The long flight home. Dad stood in the aisle for a while so Meron could sit and not be held for a minute.
Our first photo all together as a family. What an exciting day!
Meeting my new brothers and sister and my cousin.
Meeting grandpa Mike.Day 7
Saturday, December 20th
We flew overnight Friday night and most of the day Saturday. Meron did so good on the plane. By the time we flew into Indy, we had been traveling for 24 hours, which meant Meron had to be held for 24 hours. Needless to say she wasn't used to being held that much and especially by people she didn't know that well. She slept on and off in our arms and when she got restless, we would walk the aisles with her. We were in good company though as there were probably at least ten other adoptive families on board too. I'm sure it was quite amusing to some - all of these tired looking new parents pacing the aisles trying to entertain/sooth their child but still not knowing exactly how to do it.
We arrived in Indy in the late afternoon. We were a little apprehensive about how Meron would do in the car seat because she had never been in one before, but I think the exhaustion from the trip played in our favor. She slept most of the way home. It was so great to be back home. My sister-in-law and mother-in-law helped us surprise the kids. The kids didn't expect us home until the following Wednesday night. After they knew we were home they brought the kids home and we surprised them. It was so good to have them back in our arms.
Later that night and in the next couple of days the rest of the family came over to finally meet the baby girl we had all been praying for.
