Aunty Andrea & Uncle Abel

Yesterday we were picked up from the airport by our dear friends Abel & Andrea, they both work in the Neuro ICU with me at Queen's. They greeted all 3 of us with lots of leis. And Thuy was very excited to get her very first lei's. She had very cute little baby leis and they all smelled delicious. She couldn't quite figure them out and tried to eat them, but she really liked them.

Here in Hawaii one of the things I love the most is kids call everyone Aunty or Uncle, even if they are not your aunt or uncle. I'm from GA originally and little kids would call me Mrs. Amanda, but here in Hawaii little kids call us Aunty Amanda and Uncle Bill, its so nice, I really love it. So here's shots of Thuy's first meeting with Aunty Andrea & Uncle Abel. Usually she's pretty serious with new people but she loved them both immediately and gave lots of smiles and coos to both of them.

We had a little trouble with the car seat. We couldn't figure out how to extend the straps to get her arms in. Bill had to get out the manual, but don't worry we got it figured out.... what new parents we are, right? I thought she'd hate the whole ride home in the seat but she actually did quite well. When we got home to our suprise Andrea along with 2 other co-workers, Juliet & KJ, had came in and cleaned our home. So much had been left in a mess due to the construction. And Mama Wong had dinner in the fridge for us. It was all so nice and thoughtful of them, i'm lucky to know such wonderful special people. Thank you to you all.

Thuy is having a little trouble changing time zones. She didn't go to bed till 0500 am. And them Marcus our friend working on our home was here around 0800, not much sleep for us. But hopefully it'll only take us a few days to get her on Hawaii time. She seems to be doing very well at home. She's relaxed and seems to understand this is a comfortable safe place to be. And she slept in her crib very well. Her crib mattress will vibrate for 15 minutes and she really seems to like that. It gives her that little something she needs to go to sleep. We are starting to transition her to Similac today from her VN formula Dielac, so hopefully all will go well.

In short, we're happy to be home. Just wish I could blink my eyes and be unpacked!