Little Luz Comes Home!
Yesterday little Luz woke up ready to get on the "PLANE!", she had picked out a little pink, princess travel suitcase to put her travel toys in and was wheeling it all around the house. She kept saying "we going to PLACES!" She had loved the trampoline at Adventure Zone so much that I told her about the trampoline that we have for her in her new room in Maryland, so she was also excited to JUMP. Hector's mom, sister and his grandma took us to the airport and hung out with us for a few minutes until it was time to say our goodbye's. Luz didn't even bat an eye, she was trying to leave for the "PLANE!" with out us!
She was so happy and so excited until the point where the plane actually took off into the air and she looked up at us with those BEAUTIFUL big eyes filled with fear, started crying and screamed "we are falling!" She was absolutely convinced we were going to fall out of the sky. That only lasted bout 3-5 minutes, daddy held her tight and she saw that we weren't falling, and back to happy little self again! She had taken a nap on our second plane and when she woke up from that she woke up sad. She wanted to go home and she wanted her mom and other familiar family members. That lasted about 30 minutes and then she was happy again, but it was a long heart breaking 30 minutes. She was quickly excited to get to "places" and jump on her trampoline! We didn't finally get to our car at BWI until 1:00 a.m. We were all exhausted and NEVER did she complain or whine...the WHOLE day. She NEVER even asked to be carried or to have us pull her little travel suitcase. She walked...or ran when she wasn't tired, with suitcase in hand the WHOLE time. We were SOOOOOOOOOOOO proud of her! What an AWESOME little travel buddy!!!Getting to the car was her first taste of we are not at "home" anymore. When we got to my car she said "no, this is not the car. We have a van." I said no baby this is mommy Amanda's car. She said "no, I don't like this car. I wont the van." When I opened her door and she saw the new car seat I had put in for her she said "no, I have to have a car seat." I said "this is a car seat, I bought it just for you and it even has cup holders, see?" She started crying and did NOT want to get in the new car seat. She wanted the van and her old car seat. I got her in and she cried for a while, but was so exhausted that it didn't last too long. Hector and I were very ready for a long night of tears and our hearts were breaking. I was half hoping she wouldn't wake up when we got her out of the car, to save us all from the pain but I was also afraid of not waking her up because she wouldn't know where she was and we were sleeping when she woke up in the morning.
Well I carried her inside while Hector carried some of our luggage and we got her inside her room and her eyes opened over my shoulder and she slowly looked around all around and her little face LIT up like someone had handed her Disney Land!!! She got down out of my arms and the first thing she wanted was her baby doll that I had sitting in a little high chair. She put the baby to bed in the baby doll bed right away. She then moved on to examine her Dora bed and she APPROVED. I opened the dresser drawer that has all her new jammies that Nanna bought for and she was even excited that the drawers had new clothes in them JUST FOR HER, lol. She loves the 5 little monkies jumpin on the bed song so she wore the soft, comfy monkey jammies and she thought it was funny that the monkey on the shirt is hangin upside down! She was even excited about her new SOCKS because all of her socks have been plain white and her new socks have COLORS, lol. After she was all dressed for bed she found the play, styrofoam swords that we had gotten her and we all had a very short sword fight. There was too much other stuff to see to do ANYTHING for too long, lol! She then got on the trampoline and jumped and jumped. This is all at 3:00 in the morning after traveling ALL day, hahaha. We showed her the rest of the apartment and where mommy and daddy sleep and she was fine with that.
I had set all of her toys up in her room except her kitchen, I had put that out by the real kitchen. She then began to negotiate with me. She wanted the kitchen in HER room and the trampoline should be "out here". I thought it was very funny, she already was trying to change things around! She didnt win that one...but I am sure it's not over :) We then laid down on her bed and read a book and sang some songs, while she held her big Dora doll which I think is bigger then she is until she fell sound asleep. THE END! :)
posted by Mommy at
11:42 AM
9 comment(s):
Ohhhhhhhhh my baby! Awwwwww! I'm so happy that she had the perfect reaction to her new room - and all of her things! EVEN her monkey jammies! She'll get used to the car soon. There are going to be lots of rough spots like that... but she really seems like she is adjusting SO well to this whole thing! She's doing SO much better than I EVER expected!!! She's quite a little adventurer! SOOOOOO much like her new mommy, I think!!!
I can't wait to hear more stories! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE HER! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
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Nana, at
11/28/07, 12:01 PM
replyWelcome to motherhood, Amanda!!!! I am crying for you....it sounds like your journey is off too a wonderful start!! A bump here and there, to be sure, but it sounds like Luz loves her new Mom and Dad and new home...prayers are answered!!! This is such a sweet story...THANK YOU for sharing it with us!!!! (HUGS)
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Jennifer, at
11/28/07, 12:48 PM
replyShe is darling and you are doing beautifully! what an exciting journey!
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MaR, at
11/28/07, 12:49 PM
replyThis is SO VERY EXCITING! I am so happy that you all are home and ready to start this next chapter in the journey.
And I'm glad you all are documenting it so we can watch it all.
Susan
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Susan, at
11/28/07, 4:42 PM
replyI'm so glad you had very few melt downs and Luz seems to be adapting so quickly. Thank you for the sweet story....It sounds like she is very comfortable with her new Mommy and Daddy. Sending you all virtual hugs!
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Lazy Daisy, at
11/28/07, 7:57 PM
replyI am so glad that she liked her new room!
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Twisted Cinderella, at
11/28/07, 9:57 PM
replyHello Amanda, I know you through your mum and little Luz too (of course) I think you managed it very well and it is only too normal that Luz will get a little homesick from time to time, there are so many changes in her little life she has to work them out first and digest it too. But it is a very good start !
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Ingrid, at
11/29/07, 10:29 AM
replyHow wonderful that everyone is home and hopefully doing well. She is the sweetest little one!! You are so fortunate to have this little one in your home. INSTANT MOTHERHOOD!! WOW!! Have fun...they grow up really fast. Sandy
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Ramblins of a middle-aged goddess, at
11/29/07, 6:48 PM
replyOh!!! Yay!!!!!
Well that is a wonderful story of the whole thing! And here I've been txtg you for info - i could have just come here! What a sweet pea she is! So she's settling in? I read she met Nana ... and that went awesome! :) Good! I just love the picture of the three of you in front of the tree in "Texas" (as Nana puts it, like it's a foreign country! ha ha!!).
So how's Lil' Luz setting in? How's Mommy and Daddy doing?
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Unknown, at
11/29/07, 10:58 PM
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