We had so much fun at Disneyland! My favorite part was just being with family again. Savannah still walks around looking for "grandpa" which is what she now calls grandma. She plays like she's talking on the phone to her and points at her picture all the time. See - she loves and misses you Mom! 
I think my expectations of how Savannah would react at Disneyland were a little too high. I thought she would show more emotion towards the characters. She is always so excited to them on TV. I guess I should just be happy she didn't cry when she saw them. I also expected her to love the rides, but she seemed more afraid than amused. Perhaps it was just too much to take in and she didn't know what to think. Her favorite part was playing in the water in Bug's Land. I still can't believe I let her walk around like that! I'm looking forward to our next trip already.
Here on the home front Savannah is still ruling the roost. Nighttime seems to be getting worse. She wakes up and wants me to hold her. If I lay her down and try to pat her back, she stands back up and wraps her arms around my neck. I even tried sleeping on her floor with her the other night, but we ended up in my bed anyway. Last night Jer decided he'd had enough. He's been talking to a new dad at work thought he'd try some new tactics. Annie woke up just as we got in bed around 11:30. I went in and turned her music back on, but she cried shortly after I left the room. I returned and laid her back down and she cried again before I even got the door shut. When I went back to her crib, she grabbed onto my neck. Just then I heard Jer's footsteps in the hall. He had gotten dressed again so he could put a stop to her manipulating me. Sure enough, she quieted down and he came back to our room. He went back in there at least three more times before we thought she was finally asleep. Wrong! He wanted me to wait ten minutes before I went in there, but I couldn't go from zero to ten minutes in one motion. I made it 2 1/2 before I went back in. I held her for a few and laid her back down. I left the room and Jer went in and she finally fell asleep.
We have to put an end to this, but I don't know how. Help me!!! I know she is totally playing me, but I still feel bad when she cries so hard. She used to sleep so nicely, but not anymore. How many times did you all have to let your kids cry before they got it out of their system? Please tell me it isn't more than a week so I think there is a glimmer of hope!
Other than her sleeping habits, Savannah is stinkin' cute. Everyday she learns a new word or at least understands one. Jeremy has introduced her to Cheetos and now she wants them all the time. We were busting up the other night because she wouldn't eat her dinner, she just kept asking for Cheetos! She knows exactly what she wants to eat and shakes her head no if you offer her something else. We walked into a gas station yesterday and she said Coke! Of course I wouldn't share mine with her, but she knows what it is. Speaking of the angel, sounds like naptime is over. I promise I won't wait so long for my next post. See ya' later.
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Hey Karie! Surprised that I, of all people, am reading your blog? :)
I've got no idea how to solve the late-night manipulation thing, given how little experience I have with young kids, but I just wanted to say I'm not surprised Savannah didn't seem to know what to make of Disneyland. It seems to me the optimal age for kids to visit that place would be around 7 or 8 -- that's old enough to understand the concept and old enough to remember the experience later in life, but still young enough for it to all seem real and magical, you know? Of course, I know you guys go there every year, instead of only once or twice in an entire lifetime like me, so take my thoughts for whatever they're worth.
And for whatever else it's worth, I'm enjoying getting the little glimpse into what you guys are up to. I like the family shot of all three of you at Disney!
I remember my own sweet Pitter in that cute pink dress. Annie looks so stinkin' cute. I was amazed that she didn't cry when she got next to the characters, so I think she did great. She loved the fireworks too. It takes almost a week of crying it out before they get it. But that means a week of no picking her up, just going in laying her back down and leaving. I don't know if you have it in you! ;)
Karie-it is so hard, I completely understand. I'm glad Jer will help in trying to comfort her. I think this issue is so hard to deal with. I get mad because Steve won't help, but when he does I just end up going in because I feel so bad. Just remember, you do what YOU need to do and things will work out. Just keep up what you are doing and she'll get the hang of things. Remember, there's a reason they are so stinkin' cute. If they weren't...we couldn't cope. It's hard to believe, but..."You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back."
Too funny Nat - I was thinking of the same song! Karie, give it a few nights maybe a week, and she'll get the hang of bedtime. Do you have a routine at night to prepare her, like a story or bathtime? That can help. Good luck! She is way too cute! I miss her already - no one I know here has cheeks as cute as hers :)
That is such a hard habit to break. I think you guys have the best plan of how to stop that. Unfortunantly I can't really talk. Andrew still wakes up at least once or twice a week and somehow sneaks in bed with us! Its good you are trying to change this while she is still really young. Much easier. It's all about consistancy. Good luck!
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