Well we made it home. It was a LONG journey home. We left our hotel in Guangzhou at 5:00 am and headed to the airport. It was a 3 hour plane ride to Beijing, but it seemed longer as Zach was throwing fits because he did not like his seatbelt on. We arrived in Beijing, collected our luggage and had to go through security and check our bags again. What a pain. On the plus side of this leg of the trip, we were upgraded to Business Class on United. Business Class is so much better than flying in Economy, especially with a child. There was enough room for him to lie back and sleep. Our flight in Beijing was delayed 2 hours due to some mechanical issues and then air traffic issues. To make this time worse, we were already loaded on the plane and sitting in the runway. Once we got going, the trip was uneventful. Zach slept most of the way and Joe and I tried to get some sleep as well.
Once home we showed Zach around the house and he was pretty excited to see his room and all his toys. He also liked his swing set in the back yard, especially the slide. On Friday, the dogs came home. Zach is afraid of the dogs. When he first saw them he just screamed and cried and cried. Even now, he is still afraid of the dogs and wants to be carried everywhere. I'm hoping that it doesn't take too long for him to get used to the dogs, he's getting pretty heavy.
