homecoming.

Our first flight, from Addis to Amsterdam, was smooth sailing.

It was Bo's bedtime, and we had a bulkhead seat in economy comfort - with a bassinet!

Doug & I were able to get quite a bit of sleep on that flight!

We love flying KLM. The flight attendants were amazing.

One in particular was obsessed with Bonsa - she gave us a little bag of goodies 

on which she had written, "God bless your new family!"

Then, there was the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.

We were on a Delta plane - not as nice as KLM. 

The flight attendants were... less than helpful.

We were still seated in economy comfort, but we were in the middle row in between 2 other people.

Thankfully, those people were more than understanding and helpful with our fussy little guy.

Bo took a couple short naps, and one 2-hour nap. He slept like this:

I made several quick dashes with Bo to the bathroom, which PRAISE THE LORD,

was very close and always unoccupied when I needed it. 

Bo went through three outfits.

We ended up carrying him off the plane in a white onesie, wrapped in a blanket.

We stopped before immigration to change him into his last clean outfit, 

in hopes that it looked like we had it together.

I am just so thankful that he didn't have any major screaming fits...

After getting through immigration, we walked out the door and were greeted by sweet friends & fam.

A huge thank you to Kennerly for capturing this special moment!!

Thanks to Ellie & Janni for driving us home and taking our family of three picture at home:

We were so excited to see that our sweet neighbors had decorated our porch!

Thanks for heading that up, Lindsay & Maria!!

It's been pretty difficult for me being away from my family, so I am incredibly thankful for friends who have helped with our transition. A huge thank you to people who have provided meals for us: Katy, Kennerly, the Finks, the Colemans and the Townleys! We are so blessed by our loved ones.