Meeting the grandparents in Bakersfield. Christy's mom Maria and her husband Roberto.
Meeting the grandparents in Ventura. L to R: Yelena (caregiver), Christy, William's father Cliff, Alaina, and Cliff's wife Lita.
Christy with Alaina and our friend Eva with her daughter Abigail.
Alaina reading mom a bedtime story after a long day.
Happy Time!
Chillin with Santa.
You know you've been at the mall too long when...
Wearing antlers from Santa's workshop.
Haven't posted for awhile. Been busy with our little bundle of joy.
The flight back from Hong Kong went much better than expected. With only a lap seat for Alaina, we were a bit nervous about how that would really work out. While it's 15 hours from LAX to HK, it's only 12 hours back due to the wind direction. Still, that's a long flight with a little girl we just met. Everything went fine. Alaina played with the remote from the screen in front of the seat, ate meals, and slept. When she needed a moment, we just went for a little walk. It's amazing how far you can walk on a plane at 36,000 ft. without really going anywhere. Alaina managed to sleep through the takeoffs in both Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
The biggest issue back home was the time change. While we were trying to adjust to west coast time, Alaina was still on China time. China is currently 16 hours ahead of us, so she would be awake when we were trying to sleep. That made for some very long and tiring days. After about 1 1/2 weeks, we finally got her sleep schedule to change. She's now sleeping through most nights just as she did in China. What a relief!
Alaina is doing well. She's standing up easier, crawls everywhere, and likes to dance to music. She's quite vocal at times and smiles & laughs much more now. Her appetite has always been great and she eats just about anything we feed her. Her curiosity about the world around her never stops. She's had one visit to the doctor, received two shots, and will return for another visit after Christmas.
