Sunday, June 26, 2011
Well... we sort of knew this might happen. Our little sweet pea is so messed up on her day and nights!! She had such a wonderful schedule going on in Korea...
Bedtime: 10:00.
Wake-up: 7:00.
Morning Nap: 10:00.
Afternoon nap: 2:00.
Like clock-work, you would give her a bottle, lay her down and she was out.
Well... that wasn't exactly the case after we came home.
We arrived home from the airport about 11:00 (I think?? Seriously... my own clock is so off too!). She just looked around and didn't fuss at all. Well... until she saw our cat. She was TERRIFIED of the cat! It was kind of funny. She wouldn't even look at her. She would just bury her head in my shoulder and hang on to my neck for dear life and cry. A little later, I sat on the floor in the living room and Una, our cat, came up to us. At first, Addi clung and cried again. But then I started to pet Una and of course Addi wanted to copy me. She would reach out and touch her as fast as possible, then quick turn into my neck again... almost like if she didn't see her, she would go away. LOL! Una started rubbing up and down her legs and soon Adelyn was giggling and petting her. That didn't take long! I'm sort of surprised since pets are very rare in Korea. I didn't see a single animal (except in the aquarium) the whole time we were there! So now they are good friends and she loves petting and touching her.
OK... so back to our first night...
After we were done with the cat, had a bath and had our pajamas on, it was time to go to bed. Jeff and I were exhausted. We tried to do our normal routine... bottle, rock, lay down... but she would have nothing to do with going to sleep. Instead she wanted to play. We played a little until she started tugging her ears and I knew she was tired... but she would not give in. She cried everytime we tried laying her in the co-sleeper (similar to a pack-n-play, but it attaches to the side of the bed and is raised up to be almost the same height as the bed). We walked with her, held her and talked to her. If we were walking around, she would point where she wanted to go. It was really funny! But then the typical screaming, "I'm too tired" cry started. She does this cry before she finally crashes so we knew we were close, but it was so heart-wrenching to hear. She may even be grieving a little and this is the time when she does it. No matter if she is grieving, or just tired, she gets very worked up and upset. I just held her and finally laid her on the bed between Jeff and me. She wrapped her little hands around my arm and went to sleep. I didn't dare move her. She was very content to be sleeping right next to us and touching us. This is how she slept in Korea too with her foster family. It was about 3:00 in the morning, but she did sleep the rest of the night- and even slept in until about 9:30!
We all woke up to her smiling and laughing. She is such a happy baby when she wakes up! We had a great morning of playing and eating. But her normal schedule was already off since we had missed her first morning nap. Then about 12:30 she fell asleep. We decided to take this chance to sleep ourselves and we all slept about 5 hours!! The boys played and watched movies so nicely so we could sleep. I'm so glad they are the age they are!
We thought we were doing good and we laid her down about 9:30 for bedtime last night. She went right down in the co-sleeper... well... until about 1:00 a.m. when she woke up and wanted to play! Oh boy! We played and walked around until about 3:00 a.m. and finally after some more crying, got her to lay down between us again and go to sleep. This morning she had her normal nap at 10:00, except she slept until after 1:00! We just laid her down again this afternoon and she has been sleeping for two hours! I think she thinks its night time right now!
It will be a slow adjustment to get her used to the time change, but it will come. Last night was better than the first night and I am hoping tonight will be better yet. I hope!
Bedtime: 10:00.
Wake-up: 7:00.
Morning Nap: 10:00.
Afternoon nap: 2:00.
Like clock-work, you would give her a bottle, lay her down and she was out.
Well... that wasn't exactly the case after we came home.
We arrived home from the airport about 11:00 (I think?? Seriously... my own clock is so off too!). She just looked around and didn't fuss at all. Well... until she saw our cat. She was TERRIFIED of the cat! It was kind of funny. She wouldn't even look at her. She would just bury her head in my shoulder and hang on to my neck for dear life and cry. A little later, I sat on the floor in the living room and Una, our cat, came up to us. At first, Addi clung and cried again. But then I started to pet Una and of course Addi wanted to copy me. She would reach out and touch her as fast as possible, then quick turn into my neck again... almost like if she didn't see her, she would go away. LOL! Una started rubbing up and down her legs and soon Adelyn was giggling and petting her. That didn't take long! I'm sort of surprised since pets are very rare in Korea. I didn't see a single animal (except in the aquarium) the whole time we were there! So now they are good friends and she loves petting and touching her.
OK... so back to our first night...
After we were done with the cat, had a bath and had our pajamas on, it was time to go to bed. Jeff and I were exhausted. We tried to do our normal routine... bottle, rock, lay down... but she would have nothing to do with going to sleep. Instead she wanted to play. We played a little until she started tugging her ears and I knew she was tired... but she would not give in. She cried everytime we tried laying her in the co-sleeper (similar to a pack-n-play, but it attaches to the side of the bed and is raised up to be almost the same height as the bed). We walked with her, held her and talked to her. If we were walking around, she would point where she wanted to go. It was really funny! But then the typical screaming, "I'm too tired" cry started. She does this cry before she finally crashes so we knew we were close, but it was so heart-wrenching to hear. She may even be grieving a little and this is the time when she does it. No matter if she is grieving, or just tired, she gets very worked up and upset. I just held her and finally laid her on the bed between Jeff and me. She wrapped her little hands around my arm and went to sleep. I didn't dare move her. She was very content to be sleeping right next to us and touching us. This is how she slept in Korea too with her foster family. It was about 3:00 in the morning, but she did sleep the rest of the night- and even slept in until about 9:30!
We all woke up to her smiling and laughing. She is such a happy baby when she wakes up! We had a great morning of playing and eating. But her normal schedule was already off since we had missed her first morning nap. Then about 12:30 she fell asleep. We decided to take this chance to sleep ourselves and we all slept about 5 hours!! The boys played and watched movies so nicely so we could sleep. I'm so glad they are the age they are!
We thought we were doing good and we laid her down about 9:30 for bedtime last night. She went right down in the co-sleeper... well... until about 1:00 a.m. when she woke up and wanted to play! Oh boy! We played and walked around until about 3:00 a.m. and finally after some more crying, got her to lay down between us again and go to sleep. This morning she had her normal nap at 10:00, except she slept until after 1:00! We just laid her down again this afternoon and she has been sleeping for two hours! I think she thinks its night time right now!
It will be a slow adjustment to get her used to the time change, but it will come. Last night was better than the first night and I am hoping tonight will be better yet. I hope!
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Enjoy every single moment!
Brooke Annessa
www.theannessafamily.blogspot.com
WELCOME HOME!!!
Hi,
You don't know us but we are your Uncle Art and Aunt Elsie's niece and nephew on the other side. I believe my aunt told you about us. Thanks to your blog we found Spence Chapin and are waiting to set up homestudy dates to adopt from Korea. I check your site all the time and cry everytime :). I would love to pick your brain sometime about well, everything! Congratulations on Adelyn, she is perfect!
Erin Cook
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