Airplane Day!

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That was Max's first blog.  He even pressed the Alt key which I guess changes the keyboard to Hangul (Koean) letters.  I'm hoping that this is a sign that he'll one day be able to help me with my technological difficulties.

We spent our first hours of being a family eating, playing, and sleeping.  He loves the cars that Brenda and Jillene used to decorate his diaper cake.  He doesn't like having his diaper changed or having his clothes changed, but he loves to eat!  He likes bananas, pineapple, plain bread, and rice.  Last night, he started getting sleepy at around 8:30 but he was fighting sleep.  He would fall asleep on one of us and then start crying if we tried to lay him down.  The foster mom wasn't very clear (despite several follow-up questions from both Kurt and I) about when he drinks soy milk and when he had a bottle.  We decided to give the bottle a try and he zonked out on the bed between us.  I woke up at one point and he had his foot on Kurt's pillow, right in front of Kurt's nose.  :)  He slept until 8:30 this morning when he looked over at me and reached his arms out to be picked up.  It doesn't get much better than that!

Mary wanted to know what size he is.  He is much tinier than we thought, especially in the waist.  He is wearing the 24 mos. size Carter's jammies that Mary and Dave got him.  The shirt fits alright across the shoulders but the pants barely stay up and are at least 4 inches too long.  Yesterday he wore the navy blue shorts Amy got him.  They are a Gap 2T and looked like long pants and kept sliding down his skinny back side... even with the draw string pulled as tight as it would go.  So, Megan, if Logan has any 18 mos. size hand-me-downs, I think we could use them. 

Enquiring minds want to know about our arrival at the airport tonight and if we are okay with a welcome home gathering.  We leave Korea at 6 p.m. Seoul time and arrive in Chicago at  4:50 p.m.  In Chicago, it will feel like ~6:30 a.m. to us.  We will have to haul all four of our bags, ourselves, and our bundle of joy through customs and then get on the plane to Minneapolis.  We're scheduled to arrive in Minneapolis at 9:50 p.m. (American Airlines flight 2366). We make no promises about our ability to think clearly when we arrive and we have no idea if Max will be smiling or screaming by then.  So, if you are okay with seeing us in whatever condition we are in, and if you really want to hang out at the airport at that hour, then you are welcome to come.  I can promise you that we won't be looking gorgeous for any photo sessions.  (Although, Max woke up this morning with some adorable bed head!)

If you would rather visit us at our house in the coming days / weeks, we'll have to just set up some kind of a schedule so we don't end up with any large groups.   Our social worker has warned us to let Max warm up to all of the new people in his life by keeping it down to a few people at a time.  Also, in order for Max to know who his new parents are, no one is allowed to hold him. feed him, change his diaper, or otherwise meet his needs for the recommended six weeks.  However, he loves to play and is pretty good at high-fives.  (Karrie and Jer... the social worker never mentioned whether or not we could let people obsess over his toes!  Fair warning, though, it looks like his toe nails could use a trim... not sure when we'll try to tackle that one.)

Well, we better shower and get packed up.  We leave for the airport at 3p.m. which is just 4 hours away.  It is much harder to get ready when you have a cute little boy that wants to play with you. :>)

This will most likely be our last blog from Seoul.  See you all soon!
Dede, Kurt, and Max.