WE ARE HOME!

It was a LOOOOOOONG day, but we made it. We left the hotel at 6:00cst to leave for the airport. Rebecca was still sleeping, so we swooped her up out of the crib and were on our way. The whole Guatelama City airport was bustling for so early in the morning and by the time we got through everything, we walked straight onto the plane and into our seats. Rebecca had two bottles and two naps and was great on the first leg. We landed a bit late in Houston at 11:00am cst. We noticed it was raining when we landed. We got through immigration easily and got our bags and went through customs in a snap. We checked the boards and saw that our flight was running 20 minutes late. We stopped to have lunch and could see that now it was storming. By the time we finished lunch our flight had been pushed back to 2:30. Then we found out that the plane we were waiting for to take us to Detroit had been redirected from Atlanta because of the storms in Houston. The next word we received was that we would leave at 5:00 - which seemed like forever. The whole airport was basically down for a couple hours so there were people everywhere at the gates. Rebecca did great - she was happy and took her bottles and slept either on us or in the stroller - she was truly an angel. Well 5:00 came and went and still no plane at our gate. The sign was now saying 6:05 so we went and had some dinner. When 6:30 rolled around and there was still no plane - I had a little breakdown. My mom and John were planning to bring David and Steven to the airport along with other family members and friends. I knew now that it would be too late for them to come. We finally boarded the plane at 7:00cst - then there was a problem with the push cart and we couldn't back up from the gate - which wouldn't have been too bad, except the air conditioning wasn't working (we are in Houston!). So we sat for an hour on the hot plane! Poor Rebecca was stripped down to her onesie and was just sweating. We were finally airborne at 8:00cst and arrived in Detroit at 11:30 est. Rebecca fussed a bit at the beginning of the flight (but not as much as I did!) and then she fell asleep and even slept through the landing. We checked the cell phone when we got off the plane to see how we were getting home and found out that everyone was there waiting for us. They got the boys out of bed and all came anyways! Well then I really lost it! We came down to the escalator to the boys in their pajamas and family and friends waiting for glimpes of our beautiful daughter! It was a amazing reunion and I will always remember that moment!
We all got settled into bed around 1:00am. Needless to say we haven't managed to download the pictures yet, but we will try to get them on here by tomorrow!
It was a crazy day, but the bottom line is we are home with Rebecca - and we are blessed and thankful beyond words! Chris said, it's a tough Father's Day gift to top!
Pictures to follow!