We were ready, 51 days after arriving in Ethiopia we were ready to head back home, to bring our daughter to her new home and family. Baby, his mother, and two other friends from the guest house all took us to the airport. It was a tough goodbye; lots of hugs, some tears and thank you's to these people who have taken such good care of us. We wish we had a picture of them all standing by the van waving until we entered the airport!
We have to be honest, we were a bit fearful of how the flight would be for our little girl. We worried about ear infections and decided to give her a bottle upon take off and landing, and honestly we worried about how small the bathrooms would be on the plane for changing all those diapers. Customs and security were long but we gave ourselves plenty of time. It felt surreal, like at any moment we would leave the airport to return to the guest house.
So how did she do, as always she was a champ! She slept only a few hours, but only cried for 15 mins on that entire flight. The rest we will leave to your imagination. We were lucky enough to get a bassinet which at least allowed her to stretch and play when she wasn't sleeping. No longer was it Ethiopia or Bust...but now USA or Bust!
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
~ Winston Churchill
The DeTorres Family are definitely troopers at traveling, squeezing everything that is inspiring and beautiful out of each experience. You are providing Mawerdi with such wonderful hands on education about the world in which she lives!
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