Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Ingrid is home!!!!!
We made it home and Ingrid is doing beautifully!!!! What joy we have with her in our home, in our country, surrounded by so many people who have fallen in love with her from the moment they heard about her. God has blessed us beyond what we could imagine in the gift of this little girl. Here are some pictures with stories...
The day we departed the boys slipped a piece of paper under the hotel door of Sam's room that said,
"come and swim with us one more time before we get on the plane to go home. meet us at 12:30 at the pool."
(They had gone swimming before with Sam and gave him a skipping swim ball to keep. He slept with that ball each night). Sam is four years old, adopted by a wonderful woman from Tennessee. He has one leg amputated just below the knee and his other leg has a very small foot with some fused toes. Right now he walks using the stump on one leg and the small foot on the other leg. He will get prosthetics when he gets home. The boys want to follow Sam's story so we hope to stay in touch. We are encouraging Bjorn, who says he wants to be a surgeon, to do one of his physics papers on how he would make prosthetics for Sam. Sketch the idea, learn about the bones and muscles involved, and then figure out the physics to making it effective. Here's a picture of the boys in the pool. Our goal was to tire our boys out before a long plane ride home, but that goal turned into something much bigger- they fell in love with this little guy.
The first leg of the flight to Tokyo went great. Obviously this is Kris writing again, because she could move freely throughout the plane, read a magazine, sip coffee. Matt had Ingrid clinging to his arms, chest, legs, lips, ears, leg hairs, magazines....
In Tokyo Ingrid started to want to walk more and babble. She wanted one person at a time to give her just one of their fingers and let her walk all over the airport. A few times she'd stop and hug, but she was on the move. The boys and Kris could walk with her, but she would scream if we tried to hold her too long. Matt's arms were safe and loving to her.
The boys attempted to sleep by putting their hoodies over their heads and slump over the tray table. Kris slept and walked and Matt held Ingrid.
The day we departed the boys slipped a piece of paper under the hotel door of Sam's room that said,
"come and swim with us one more time before we get on the plane to go home. meet us at 12:30 at the pool."
(They had gone swimming before with Sam and gave him a skipping swim ball to keep. He slept with that ball each night). Sam is four years old, adopted by a wonderful woman from Tennessee. He has one leg amputated just below the knee and his other leg has a very small foot with some fused toes. Right now he walks using the stump on one leg and the small foot on the other leg. He will get prosthetics when he gets home. The boys want to follow Sam's story so we hope to stay in touch. We are encouraging Bjorn, who says he wants to be a surgeon, to do one of his physics papers on how he would make prosthetics for Sam. Sketch the idea, learn about the bones and muscles involved, and then figure out the physics to making it effective. Here's a picture of the boys in the pool. Our goal was to tire our boys out before a long plane ride home, but that goal turned into something much bigger- they fell in love with this little guy.
The first leg of the flight to Tokyo went great. Obviously this is Kris writing again, because she could move freely throughout the plane, read a magazine, sip coffee. Matt had Ingrid clinging to his arms, chest, legs, lips, ears, leg hairs, magazines....
In Tokyo Ingrid started to want to walk more and babble. She wanted one person at a time to give her just one of their fingers and let her walk all over the airport. A few times she'd stop and hug, but she was on the move. The boys and Kris could walk with her, but she would scream if we tried to hold her too long. Matt's arms were safe and loving to her.
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| How are they both sleeping? |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
On our way home!!
We are now on our way to Hong Kong and then will board a plane for home!! We are so excited to finally bring Ingrid home!! We will land in Minneapolis on Wednesday at 1:00!!!!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Our flight info.
We are not sure that we will have time to blog from Hong Kong so here is our flight information if you want to meet us at the airport. We have been asked by some if it's ok to come to the airport and we say "yes!" we'd love to see you! We arerive Minneapolis
Delta #622 from Tokyo at 1:00 pm. We will have to go through customs first.
Yipeeeee!
Wahoooo!
Whoopie!!!
Delta #622 from Tokyo at 1:00 pm. We will have to go through customs first.
Yipeeeee!
Wahoooo!
Whoopie!!!
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| xoxooo |
Leaving for Hong Kong today!!!!
Yesterday we all went to the consulate in Guangzhou. They had us all approach the counter with Ingrid's paperwork (passport, immunization records, and all kinds of official paperwork), take an oath that all the documents were true, and then they sent us on our way. We receive her visa, and between the visa and her Chinese passport we can start our trip home!!!!
Ingrid has been busy....walking with her special backpack, facetime with grandparents, bathing and sleeping!
Ingrid has another day of swimming! We love the sign by the pool... this happens often!
Ingrid loves her play time too. As we leave mainland China this afternoon we are in awe of God's blessing to our family in the gift of this child. All of these children here with special needs are perfect in God's eyes and we are all blessed by our time here in this country. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!!
Funny Moments Written by Ike
These past two weeks we've all had lots of laughs and giggles. (Ingrid has her little own little chuckle too)!
*When we first got her us boys gave her some toys. She started to throw them which led to a laugh. My parents reminded me I was a huge "chucker" also!
*One night in Nanchung we were heading to a water-light show. Bjorn and I were sitting together in the van with the window rolled down. There was traffic and a lot of people were on mopeds. So, Bjorn and I decided to start annoying them. We would yell at them and say "Call Me!" or "Hi" and look at their reactions. We laughed so hard. My mom and dad were not happy with us so when we got to the hotel we ran to the elevator so we wouldn't have to get "the talk". The plan lasted until we found out we had no room key.
*The first day in Guangzhou Ingrid had a lot of energy, so I put her on my lap. I started to cradle back and forth and we both ended up on our backs! Then she grabbed her legs and crawled her hand until she touched her butt. When she slapped her butt she looked at me and kept doing butt slaps. It was really funny.
Fun facts about Ingrid:
1. She likes to be held.
2. She's hyper.
3. She smiles a lot.
4. She's curious.
5. She likes to punch and throw.
6. She is flexible.
7. She likes toy cups.
8. She tries to take any food she sees.J
9. She likes to touch.
10. She likes to be copied.
By Isaac
*When we first got her us boys gave her some toys. She started to throw them which led to a laugh. My parents reminded me I was a huge "chucker" also!
*One night in Nanchung we were heading to a water-light show. Bjorn and I were sitting together in the van with the window rolled down. There was traffic and a lot of people were on mopeds. So, Bjorn and I decided to start annoying them. We would yell at them and say "Call Me!" or "Hi" and look at their reactions. We laughed so hard. My mom and dad were not happy with us so when we got to the hotel we ran to the elevator so we wouldn't have to get "the talk". The plan lasted until we found out we had no room key.
*The first day in Guangzhou Ingrid had a lot of energy, so I put her on my lap. I started to cradle back and forth and we both ended up on our backs! Then she grabbed her legs and crawled her hand until she touched her butt. When she slapped her butt she looked at me and kept doing butt slaps. It was really funny.
Fun facts about Ingrid:
1. She likes to be held.
2. She's hyper.
3. She smiles a lot.
4. She's curious.
5. She likes to punch and throw.
6. She is flexible.
7. She likes toy cups.
8. She tries to take any food she sees.J
9. She likes to touch.
10. She likes to be copied.
By Isaac
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