Saturday, November 13, 2010

Working through some things

Sorry for the delay in posting...it's taking considerably longer to shake the jet lag from the trip back. We went to bed late on Thursday and we all slept until almost noon. Good, right? Wrong. Anyssa did not want to go to sleep at her usual time and had a minor meltdown. Eventually she fell asleep. I got up to go to the bathroom at 3:00 and saw a light from her room. Laura was in there saying that she heard Anyssa crying. Whatever she was doing, it no longer mattered...she was wide awake. After many failed attempts to cajole her back to bed, we tried a little to be a little firmer. That led to a TOTAL meltdown. Laura finally crawled into bed with her and I guess they fell asleep. At least THEY did...I was wide awake and could not fall back asleep at all. I am literally running on vapors. Anyssa is in the shower now as I write this. Hopefully, she will go down a little easier tonight and STAY asleep.

Here's a shot from our front porch after pulling in from the airport.

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  1. jinnyNovember 14, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Home Sweet Home. I know you are all totally physically and mentally eexhausted.....But when you look at that sweet litle girl. It is all worth it. Look at how content she looks in this picture.

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  2. FranNovember 14, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Parenthood is always full of challenges and we all enter the world of the unknown....even when we have a previous child. No two are alike....and neither are their personalities or their responses to what life brings to them. You know my two and how very different they are.....and we still get surprise reactions to things....some pleasant and some not. Your challenge is certainly very different because of the culture and language difference, but you will get through these challenges too, and the love , trust and bond between the three of you will grow stronger with each hurdle. There will come a day that you will look back and the memory of these times will seem so long ago....and SO VERY VERY WORTH IT!!!! Love to you all!!

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