The day has come for our return to America.

9.40 AM the staff of Beike came and we got a ride to the airport. I am so happy this day has come.

We went to the airport in Qingdao and everything went well with the first flight. Arriving in Beijing the chaos awaited us. The airport was packed with people arriving for the Olympics and we had to pick up our luggage and bring it from terminal 3 to terminal 2 which is about a 30 min bus ride. People were very helpful and we made it with 3 suitcases, a stroller and 2 carry on bags + Theo. More hands would have been nice to have.

Going through customs was a nightmare- they unpacked everything - I mean everything - the lines were crazy. We just made it to the airplane on time.

Thanks to our president and 200 other VIPs landing in Beijing we were delayed for 3 hrs- waiting on the runway. And then it  finally arrived our last part of the trip- the flight back to Newark. I had butterflies in my stomach- so excited to have completed this journey and Theo's Olympics- I was so proud of him.

Theo was fantastic- he was very chilled and happy and slept well.( oh what do I envy him:-)) Right behind us was a 4 yr old girl who got adopted and went for the first time in an airplane to the USA. She cried for 5 hrs straight- Theo was not phased by it and did not join the singing. GOOD BOY!

24 hrs after we left the hospital we finally arrived in Newark. I was never so happy to be back home again. I still can not believe it that we went across the world in the hope for a better life for our son. It was a miracle and we are so thankful to have gone there. It is just the beginning of his improvements and we can't wait to see what he will be able to do next.

Thank you all for making this trip possible and for having us in your paryers.

ONE WORLD - ONE DREAM is exactly on how we see it!

Love

Sonja, Frederic and Theo.