22 hours of travel with a sick child but we are finally home. Overall the trip went better than we thought it might; not great but not a nightmare either. The flight from Seoul to Dallas takes over 13 hours. Oliver was a handful when awake and refused to play with any toys or play any imaginary games. Luckily he slept for a few hours. I will admit that I had my first mommy meltdown ... Crying included. Nothing like crying into my toddler's shoulder after he hit me and pulled my hair to humble me! Here's a picture of him exploring the remote.
When we arrived in Dallas Oliver became a US citizen! Once we deplaned we were routed to the non-US citizens line, then escorted into a small office for processing. I guess the paperwork will be mailed to us later, but there was no fanfare and we were on our way. We didn't have much time in Dallas but right before we boarded Tony took this picture:
It filled us with hope for a smooth flight home. Boy were we wrong! It was a very tough trip home. We all survived, though, and luckily no one was in the row in front or behind us.
When we came home Tony's parents and my friend Becca surprised us with balloons, an It's a Boy sign out front, meals in freezer, gift card, groceries, homemade cookies and a cute display:
Oliver had fun exploring the house and didn't fall asleep until almost 3am. Today he slept most of the day. If he wasn't sick we would have worked harder to keep him awake but poor guy is so tired he just keeps laying down. He's actually already asleep again. Here's one final shot that Tony took tonight:
Right now it's hard to know how many of our issues are related to illness, the transition, grief or just being a toddler. Hopefully over the next few days he starts to feel better and feel more comfortable. That's it for now. We are still laying low with Oliver not feeling well, but can't wait to get his reaction to the large amount of snow we have!!
