Reader's Digest Version...

Ok, so obviously we are home! Though I miss Tokyo for many reasons, I'm deligted to be at home with Ivy! The flight was largley a positive experience. Ivy cried her head off for about 20 minutes or so soon after we got on the plane, but settled down after a bottle and changing into her night attire. She proceeded to sleep for 7 hours straight in the bassinet on the plane. It didn't stop me from glancing fearfully at the bassinet like it was a ticking time bomb... but she just slept and slept! Customs and immigration went smoothly.... got all of our luggage! My parents picked us up at the airport in San Francisco and we drove home to Roseville last Saturday. Our lovely neighbors surprised us with special Ivy themed decoration (pictured here). It seems impossible that we've been at home for a week already! We've already had lots of visits with friends, family and neighbors. Everyone has been so excited to see Ivy!

Brian was looking at the video that we took in Japan a couple of nights ago, and was astounded to already see changes in how she looks and what she can do. It's amazing!

She makes great eye contact, is super social with everyone she meets and also can grasp and play with a toy now.

She continues to delight us. Not to say that each moment has been picture perfect... We all suffered from some serious jet lag, and the perfect sleeping schedule that we had enjoyed in Tokyo was disturbed when we got home. New noises, new smells, curious pets... all combined for a perfect storm of sleep deprivation for a few days. Yesterday she suffered from a very stuffed up nose... which seemed to make her miserable. As new parents, I guess I can tell you that what makes Ivy miserable, really makes us miserable too. Its so hard to watch her uncomfortable for some reason that you can't quite figure out...

Today was a grand day- so a grand day to blog!

We promise to continue to take more pictures-- just needed to get settled in.