SLEEP is a beautiful thing!

Whew!  We have had some ROUGH sleep since we got home...expected, but ROUGH!  The first night went okay and on Thursday evening, I was arrogant (or ignorant ) enough to think that if we slept well that night ,we just might beat jet lag.  HA HA HA!  The boys were up at 2 am, and Florie was up from 12 am until 9:30 am....I did not go to bed until 12 am, so you can do the math there :(  But, we stuck it out Friday afternoon, and did not let any nap.  THAT was painful!  But, we all sleep decently last night.  Florie did wake up at 11:30 pm again ,but this time we just walked around the house.  She pointed everywhere so I went wherever she pointed. We had to make sure her Ge Ge's (brothers) were sleeping, and her Baba (who we are now calling BabaDADDY because she confuses BYE BYE and BABA..not good!)....she went back to sleep about 2 am. I could not get her to lay down in her bed though...but she did not want to sleep on me either. She prefers that I just hold her in my arms, while i stand...but she is 24 pounds, and after a few hours, I just could not do that anymore! Thankfully she let herself sleep on me, and we slept until 5:30 am when her brothers got up.
Today we are off the the Farmer's Market and then to Jack's last soccer game....and then we will come back home to some quiet.  I want to make Ben's birthday cake tonight :)

a QUICK list for you:

Her LIKES:

Being Tickled
Eating.....cheerios especially, though she will try ANYTHING now, woo hoo!
Baths
Playing with her brothers...anything
Imitating Us...words, motions...
Zerberts
Laughing at herself
The Rockin' horse in her room
Books
ANimals---in pictures
Having her diaper changed
Playing patty-cake and itsy bitsy spider
Counting as we go up the steps (or down)
Walking around a "corner"from me then running back to me with her arms held up for me to pick her up
Looking at pictures, even with her nanny in them

DISLIKES:
Hot things
the Dogs....though slightly better
the carseat...though slightly better
Falling asleep
Jack riding on her Kai-Lan rider
Putting her shoes on and not leaving right away

I hope you all are well...We are really enjoying her. SHe is a HAPPY little girl!!!  She is also loud. tough ,stubborn ,and willing to stand up for herself. She has the best laugh, and throws her head back.  She adores her brothers!

Love,
Eve