Fei Ji

On Gotcha Day, one of the little toys I had in Mycah's backpack was a small pullback airplane. It was a hit from the beginning and he played with it all week.  

So when it was time to go home, we had our guide tell him that we were going to ride on a "fei ji" and go to see Baba and the kids.  I am pretty sure he had never seen airplanes on the ground before.  Once inside the airport, he stared out the huge windows for a long time and yelled, "Wei! Fei Ji!" every time one would take off.  

But, of course, he had to eat here, too!

  Thanks to Starbucks for the hot water!

The Hong Kong airport was amazing!  After walking around, riding many moving sidewalks, watching kids play on the playground, and visiting the Disney Store, it was finally time to board our L.O.N.G. flight to Chicago.  Mycah never missed a beat.  He walked right down the jetway, into the airplane, and proceeded to plop himself down in the first available seat...in First Class!  Sorry, buddy.  No nice cubicle for us!  We are seated over the wing!  

I was a little worried about take-off.  He gets sick pretty easily, and I was not looking forward to him filling those little airplane bags!  However, as we were still taxiing down the runway, this is what I saw...

Mycah was asleep.

(And Sonia was pretending she was anywhere other than another airplane!  Yes, my incredible friend who flew for 40 something hours on 5 flights just to help me bring Mycah home does not much care for flying.  That's a real friend, folks!)

And so began our 14 hour flight!  He slept for about an hour, and then not again for a very long time!  But he stayed busy with books, in seat entertainment, and, what else...

eating!

I think this is the point where Sonia said I need to fabricate a story, because he has just been too easy!  And I will admit, I kept waiting for the tantrums, the meltdowns, the potty accidents, the adrenal crisis, but none of that ever came.  However, he was possibly the cause of a few bruises during his tossing and turning while he slept at one point.  He is a brave and sweet little boy.  We are beyond blessed.  

Two meals, several snacks, and a few Disney shows later, we finally touched down in Chicago, and Mycah was officially an American citizen.  

Wednesday, March 27 at 1:16 CST to be exact!

Customs was a breeze and so was Immigrations!  So off we went to find his first American meal.  

He was less than pleased with my choice of Subway, and proceeded to remove the turkey from his sandwich and ate the remaining veggies.  I was SO happy, however, to be able to eat something without worrying about the produce on my sandwich or ice in my drink!  I soon noticed the Manchu Wok right next to the Subway, and he was much happier with that!  Sorry, dude.  Mommy is catching on!

At last we were boarding for our last leg.  I was a little concerned he would totally balk at getting back on an airplane, but he didn't.  Special thanks to a nice lady on our Hong Kong flight who told him we just had to take one more quick plane ride and then we would go home!  He enjoyed the take off, and then, again, fell asleep...the whole flight.  

Welcome home, Mycah Junbin!