Heading Home

4/27/02

Well, todays the day we have been waiting for. We are bringing Marina home. New Hampshire, here we come! We got up, got dressed and went down for breakfast. Kevin did not eat anything. Marina ate 2 cups of yogurt, a few bites of pancakes, but she does not seem to like meat. We took everything away from her when she started throwing her food and utensils across the dining room. Yes, she has started to test us. We went up to the room and finished packing our things to get ready to leave.

We were met in the Lobby at 12 noon ny Natasha. We stopped at McDonalds for lunch, and Marina was given her first balloon. She loved it! We played peek-a-boo through the balloon, and she laughed so hard. She finally poped it in the airport.

While we were waiting to board the plane to New York, we met a family with their 3 yr old son, Connor. They were goiong home after completing their first trip. Marina and Connor loved playing together, and kept each other occupied during the wait.

Once we got on the plane, we discovered that we were being seperated. Marina was to sit with me, and Kevin was sitting by himself. Well, Marina was not to happy with that. She screamed as loud as she could. I asked the flight attendant if it were possible to sit together, which she was able to arrange (thank God!) We enjoyed pillow fights on the plane, until she threw her pillow over her seat, right into Connors lap! So, she found out her friend from the airport was sitting right behind her.

Even though the plane left at 5:30pm, and was an overnight flight, Marina did not sleep at all on the plane. It was very strange watching it be daylight for the entire 11 hour overnight flight. SHe was very fussy during the last hour, but she was hungry (she would not eat on the plane at all) and exausted.