Top ten Things we really missed while in China and couldn’t wait to get home to........
10. ICE! We couldn’t drink with ice-it was so hot and humid and they don’t serve anything cold!
9. NON SMOKING! Love that there is no smoking in public places in Cincinnati- lots of smokers
in China
8. DRIVING RULES-lots of crazy driving in China!
7. PERSONAL SPACE-they don’t give you a lot of that :)
6. RESTROOMS-I don’t understand how women go in the whole in the ground!
5. NON HUMIDITY-I will never complain about heat and humidity in Cincinnati!
4. HARD BED! Can’t wait to sleep in our soft bed!
3. A good american HAMBURGER and a PIZZA without ketchup on it!!
2. All of our FRIENDS and FAMILY!
1. IAN and BRYLAN- Our two precious boys we could not wait to see!!!!!!
Hand Picked and Heaven Sent.......
Wow! What an adventure this has been! Yeah!! We are home safe and sound. Our plane ride was long but good. Jazlyn did awesome. I think she did better than mommy :) That is just too long for anyone to be in a plane!! The plane left a little late from Hong Kong so we missed our connecting flight in Chicago. We waited around on standby for the next flight to Cincinnati hoping and praying we would make it on cause we had lots of friends and family waiting! We did make it and while sitting waiting to take off the pilot announces that someone struck the stairway to the plane which caused the stairs to jam into the plane so maintenance had to come and take a look to see if everything was ok. It ended up ok but it took awhile before we were able to get in the air! We were so excited to get there-butterflies in our bellies!!
When we arrived in Cincinnati we walked toward a crowd of friends and family with open arms for us! I couldn’t hold back the tears as we approached all our loved ones. Thoughts of the past 2 1/2 years of praying for this moment and the amount of love and support we had been given just hit us like a ton of bricks. This was the moment we have been thinking, dreaming and praying about for a long, long time. Our family can now move on and continue now that we have Jazlyn in our arms forever!
Seeing our boys come running to us with arms open wide, and big huge smiles was an awesome moment-we missed them so, so much. They were so excited to see there little sister we have talked about so much. Just for them to open there hearts and arms to welcome her in is just amazing. All five of us hugged up together was the moment we had been waiting for!!
We thank all our friends and family for taking the time to come down to the airport and spend there evening being there for us- it was so overwhelming. For opening there hearts and arms to Jazlyn- we love you all!
Jazlyn did great in the airport with everyone. All three of us were very tired and completely worn out! When we got home we had presents and treats on our table to welcome us! She got to check out her room for the first time. She just kept looking all around at everything :) Crawling into our soft, comfy bed was a highlight for me-it was pure comfort!!
It has taken us awhile to get adjusted and back on US time. This past week has been a whirlwind but a good one. We would lie awake in the middle of the night just looking at the ceiling. Jazlyn would be crying and screaming, getting use to the time change and all the new noises in the house, and her new room. It was hard but we took a few days to just be the five of us together. Getting her use to the boys and the boys getting use to her. Brylan kisses her every 5 seconds, and Ian is a wonderful “big, big brother” He brings out his high pitch sounding voice for her and is so gentle and loving :)
After adjusting we ventured out to show her off a little to family and friends.....she has such a sweet, cuddling, happy spirit and her laugh will make you laugh :) She loves to play “peek a boo” and laughs when anything drops! We took her swimming, and of course she had her first ice cream!!!
We have received so much love through flowers, gifts, cards, my dad wrote a little poem, people are still giving us bottles they have filled, and two of our friends made us albums about our adoption, so many open hearts and open arms for this little girl that would have never had or experienced this kind of love in her life. God has truly blessed us through this adoption and has shown himself in a mighty big way and we give Him ALL the glory, honor and praise!
Please continue to pray for Jazlyn and her special need. The mass they removed on her back at 3 months old looks good. She does have a small bulge that we will need to have test run on to make sure everything is ok. She has leg movement and good reflex. She will push up and stand up when you hold her arms. We have a 3 hour apt. on July 6th at the Cincinnati Children’s Adoption Center to get her all check out from head to toe and lots of blood work, so that will be a long day for her. We are so thankful for all this good news and how far she has come, just continue to pray with us that everything goes well.
Although my husband is ready to adopt again ALREADY! we are excited to see what God has in store and what His plans are for our family. Our hearts are big for adoptions, and we feel truly blessed by both our adoptions.
Thanks for coming on this journey along side of us as we are just doing what God has called us to do. Love you all and thank you for EVERYTHING!
God Bless,
The Williams Family
(Scott, Melissa, Ian, Brylan and Jazlyn:)
All Children come from God, but for some the journey home takes a little longer.
Here are some pics for you to enjoy from the last two weeks............
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What a blessing for you all to have this sweet little girl. Her facial expressions have changed and there is hope and laughter in her eyes. I look forward to meeting her in person.
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