A year ago today...

We were in Guangzhou just hanging out. It was Labor Day last year. We did our red couch pictures at the White Swan and some shopping. Can't believe that was a year ago. Robyn has changed so much. She is talking up a storm now. She says flat cheese, for American Cheese slices and round cheese for the Laughing Cow cheese! She loves her new babysitter Emily. It's Emily, Emily Emily!!! So glad she likes her. We got to go see a movie yesterday while Emily was over watching Robyn. Seems they had lots of fun! Our weekend with the princesses was great. Will have to upload some pictures later. I'm on the laptop right now. She's napping. It's her last day of her "vacation". She goes back to "school" tomorrow. She was sick last week!! man she was sick. Strep is a nasty bug. Even with the antibiotics the fever didn't break till Thrs am. Yikes! She finally slept through the night Friday Night. Thursday night was rough. Poor David was up 4-5 times! I was to work on Friday and he was off.. and that's the deal whomever is working the next day does not have to get up. If we both work, I do it because I'm not up as early.

We were puzzled as to why she kept waking. No fever, no stuffy nose.. just crying. Then I found it in one of my sleep books on night wakings and found a paragraph the explained it all. Children can have disturbed sleep on the 6mo and 1yr anniversary of a traumatic event. Hmm.. I wonder what traumatic event was a year ago last year?!?!?!?! I mean like the most traumatic event of her whole life!! I mean two strange people took her from all she'd ever known. I mean they fed her and played with her.. but it had to be traumatic! anyway...we just kept reassuring her that day and lots of hugs and kisses.. and since then she's been sleeping through the night!!! yey!!! We are feeling a bit better now too!

There are times I just find myself sitting and staring at her in amazement. Amazed at how much she's grown, changed and the face she's here and I'm her mommy. It's totally cool! It's true tho, you can't wait till they start saying Mommy.. until it's like every other word out of their mouth! Mommy,Mommy,Mommy,Mommy,Mommy,MommyMommyMommyMommyMommy... Careful what you ask for!

It's cool.. I'll deal! :)

So... I'll try and post some pics from the desktop later today. I have two GREAT shots I put on Facebook and emailed to many of you.. then I'll sift through the Princess breakfast pictures. Oh I should talk about that. We got to EPCOT and I realized I had forgotten my good camera! !#$%!#$%@$#%!! I was soo freakin pissed! We had our phones and the flip video camera.. so that would have to do. We got to Norway in plenty of time and right of the bat you get a picture with Belle! She wouldn't go by herself so I posed with her. I'll have to scan it. You get a few copies as part of the package with the meal! what a deal! Anyway it's buffet appetizers and then you order an entree. The princesses started coming around right away. Robyn was awestruck. She just sat there and stuffed cheese in her mouth and stared as Aurora came by first. Was very funny. Then Cinderella, Snow White and finally Ariel came by. The girls were great. AGain Robyn just didn't know what to make of it. Was so VERY cute! Needless to say she didn't eat much. I had meatballs with lingonberry sauce and David had a yummy sausage sandwich and mushroom soup. We let Robyn get out of her chair for a bit and then Cinderella came by.. and she just touched her dress and stared. So cute! Then dessert came out and the kid had some chocolate mouse cake.. and holy cow she went crazy!!! We don't give her sweets much and it was evident as to why!! I had to cover her mouth because the entire restaurant knew she was there! Luckily it wasn't busy.. best time to come.. latest lunch reservation you can get. Hardly anyone there and lots of time with the Princesses! I highly recommend it!

Well there ya go.. I'll get the pictures up soon.

ZaiJian

~Donna