tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post113971845391952828..comments2023-07-03T03:06:44.869-07:00Comments on Little Dragon Fruit: This Is Not A ToySamanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04112717691155332450noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139903085418350742006-02-13T23:44:00.000-08:002006-02-13T23:44:00.000-08:00I have never seen a cuter picture in all my life t...I have never seen a cuter picture in all my life than the one of Jarrah laughing uproariously on the bus. Now, *this* is joy. I'll be thinking of you all on the trip home. <BR/>With love,<BR/>MarleneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139895687701035222006-02-13T21:41:00.000-08:002006-02-13T21:41:00.000-08:00S&D,I am in love with the chub factor. What a gor...S&D,<BR/>I am in love with the chub factor. What a gorgeous sight--your child in a shiny red outfit, her belly protruding, her hands stuffed in her mouth (teething--yikes!). She is so cute--I can barely stand it.<BR/><BR/>So glad she is sleeping better--and you too. What an experience. All bets are off with the sleeping--especially while you are in a hotel room--wherever, if it helps you get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139848812751729102006-02-13T08:40:00.000-08:002006-02-13T08:40:00.000-08:00Sounds like things are getting better - hooray! K...Sounds like things are getting better - hooray! <BR/>Keep the pictures and stories coming, we can't get enough. :)<BR/>Laura and MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139808535401309592006-02-12T21:28:00.000-08:002006-02-12T21:28:00.000-08:00Okay, I'm a total blog hog tonight. James is on a...Okay, I'm a total blog hog tonight. James is on a business trip and I've had my little guy all to myself today. Anywho, I just wanted to mention that I am almost positive Jarrah is teething. Under "Do Laundry and Borrow a Stroller" I can see the little white teeth buds under her gums in the picture where Jarrah has her mouth wide open. Dr. Dern recommends Motrin for teething (I have found Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139807413123770542006-02-12T21:10:00.000-08:002006-02-12T21:10:00.000-08:00Hi Sam!I should read your blog better before I blu...Hi Sam!<BR/><BR/>I should read your blog better before I blurt out my 0.2 cents (sorry). Let me clarify about the stroller: naps are o.k., but you were totally on the money to take her out of her stroller and put her in her crib for the night. Napping is one thing, but bedtime is another. Good mothering (and fathering) insticts!<BR/><BR/>I love Jarrah's pictures! Could you have a child with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139805252070781692006-02-12T20:34:00.000-08:002006-02-12T20:34:00.000-08:00(Wiping off kiss marks off my PowerBook)...WHAT SW...(Wiping off kiss marks off my PowerBook)...<BR/><BR/>WHAT SWEETHEARTS are Misses Joy and Jarrah! They are edible darling cute! I know Vincent is happy to see his newest mates are doing so well.<BR/><BR/>Love the pictures, as always. We just watched the DVD 'China's Lost Girls' and saw the White Swan on the outside. Schwanky! ;)<BR/><BR/>Take care and kiss our newest Cookie for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139800638467781722006-02-12T19:17:00.000-08:002006-02-12T19:17:00.000-08:00Seriously, your kid just gets cuter and cuter and ...Seriously, your kid just gets cuter and cuter and cuter. How do you do anything but stare at her all day? Such a beauty! -KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299620492056451965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139799049559190982006-02-12T18:50:00.000-08:002006-02-12T18:50:00.000-08:00Sam,I just can't imagine everything that is going ...Sam,<BR/>I just can't imagine everything that is going on with you right now (though you do an amazing job of articulating your experience). To do all of the new parent stuff in a different country, in hotel rooms, with a one year old you have just met, running on no sleep...it just blows my mind! I have NO DOUBT that Jarrah will bond with you and will adore her mommy in no time (she already isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139786296118416902006-02-12T15:18:00.000-08:002006-02-12T15:18:00.000-08:00Sam--I LOVE the pics of Jarrah on the bus. What a ...Sam--I LOVE the pics of Jarrah on the bus. What a face! She is a doll. She has such a happy look to her, which is a great improvement over what you described earlier. It sounds like things are slowly getting better. One day at a time! <BR/><BR/>Safe travels! <BR/><BR/>-SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139783862446610132006-02-12T14:37:00.000-08:002006-02-12T14:37:00.000-08:00So glad to hear you're settling in at the White Sw...So glad to hear you're settling in at the White Swan. It sounds surreal and comforting, all at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Jarrah seems to get cuter and cuter in each picture - are those ladybug Robeez that I spy? Adorable.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see you all this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139775181424861992006-02-12T12:13:00.000-08:002006-02-12T12:13:00.000-08:00I can't say enough how cute Jarrah is! It is so t...I can't say enough how cute Jarrah is! It is so true, that you not just love your baby, you fall in love without control...<BR/><BR/>YinghongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139764271603696942006-02-12T09:11:00.000-08:002006-02-12T09:11:00.000-08:00Hi Sam!Don't get rid of that Barbie! No matter wh...Hi Sam!<BR/><BR/>Don't get rid of that Barbie! No matter what your political opinion is of Barbie and her cohorts, you will find yourself tearing up over her when you run across her in a closet one day. I have hotel reciepts from Russia I get misty over now....;-)<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm with Amy. It is totally o.k. to let Jarrah sleep in her stroller. There are no rules here---just do whatever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139760934960025602006-02-12T08:15:00.000-08:002006-02-12T08:15:00.000-08:00Cow and Bridge restaurant! It brings back memorie...Cow and Bridge restaurant! It brings back memories of Ava having one of her worst meltdowns. I love reading your posts. I know the passport photo shop also! Did you know they keep the photos on disc and you can buy extra copies if you like the photo. The quality of the print is just so-so.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you're all settling into a comfortable routine. This is the time of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139760732174280252006-02-12T08:12:00.000-08:002006-02-12T08:12:00.000-08:00Ah, sleep! Perchance to dream...yeah. Feels really...Ah, sleep! Perchance to dream...yeah. Feels really good, doesn't it? That old saying about letting sleeping dogs lie, is good for kids, too. :) My granddaughter sleeps better in her car seat, than in the little crib I keep for her, so after a car ride, I just prop open the garage door to the house & sit nearby until she wakes up! You adapt, Jarrah adapts.<BR/> I looked at the lovely photo of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139758824990235812006-02-12T07:40:00.000-08:002006-02-12T07:40:00.000-08:00Sammy -- Adore reading your posts! Gorgeous pictu...Sammy -- Adore reading your posts! Gorgeous pictures! So happy to read that Jarrah's sleeping well and giggling now. Thinking of you both as you start your journey homeward! xxx, LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16570054.post-1139758525847571952006-02-12T07:35:00.000-08:002006-02-12T07:35:00.000-08:00Wow Sam,Sounds like you all are on the upswing...w...Wow Sam,<BR/>Sounds like you all are on the upswing...woohoo! I just can't stand how cute those little rascals are! I just want to jump through the computer and give them a ton of kisses! It sounds like you all are doing great at the famous White Swan. The whole adoption culture there is quite a phenomenon I am sure! I still can't believe you all manage to go on as many excusions as you do..Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986249114958395649noreply@blogger.com