The journey from Russia has finally ended and yet,

the journey is just beginning! Our flight home from

Kazan to Moscow to London to Miami was long and
exhausting. We are trying to both recuperate from

the eight hour time difference and all of the very new

surroundings. It is no longer easy to sleep at home with

the sound monitor on at all times, however, we are finally

both getting close to a sleep schedule which will allow

Mommy to get some rest and be able to function like a

normal person (hopefully in the very near future). Kyle
is doing great but as you can see from the picture, he was

exhausted after the long flight but did very well on the

airplane (for the most part aside from a few dirty looks

and comments from the passenger sitting in front of us)! Kyle
enjoyed his first bath and is attaching very well - of course,

I am quite pleased that one of his first words is Mom! He

has a few others but his latest exclamation is "Tada"! Thank

you all for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers!