We made it. One heck of a long day, but all in all it went very smoothly. We were picked up at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in Almaty (6:15 p.m. Tuesday on the east coast) and went to the airport. We nearly lost our luggage because the lady who checked us in put tags on the bags to Detroit, but no further. We caught the error and had it righted. We flew 6.5 hours from Almaty to Amsterdam and landed across from the gate we needed to fly to Detroit. So, we literally walked across the concourse and got in line to get on that flight. We were almost the last ones on that flight due to the arrival time of the flight from Almaty, but that was fine - less waiting for us. We flew 8 hours from Amsterdam to Detroit, went through immigration, Cameron became a US citizen, went through customs, re-checked our bags and found our gate for the flight to Cleveland. We had a couple of hours to wait, but spent it relaxing and Cam managed to nap a bit. The flight to Cleveland was short and we touched down ahead of schedule around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. All of our bags (and their contents) made it to Cleveland and we went home!!
Cameron did very well on all of the flights. He was energized on the first one and only napped about 30 minutes. However, he got a 2.5 hour nap on the second flight and also was more relaxed. He was asleep in his carseat before we even got home and we took him straight up to his crib where he slept until midnight. We were up a few times with him throughout the night, but all in all, he did fine. He's down for a nap right now and hopefully, we'll be able to establish a routine here in the next few days once he figures out night and day (we'll be working on that too!).
We're very grateful for a safe and successful journey home and also for the wonderful little boy whose life we will get to share. Thanks to everyone who has followed our travels and for all the good wishes and support. You have all helped us so much!
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Buffy, Brent and Cam,
Hooray! Catch up on all the stateside things that must be done, but be sure to enjoy these first minutes at home. As Huffy always says, "Life is good!!!!"
love, aunt sue
YAY! I can't believe you're finally home!!! You will need some settling in time, so let us know when we can come up and meet the Cam-man. I could drive up right now.......I'm so excited! Love, Frances
So excited to see you've finally made it home! I've been following along the whole time. What an adventure. Looking forward to your return to work and catching up on your travels.
Tammy
It's fun to go away but it's always great to be home. We're so happy that everything went so well. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
The Mantin's
It's been a real treat to follow your adventure. Blessings to all in your life here in the US.
Linda
Welcome back! We've really enjoyed your blog; thanks for including us in your adventure. Enjoy him! Parenting is the most rewarding and challenging thing we've ever done!!
Sergent Family
Congratulations! So happy to see you are home safe and sound and all are well. It will be a routine before you know it. Give me a call when you are settled in! Thinking of you all.
Blessings,
Leigh Ann
Congrats! I enjoyed reading your blog so much, and it certainly brought back memories of my time (one year ago) in Kaz. Cameron looks like such a happy boy...I remember seeing him as a baby during my time there. My, how he's grown, in every way.
Emily
Mom to Olivia
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! I'm so happy you're finally home and can't wait to meet Cam.
-Lorie
Glad you are back and all is well. Can't wait to meet Cam.
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