A few Pix of our sweet boy!!

7/8/14 Jayden's first palate surgery

We got up at 4:30 AM in order to be at the hospital at 6 AM for Jayden's procedures. We felt so sorry for Jayden. He was such a trooper, though. He wanted to help by carrying his luggage. It was so adorable.  While Jayden was in surgery, our friend Susan came to see us with her beautiful little girl, Abigail. It was such a nice visit and really helped to ease our stress and anxiousness of Jayden's procedures. Jayden's surgery lasted approximately two hours. He made it through surgery fine. The pain meds really helped him rest. He was able to be discharged the following morning. 

5/1/14 Jayden's 3rd Birthday!!

Going HOME!!! 4/12

We got up this morning at 3:30 AM for our flight. No one slept well. We got to the airport in plenty of time.  We found a push toy car that Jayden was able to ride in. Jayden fell asleep in the toy car, and we couldn't help but snap a few pictures of him. He kept bobbing his head back and forth. It was so cute.

Detroit, Michigan. Here we come!

When we landed at Louisville airport, we were greeted by grandma, grandpa, Brittany, Justin, and Gianna.  It was so good to see everyone. We all missed them so very much.  We finally got to introduce Jaden to his new forever brother and sisters.  What an amazing and serreal experience.  It's so good to be home!!

Medical Exam & Shamian Island 4/8

This morning we got up bright and early for breakfast. After breakfast, we headed to the lobby to leave for Jayden's medical exam. The building was a bout 20 minutes away from our hotel. The first thing we did was Jayden's visa picture. Once that was done, we went around to the back for his medical exam. Jayden had to go to four separate rooms. The first room was with a nurse. This was basically to check his temperature and wait. The scales weighed him at a whopping 40.8 pounds. I knew my shoulders and back were sore for a reason --mainly called Jayden -itis.  The next room was with an ENT doctor. Everything checked out fine there. The third room was with a medical doctor which everything turned out fine there too. The only room left was for his blood to be drawn. They would not allow ice to go inside with Jayden while his blood was being drawn. We could hear Jayden crying, but it didn't last very long.  Once we were finished, we went back to the hotel. Jayden seemed pretty exhausted. 

Once Jayden got up from his afternoon nap, we decided to take a taxi to Shamian island. We went into a few shops, then headed back to the hotel. We were all quite exhausted from this lengthy day. 

We ended up ordering Papa John's pizza for dinner.