News from the Homefront

Wanted to create a quick update now that we are home and getting settled in. First of all, thanks for all the encouraging comments we got both on the blog and in person. And, we really appreciate all your prayers for us, then and now.

Now that we are home, we are slowly beginning to settle in. During the daytime, things are going really well. Of course, it helps that almost everyone can sleep in late. 

Our biggest challenge at this point is at night. Both Seth and Ruthie are having trouble sleeping. Certainly they can't be blamed for having trouble, as indeed we are all having some trouble. We know it will just take some time, but being up until 3am with a cranky baby every night is tough. Seth has been very restless each night, and Ruthie has struggled to relax at night. Still, we know things could be a lot worse, so we're trying to keep a good perspective.

A lot of people have asked about their health. We were working to get them fully lined up on our health insurance before we left. While we were in China, we were told that they need to see proof of their immigration status before they could be on the insurance. Of course, we didn't have that until we arrived in the States, so we've now got that taken care of. Hopefully in a couple of weeks the kids will be fully lined up. Really, it is a blessing in disguise, perhaps, so that the kids have some good time to adjust before things get more difficult for them. Obviously, we're anxious to get them seen by specialists.

Not sure how frequently we'll be blogging from here on out, but we'll try to keep everyone updated on the big stuff. And, we'll try to get some more pics posted, too.