We're Home
Arrived at Detroit airport and headed to our on time departure. As soon as we scanned in for boarding we rounded the corner and noticed that the jetway was packed with people. They weren't letting anyone board the plane because the ground power was not working. We about passed out in disbelief when they announced that we had to go back to the gate area. During this brief interlude, Ellie had a screaming tantrum, I think that her fun was done. Rob took her to the bathroom and was able to calm her down by allowing her to play in the automatic sink.
The final flight to Peoria was uneventful. Ellie made it through most of the flight just fine, but ended up having another tantrum in the last 20 minutes of flight. Rob switched seats with Dana and then Dana was able to calm her down. Apparently toddlers need more than 10 hours of sleep in a 3 day period J.
Grandma Jo, Kyle, and Megan met us at the airport. It was a great coming home celebration and Ellie was not at all shy with the kids. We had brought a picture book that showed our family, house, etc. and Ellie would look at it several times a day. On one page, there was a family picture and Ellie would want us to go over each person's name and then she would repeat their names. When Ellie finally met the kids, it was like she already knew who they were. The kids played in the airport while Rob went and got the vehicles. We thought that Ellie was going to have a fit being strapped into a car seat, but it didn't seem to bother her at all. Finally, when we arrived home, Ellie got to meet our dog Tika (a.k.a Woof-Woof from the picture book). She wasn't at all afraid of Tika, but doesn't like it much when Tika licks her hand.
First night at home was a rough one for the travelers. Rob and Dana and Ellie were all restless between midnight and 4am – but eventually went back to sleep. Ellie woke up getting sick at 6am, and again at 7. Hopefully this is a temporary bug related to change in water and/or milk.
Nick returned home today as well, so we are all together again…. Feels good to be complete!
We will make one additional post in a few days once we are over jetlag and through the initial transition phase.
