Re-entry shock still fresh?

I know that this is completely irrational and my head tells me it is completely untrue. But sometimes my heart feels like no one really cares about the things that are important to me, a.k.a. my time in Germany and the emotions I still feel about coming back to the States. I know this is probably mostly due to the fact that no one really "gets it" because they didn't have the same experiences I did. I get that. But I guess somehow my heart still feels deep down this aching feeling like no one cares. I just thought it would be good to get some of these feelings out there to share. Maybe some of you can share your similar feelings that have been through this too.


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Proof of the bumps and bruises

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One year

I am really missing my Chemnitz friends today. I had to say goodbye 1 year ago today. I can't believe it has already been that long. It still feels like we just got here sometimes. I'm really hoping that we get to see you soon! We love you all so much!

Ich vermisse meine Chemnitz Freunde heute. Ich musste vor einem Jahr mich verabschieden. Ich kann nicht glauben dass es so lange her ist. Manchmal fühlt es als ob wir gerade angekommen sind. Ich hoffe dass ich euch sehr bald sehen darf. Wir lieben euch so sehr!


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Bumps and bruises

Well, along with childhood comes bumps and bruises. I knew it would come eventually... This week has been kind of rough for Heidi. First she fell off a chair Sunday night at church and got a little bruise on her forehead. Today we were at a splash park and she fell and got a bloody nose, a scratch on her upper lip and maybe even somehow scratched her gums?? I will have to try to take a closer look after nap time. Thankfully it didn't bleed too much, but it was definitely the most blood I've seen come from my sweet baby before. Poor girl. :(


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Back on track?

Yeah, so I really want to post on here more often. Especially about things that Heidi says and does. It is pretty much my only way of documenting her life thus far. I am hoping to actually work on her baby book soon. I'll let you know how that goes.

It's late and I just figured out how to get my background back to normal so I won't write a lot tonight. I will, however, leave you with one funny thing that Heidi did yesterday.

We are working really hard on potty training this week. I decided after our vacation week I would start up again and really stick to it. I think she is much more ready now so it is just a matter of time until she will get used to it. She has really only had a few accidents so that is good. I have been setting my phone alarm every 30 minutes to take her to the potty so she can get used to doing it often until she starts doing it on her own. It has worked out pretty well for the most part. Of course she is usually in the middle of playing, watching a video, or just doing something else that she would rather be doing than going potty. So, a lot of times I have to tell her to put down the toys or things that she has before she goes into the bathroom. Here is how our conversation went yesterday:

Mommy: "Heidi, put that down and come in the bathroom."
Heidi: Giving me a look I give her all the time (cocking her head with eyebrows up)... "Can you ask nicely?"
M: Trying not to laugh... "Can you please put that down and come in the bathroom?"
H: "Oh, ok, you asked nicely! Ok, I'm coming!" and she put her toy down and came.

I think she has heard this just a few times from us.... ha ha ha

But seriously... she had a good point. If we always ask her to ask nicely or politely then I guess it wouldn't hurt for us to ask her nicely... :)