I need to share this photo of my first (unsolicited) hug from Lia. It happened at the Hong Kong airport on Friday. We were at the EVA Air desk getting our boarding passes for our int'l flight, and I set her down for a moment on the desk to rest, when she reach out around my neck and pulled me in for a tight squeeze - it was awesome - thankfully Steve had his iPhone out and was able to capture the moment:
Needless to say, our girl was somewhat overstimulated by the time we arrived home at 1 am Saturday morning. The size of our house overwhelmed her I think, as well as the dogs barking and jumping to greet us, and the grandparents wanting a look at her...she went into full meltdown mode, so we quickly escaped to the master bedroom for some quiet time and a bottle. The first night was a constant up and down mode for all of us, not sure we slept much. However, Saturday morning we slept til 11 am and Lia slept til 1 pm. Again she started out the day with crying and fear, but ended the day tolerating having her grandparents in the room (but not the dogs).
Last night we only had one real wake-up at 2 am for about an hour, and then we all slept until 9 am. This morning, she sat in her high chair and had breakfast with the family and did well. In the afternoon I just HAD to take a nap, and this turned out well, because she ended up opening up more to grandma and grandpa, letting them engage her with toys, and even holding her for short periods of time! (but still crying at the sight of the dogs)...
Right now as I write this, she is in the living room with Steve, my parents, and Luna (our mini schauzer) - in the same room - PROGRESS!!! But she still can't tolerate Killer (our little Yorkie). Killer has a loud bark for a little guy, and unfortunately when she cries, he barks, which makes her cry more...etc. So that relationship may take awhile to blossom. But overall, we have made amazing progress in just the past two days, so I am hopeful! :)
Tonight we went to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. On the way to the restaurant, she was less than thrilled with the car seat - but on the way home, I handed her a bottle, and she was completely passed out in the 5 minutes it took to get to our house:
Thanks again for everyone's great comments and well wishes. More when we have caught up on sleep!
5 comments:
I've followed your journey and it's been wonderful. We've been home with our little one for a year and your posts brought back so many great memories. I love the picture of the hug, brought tears!!! Welcome home and enjoy your new daughter, she's beautiful!!!
how awesome that you got that hug and that it was caught on camera :O) those first couple of weeks home are so surreal! it took about 3 months before E was hugging The Boob (aka, Ransom), but now he's one of her best friends. she is still sensitive to loud noise though, including the rare times he barks.
so glad you are safely home!
You're home just in time for all the fun stuff! Apple picking in Green Bluff, Halloween, Sledding!, Thanksgiving, Christmas... omigosh! so much fun!
She is so sweet looking!
So glad to hear you're home and things are off to a good start. Thanks for blogging your journey so we could all follow along!
Karee
Loved hearing about your journey (shared by Tracy, through fb!). So sweet. It seems like Lia is settling in nicely with you two. Congratulations!
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