We made it home. Emma slept 5 hours on the first flight after some explosive diarrhea which leaked out of her diaper and all over my lap. Thank goodness I brought a change of clothes. Unfortunately, I only brought one change of clothes because when she leaked pee out of her diaper soon after I didn't have anything to change her in! Needless to say, I didn't smell very good when we got home! She was so good on all the flights and never shed a tear. I am not sure how we entertained for the rest of the 8 hours on the plane, 6 hours of layovers and another 1.5hr flight. She was really good though. We arrived home and were beat. Neither of us slept at all on the plane. I have never been so tired I felt sick to my stomach.
My parents brought the kids over Monday morning. They were nuts over Emma. Almost too much so as she is having a hard time adjusting to the commotion. She is petrified of the dog also which hasn't helped. She is sleeping all the time which I think is her coping mechanism right now. We have been trying to keep her up as much as possible but there is only so much you can try with a 9 month old.
She is happy when we are holding her and definitely reaches to us for comfort. Emma is exhibiting a lot of the same behaviors that we had with Leah when she first arrived. I am actually surprised because she seemed so adjusted in Korea. I am not sure if it is sheer exhaustion, the kids, or just too many changes.
The kids are crazy over her. Leah's motherly instincts are coming out with Emma although she is terribly jealous also. She is trying to act like a baby sucking her thumb, wanting to be held, etc. I have been making a point to do fun things with her alone and telling her how big she is. She also helps me hold the bottle and change diapers! Hopefully, soon she will get use to being the middle child. Thank goodness she is being very gentle and sweet with her despite her jealousy.
Davis is a kind as they come. I catch him lying on the floor with her stroking her and asks for her all the time. He comes downstairs in the morning and his eyes light up as he sees her sitting on the floor. He did ask me why she had so many rolls on her legs and why her nose is so flat! It did open a great race discussion opportunity though so we started talking about how she looks different and why but the conversation soon stopped when he didn't think her eyes looked different! It's so nice how innocent and oblivious to things they are.
I will post later once we are rested! Even though we slept through the night we are still not caught up on sleep!
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