Tuesday, November 29, 2011

On a plane in 10 hours!

I cannot believe the day is finally here!  I feel as if I am walking around in a fog and like a chicken with its head cut off at the same time.  When we first saw Quinn's face, we were ready to hop on a plane the next day to get her, but after waiting, and waiting, and WAITING, it becomes difficult to imagine that you will ever hold your child that is on the other side of the earth.  I have spent many nights dreaming about Quinn and many days pondering with Chris, the boys, family, and friends what she will be like and how we will be the best parents possible for our little girl.   Now the waiting is over and we are heading to the other side of the world to meet our daughter!
I am a bundle of emotions right now and don't think I'll sleep much, which is fine.  According to my well-traveled husband, it will be ideal if we can sleep from noon-8pm tomorrow on the plane to adjust to the new time zone.  I am NOT good at switching time zones, so I am grateful for his expertise.  However, I am still quite skeptical that I will wake up at 8pm feeling refreshed and ready to start my day:)
We have been bathed in prayer by so many wonderful friends over the past week, but we would still cherish your prayers for safe travels tomorrow.  We will leave Charlotte 9am EST and arrive in Beijing 2:40am EST, 3:40pm China time.  We plan to update the blog Thursday night once we're settled...we'll see:)

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