WATCHING RACHEL GROW: RAIN RAIN RAIN..........LET IT RAIN :)

Sunday, September 2, 2007

RAIN RAIN RAIN..........LET IT RAIN :)

Hello,

This is Mom's favorite time of the day...........(nap time for Baba and lil princess Rachel) and it is raining which I miss so very much living in SoCal where is so dessert-like. We're even having thunder today :) Mama has on one of her favorite Feng Shui Cd's rip'd to Dad's laptop playing in the background and all is right w/ the world. Baba went to White Swan clinic yesterday evening and got us some baby benadryl (diphenhydramine) Rachel slept much better and is less congested today. If I could any advice to new Mom's and Dad's right behind us on this path (Yvette) it would be to stock up and don't scrimp on the first aid kit. All babies are sick that were from our orphanage. Keep in mind that I did buy small bottles but I've used up almost all of my infant ibuprofen and pediacare for congestion. I did not even bring baby benadryl and am not thinking it was on the recommended list - but I would bring it. If baby doesn't sleep well - NOBODY sleeps well!! It is August obviously and everyone far from dresses conservatively!! Bring plenty of tanks and gauzy skirts (easy for women to use outing toilets along strolls). You will not see women in shorts only the men - but they where alot of skirts - long and short. Forget your curling iron if it is Summer!!!! Bring plenty of clips and ponytail holders. We will be needing more diapers soon and I'm curious about this Guangzhou WallyWorld (Wal-mart) so - we will have to ck it out soon also for diapers. We knew we would need them - we only bought 1/2 of recommended to help w/ luggage weight. We move over to the White Swan tomorrow - it is a beautiful hotel and we very much look forward to the move due to the constant construction going on here and bad smell!!! We will however miss our business suite but we will manage :). We had Baby photos for Dr. and physicals today - FUN FUN!! I couldn't hardly hear myself think when we left from all of the screaming babies. Rachel was measured, weighed, ears eyes and throat checked and I even had to remove her diaper and show that Dr. her "good girl"! This won't be seen by many men if Mama and Baba have anything to say about it til she's at least 50? Of course she screamed thru the whole examination and then we changed her diaper and gave her a fresh bottle and we were much happier as we made our exit.

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April 6, 2010

Lullaby music playing in background and very much a Mommy's lil girl asleep in her bed while I sit in her rocking chair on my laptop. Every night we do this same routine. "Mommy, get you compooter and stay wit me for a loooong loooong time - okay?" To which I of course tell her that I absolutely will IF she goes to sleep.

What a journey it has been for this couple of almost 24 married years now and a total of 26 in all. We are now a Mommy & a Baba to the most precious gift that God has ever given to us. Yes, we sometimes miss the quiet & the romance - but NOTHING compares to the sound of Rachel's giggle or her singing just because she is so very happy. The daily routine is like clockwork now - with no room for slacking in the attention department - but the evenings when we are alone are filled with our re-accounting of the day's events and some stunningly smart, silly or sassy thing that Rachel said or did. I can truly say that I've never loved ANYTHING as much as I do my Rachel.

She is a definitely a princess through and through with endless acting and conversation of anything that is Princess-like, pink, glittery or sparkly from her tennies to her toys. And oh the hoops we've jumped through to dare I say 'pick our battles' with. High maintenance was named after our Rachel. She is getting more and more aware of the soon to arrive new lil brother OR sister and has already firmly stated that she thinks his or her room should be UGLY and hers should be BEAUTIFUL. My oh my! Well, lets give her points for her honesty :)

She give me moochies all day and asks me if I know who she loves and for me to close my eyes. When she asks me to open them - her lil arm is stretched out with her index finger pointing directly at me. She loves movie night and making popcorn with her Baba. Baba got her a big red bowl for Christmas that says Popcorn on it and she runs to get it out of the pantry as he places the bag into the microwave. She loves anything that has to do with all three of us being together. We love this too and always strive to be comfortable in our family skins.

Rachel turned 4 years old this past Feb 10, 2010!!! I think that when you spend years of your life on the infertility hampster wheel - that those parents deserve bonus years added on. Say for every 1.5 years your child gets another year older. But, this is not the case - so we cherish every second with her. Her teachers say that Rachel could go to Kindergarten early as in a few months - but we've decided to keep her in PreK to mature more and be with the majority of her friends. We want her to be defined by love and grow in this environment and not feel so challenged to be above and smarter than her peers - even though we think that she is >:) We are her proud parents of course :)

Her latest phrases are:

"WHAT EVVVVER!"
"CHILL MOM - CHILL!"
"DUDE..........WATER?!"
"DUH & HOLY COW"
"GET WITH THE PROGRAM!"

We blame Preschool...................well, maybe not for ALL of the aformentioned :)

We wouldn't trade one second of any of it! We tell her that when people ask why she doesn't look like her Mommy or Baba to tell them that this is because she was/is special delivery from God.

True............so true!!

Mommy

HELP ME!!!

I can't quit staring at her picture. NOTHING is getting done either in my house or in my head right now. I could just sit her for hours. Double click on the photos of Rachel and WHALLAH they get even bigger so that you can see those plump cheeks and peircing eyes up close.............................................
must stop staring ........but can't............

7/10/07 6:02 am

Now, I'm at home from work......still can't stop staring.......

6:22 pm
Mom

Just can't look long or hard enough and I still tear up everytime I go to this site.................
It was easier before the picture. I wan't to hold and kiss those adorable cheeks yesterday!!

7/11/07 6:10 am

Mom

4-6 weeks of doing this is going to kill me..........just starring......

7/12/07 5:07 am

Mom

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This wait to travel is KILLING Mom & Dad!!! We're almost at 2 1/2 years of waiting for Rachel. God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..........
Mom

8/6/07 8:15 pm

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