Back on Schedule

We are home...I won't bore you with the details of the 30hours of travel..I will just say that she did amazing!!! We stepped off the plane to family and friends waiting and the tears poured from me as I was so happy to be here finally. My kids have grown, literally while I was away and I am pretty sure there should be some unspoken rule against that...

We got home and Ellie seemed to join in like she had always been here. She is completely comfortable with the kids...plays right along with them never missing a beat. She is, however not comfortable with adults yet and if there are no children around, and an adult tries to talk to her, she seeks out her safe zone...my lap.

Our biggest hurdle will be the kids desire to accommodate her at every turn. It will be a rough go when the novelty wears off and they are tired of handing over all the best toys and giving her free run of their bed rooms:0) She is testing all the boundaries and her tantrums make a nuclear bomb seem like a restful beach but she is quickly learning that they yield no results. She has slept two nights in her own room, by herself and thanks to a quick trip to Target, she is in panties and has successfully used her potty seat. (hoping to keep this up since she is pretty much potty trained)

Yesterday, we woke the kids early...to try to get ourselves right back onto our schedule and, because I was awake at 5:30AM anyway...thank you, jet lag...and after a quick trip to Target for some essentials, we went to Bush Gardens for a few hours to have some fun with the kids. She did great in the stroller just enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather. We rode a few rides, looked at the animals and ate lunch. They napped in the car on the way home and went to bed almost on time...today, it was back to school...and just like that, we are back on schedule...for today:0)