We are finally HOME at last!....though weary as can be and with every drop of emotional strength 'spent'. It was an utterly exhausting series of flights, but all in all it went much better than we expected for Hannah. The little sweetheart was so good on the first two flights :) ...We just couldn't believe it! Sometimes she just seemed so 'tickled pink' :) She would run back and for at the airport, laughing and giggling while we ran after her, and then she would just smile at us :) It all caught up with her though on the third and final flight....the longest one from Frankfurt to Chicago ;( Tears came in droves as she woke from a 1 hour long nap and refused to be comforted. She just laid there on the seat between us and stared up at us with loud cries...so sad. She had such a look of grief upon her face that it just broke our hearts. Nothing would comfort her and she did not want us to touch her.
...Finally she quieted down and would let us hold her again....what relief!
Upon our arrival at Chicago (at around 4:00pm I think) we had to 'wade' through the immigration line and the baggage check point and customs, which took another 3 hours! We had not anticipated this taking so long. We were so drained, but Hannah did well (little trouper) , and we were then greeted in the lobby area by Bob's parents :) Little Hannah just stared at them and never cried. I believe she recognized them from the photos we've shown her. The ride in the car home was no problem at all! Hannah LOVED the car seat, and she's never even been in one before :)
...Well, we arrived home, home home at around 11:15pm Tuesday night, and we've been adjusting (fighting off jetlag) to this new life. It will be very sweet in the future, I'm sure....but right now everything is upside down for us. Whew, what an adjustment we have ahead of us...but we are really happy about it...just working through emotions right now.
We praise God for YOU all who have loved us and prayed for us and supported us in so many ways. We need your continued prayers, to be sure!
We'll keep you posted and soon will put new updates of Hannah Grace on this site...but for now...God BLESS YOU ALL!
Love,
Bob and Lori and Hannah Grace :)
P.S. She's sleeping right now and I can see her from where I am :)...she looks so peaceful!
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I am so glad you posted again! Thank you! Of course, understandably, you've been so busy and dealing with jet lag and numerous other stuff - and I wouldn't have expected you to have done it any sooner, but I check daily to see if there is anything new. So thank you for being so kind as to update your blog with the latest. :) What a wonderful blessing it is to us who wonder about you so many times through the day!
We celebrate what God has done, is doing and will continue to do in the Robert Stitt Family!
Whew! Another step down! Praise the Lord you're home! Now you can solely focus on becoming a family and finding a groove to your new life! We will continue to pray this transitioning goes smoothly and of course we cannot wait to meet your daughter!
Eric & Melissa
So happy you're home! I wonder if possibly the same thing happened to Hannah as did Dion on the plane when he was 4 years old; he had woken from a nap and his ears had plugged up on him and was crying and very upset?! Eli is getting aquainted with Hannah over this site! When I was having surgery on Wednesday Nancy was watching the boys and showing Eli the pictures and videos of Hannah. He would laugh along with her and when it would stop he would say "more Hannah!" I hope they will be good buddies!! Love you guys, Mel
Lori and Bob,
Glad you are back home and settling in to your "new normal!!" We are just thrilled for you. Schroeder and Livy have enjoyed talking to Hannah on the phone and are beside themselves with excitement as the time to meet her approaches. Will continue to pray as you settle in for smooth transitions. See you soon.
Curtis and Dawn
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