Finally heading home!

I am writing this on the flight from Tokyo to Boston. We have already taken a bus to a train to a bus to another bus to an airplane from Hong Kong to Tokyo. Now on the 2nd of 3 flights to get home. We are done. All of us. Avery has a cold and the wire from her braces broke. I tried to clip it but it is still poking her lip. She has been an amazing traveler, and this has been a very difficult trip, both physically and emotionally. In some ways, I feel like she grew up overnight, but--we are also dealing with jealousy issues. She is still very much my baby girl and needs to be reminded of that all the time. Mike and I are both exhausted (physically and mentally) and having stomach issues. No trip overseas would be complete without some stomach issues!
We have a quick stop in Boston (unfortunately too quick to visit with anyone or a trip to Anna's Taqueria) and then onto Fort Lauderdale. Our parents, Mike's sister and family, and possibly a few friends are meeting us at the airport. I will never forget how relieved I was to see my mom and dad when we brought Avery home. So looking forward to our homecoming!!
We are very lucky to have such amazing friends, and we love how eager everyone is to meet Jack. We can't wait to introduce him to everyone, but please understand that this is going to be a cautious and delicate process. We can only imagine what he is thinking and feeling right now. His entire world was turned upside down and inside out in a matter of days. We are still getting to know each other and he is making sure he can trust us to keep him safe and meet his needs. Moving forward, we are going to introduce new people into his life very slowly. We will not be passing him around for hugs and kisses unless he seems to want that. Please understand that this is also what we did with Avery, and we hope from the bottom of our hearts that nobody feels offended by this. We have lots of time to make up for and we look forward to sharing Jack with all of the people that we love...on his terms!!
I am including some photos from the last few days. We got some very cute pics of the kids all dressed up with the great friends we made. Heidi, Jason, Tai and Ali helped get us through this trip!!