The Decker's Adoption Journey

This is our story in starting our very own family through international adoption. We will be adopting an infant (or two) from Kazakhstan. Hopefuly we will be traveling this spring to meet and bring home our little one(s). We hope that by reading our story you are able to follow our journey and learn about the process of adoption.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Jet Lag

For those of you following along who have had the joy of experiencing jet lag before, you might have a small amount of appreciation for our recuperation time from a 14 hour schedule difference. Those of us who are able to do our research know that there are certain things one can do to shorten the process, and while the recovery time is less, it is really not that fun to endure. Unfortunately we have a very daring little boy who is really not so interested in making a speedy recovery from his trip half way across the world. How do I know this you might ask? Lets just say that he decided to start fathers day off at midnight, first demanding food. We tried to hold off thinking this will help the transition and we broke around 4am. Now he has been bright eyed ever since. Mind you the sun is now rising in Seattle and the three of us are all wide awake.
Wait wait, John has just informed me that now that it is time for us all to get up, he is Finlay down for the "night." Well that is right because it is almost 8 pm in Almaty Kazakhstan. Looks like we will be napping this fathers day morning in hopes that we will able be bright eyed again for Emerson's coming home party. I think we might just have to turn into night owls. OK off to the hot tub and then to bed. Have a great day or night...

5 Comments:

Blogger Grandma and Grandpa Spell said...

Sweet dreams:-)

8:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Karon and John, it seems like you are getting the joys of having a newborn!(ene if he is 9 or so months old) Both of our girls came out with their times all messed up... This is the exhausting 1st six weeks that most people talk about - trying to synch their baby's schedule to the real world...

8:47 AM  
Blogger Georgia said...

Tanna had her days and nights mixed up for several weeks after she was born, so I fully understand what you're going through. (Hmm, maybe she came from another time zone!) See if you can tag team him by taking turns, and when the opportunity arises, SLEEP!!! Be blessed, and it won't take long for him to adjust once you get him home and on somewhat of a routine. Have a safe trip back to Grant County!

"Grandma" Georgia

3:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It seems like you are having fun even if the "fun" does revolve around airports and planes. When you get back to school you have to bring Eemrson with you!! We all want to see you and him so badly! Mrs. Gerry named her baby Ava June Gerry. Just thought id tell yah. So are you back now or gonna be back next monday?? well hope to see you and Emerson soon!!!!!!!!!
♥Melissa McCloskey♥

2:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It seems like you are having fun even if the "fun" does revolve around airports and planes. When you get back to school you have to bring Eemrson with you!! We all want to see you and him so badly! Mrs. Gerry named her baby Ava June Gerry. Just thought id tell yah. So are you back now or gonna be back next monday?? well hope to see you and Emerson soon!!!!!!!!!
♥Melissa McCloskey♥

2:37 PM  

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