Home Sweet Home

Thank you to Derek, Mason, Grandpa and Papa Klecker, Grandma and Papa Lanoue, Uncle Shawn, Aunt Krystal, and cousin Gavin for meeting us at the airport on Thursday night.  What a wonderful sight you were!  We had been looking forward to that moment for two weeks.

 

 

We've been home for three days now and Ashlynn's transition continues to go well.  She loves her big brothers!  She is much more content when they are around and gives them lots of smiles when the talk and play with her.  Derek instantly became a helpful big brother.  He likes to help feed Ashlynn, has learned to carry her, and enjoys playing with her.  Mason is also a proud big brother but really doesn't like to hear Ashlynn fuss or cry.  He quickly let us know when she's unhappy and wants us to fix it.

We took advantage of the little sunshine we got on Friday and took Ashlynn out to our swing set.  She was a bit startled by the motion of the swing at first.  We suspect she has never been in a swing before now.  Soon she really enjoyed it and would let us know when her swing slowed down too much.

Thank to our parents for filling our refrigerator and freezer with food and doing all the boys' laundry, we've really been able to spend most of the last three days just enjoying being home together.  Adjusting to the time change is a challenge for us and Ashlynn.  Thankfully the boys have been sleeping well.  We tried reducing Ashlynn's naps today to hopefully help her get her days and nights sorted out.

We ventured out to church and lunch with Grandma and Papa Klecker today.  Ashlynn did very well and it was fun to see some of our friends and family after mass.  Tomorrow, if the weather cooperates, we hope to take in Owatonna's Memorial Day parade.

The next few weeks will be filled with lots of time at home bonding with Ashlynn.  On June 5, we have several appointments scheduled at the University of Minnesota.  Ashlynn will get a full exam at the International Adoption Clinic.  We'll meet with a cardiologist to evaluate Ashlynn's heart condition and with the team at Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic to plan for Ashynn's upcoming surgeries to repair her lip and palate.  It'll be a full day! 

We plan to continue to update our blog with Ashlynn's progress and our journey as a family.  Thanks for all the welcome home messages and for keeping Ashlynn in your prayers.  We are feeling very blessed!