Back Home and Jetlagged

After 27 straight hours of travel, we arrived home Thursday evening, and it's been a rough couple of days, fighting off jetlag and culture shock (which is why we didn't blog for 3 days). Becca, Rachael and I have been awake for several hours the past 3 nights, and Bec and I feel like we are in a fog. Rachael is also sleeping a lot more than normal, though has lost her overnight sleep period due to jetlag. Hopefully, she will gain that back, as a solid 10 hours of sleep is a blessing, for her and us. Her appetite has also been effected, and she is no longer taking a full bottle (except last night at 4am). This may be because we ran out of the Chinese brand of formula, so she's on Kroger formula now, but I think it's mostly jetlag, because she's also not eating much solid food either. It may also be that she's convinced now that she doesn't have to worry about getting enough food anymore... her big appetite the first 2 weeks may have been because she was never before given an option of eating until she was full, and suddenly she's in a situation where two parents are stuffing her with conjee, bananas and yogurt.

Becca and I woke up this morning with flu-like symptoms, with sore throat, body aches, head ache, and stuffy head, and lacked the energy to get around and go to church. We're so strung out that it's hard standing to cook and do dishes, and we're just doing basic childcare at this point. I was awakened at 4am, and didn't get to sleep until 7:30, got up at 9:30, and have taken two naps since then... it's insane! I fixed eggs for Emily and I, and it was all I could do to eat after that, we are just so weak from jetlag, sleep deprivation and flu. I think we're going to do some Domino's Pizza for dinner tonight, just so we can get a hot meal without hassle. Sleep deprivation is no way to recover from jetlag, so I'm awful glad I allowed a full two weeks of family leave following our return to the States. I couldn't imagine working an 8-hour day at this point. Please pray for us, that we can get our strength back and get around.

Rachael has progressed even more, and crawled on all fours for the first time today (she had been doing a belly crawl). She crawled across the floor to her bottle, rolled over, grabbed the bottle, and put it in her mouth, and fed herself 4 ounces of formula. This is real progress from where she was just 2 weeks ago! She's down for her 2nd nap since 10am, also obviously feeling jetlag.