall, so far, so good! :)  


We also took Hadley to the Dr today to get checked out from her infection and she is going to continue to need antibiotics because some of the infection appears to be resurfacing.  It was a doozy, so we expected some residual when we got back home.  She's a tiny little peanut, weighing in at a whopping 18lbs, 11oz. and 29 1/2 inches. The Dr suspects she's likely 12-14 months rather than what we originally thought based on her fontanel.  We suspected she was younger when we met her so it was interesting to hear her Dr's perspective.  We'll get further clarification when she visits the IA Dr. at Riley in the next couple of weeks.  So happy to have her home and can't wait to see Wyatt on Saturday!!!!!!  We are ready!!!!  We thought life was busy before...I think we're going to see what the best kind of busy really is! :)


Thank you again for all of the encouraging emails and prayer while we were away!  It was so amazing to have the love and support of friends when we were so far away from home.


Hugs,
Robin