She's back!

Aunt M and I went to Midway Airport last night to get our little La. We were VERY early, so we waited and waited and waited. Finally her plane pulled into the gate. The attendant at the gate boarded the plane to retrieve our "Unaccompanied Minor." Other passengers started filing off the plane, and a few of them stopped to ask if I was La's mom and to tell us how sweet she is and what a "delight" she was on the plane. They said she was talking and singing to them the whole way.

And what a reunion! When I saw her, she seemed even smaller than when she left, but more mature at the same time. She squeezed me as hard as she could and snuggled her little head into my shoulder. I told her that she was my big brave girl and that I was so proud. I asked if she was crying, and she said "Yes, but only because I'm so happy!"

My baby girl is back. And I feel like my whole self again. I missed her so much.