Who needs a schedule?!?

Maddy's normal energetic self.

So in the Parents in Process class, they say that a schedule really helps newly adopted kids transition easier. Kids need the schedule? Parents are actually the ones who need a schedule! Last weekend Eric and I kind of had mutual meltdowns, realizing that most people in our family had not had a  bath/shower in a long time and that our house was chaotic to say the least. So we now have a schedule that we are trying to adhere to and when we do -- it makes our lives SO much easier!!! Plus, Madeleine doesn't have her evening tantrum - so that's good too. :)

Our Schedule (posted on a 17"x11" piece of paper in large print)

5:45 am - Madeleine wakes up+ bottle

6:30 am - Madeleine gets dressed

7:30 am - Andrew wakes up and has breakfast

8:00 am - Andrew gets dressed

8:30 am - Andrew goes to school

9:00 am - Madeleine eats breakfast (fruit+yogurt)

11:00 am - Madeleine eats lunch (meat, veggie, bread)

11:30 am - Madeleine takes a nap

12-2 pm  - lunch, chores, wash dishes

2:00 pm - Madeleine wakes up

2-2:30 pm - Madeleine bottle

3-4 pm  - Madeleine outside time

4:30 pm - Madeleine snack

5:00 pm - Make dinner and pick up Andrew at pre-school

6:00 pm - eat dinner (everyone)

7:00 pm - Madeleine bottle

7:30 pm - Madeleine goes to bed + Andrew takes a bath

8:00 pm - Andrew gets ready for bed

8:30 pm - Andrew goes to bed

 

Eating fruit loops.

Yes, that is a large dent on the side of her head. :( She tripped over a broom and fell into the table the other day.

This is her "scwunched" nose look - which is a fake "I'm mad" look because she laughs right after making it.

Andrew eating his breakfast on the new schedule. :)

Since we've been home

We've been home for 3 weeks now. Time has flown and I still feel like we're just settling in. Eric's parents came up from TX for 1.5 weeks. 

Now I'm back at work and Eric is staying at home.

New shoes

She absolutely loves shoes! Maddy ran around the house into every room because she was just so excited about her new shoes.

Since we've been home, we've been getting to know Maddy better. She likes to eat salad, loves shoes (above), her Barney "touch your nose" book (totally cheesy but it does teach her about body parts), and flipping upside down. Her favorite way to wake her brother up in the morning is to stand on the bed next to his peacefully immobile body and flop herself down over him with a big thud and giggle.