Some October Photos
Grandma Marge's Birthday...
Too cute - Mattie and Baba sleep the same way...
We were so excited that Mattie's brother came back from college the same day we came back from China. He got to spend several days with Mattie before he had to go back...Mattie loves her big brother...
But since my nose is small, I will be sure to conserve by using half of one each time...
I'm pretty sure we played with as many tissues as we used while we were sick...who would have thought tissues would be great entertainment?
Too cute - Mattie and Baba sleep the same way...
We were so excited that Mattie's brother came back from college the same day we came back from China. He got to spend several days with Mattie before he had to go back...Mattie loves her big brother... When you have a cold you need tissues on hand...you just never know when you may need one...
Or two...mommy, do you need one?
I should grab six...just in case our noses really get runny...
On 2nd thought, I may need the whole box after all...
But since my nose is small, I will be sure to conserve by using half of one each time...Making sure you have enough tissues for a cold sure can make a girl tired...
Inspecting...
Very Interesting...
What does it look like if I hold it up here?
Looks good enough to eat!
Taking care of Mattie is the most wonderful responsibility I've ever had. There isn't a spare moment it seems...I think many would say I'm spoiling her...I have to force myself to let her play alone with her toys...or put her in bed to sleep. I give myself "a talking to" every day about both of those things. I love being with my little girl and holding her. I love being her mom and I feel incredibly blessed she is my daughter. 
Our sweet, sweet Mattie Girl. We are overwhelmed by the love, joy and happiness she has brought to our lives. 
Enough Said!
Notice how rosy her cheeks are? They are chapped and we think it was from the airplane. I noticed they were getting red while we were flying and then it got worse every day after we were home. The below cleared it up in a few days. I had tried many things that didn't help at all, and the pharmacist at our local grocery recommended it. I think we'll be using lots of it this winter. Her skin seems to be really sensitive...
Now we're to the photos that I wipe her nose before we take it...
Day 5 September 26, 2007
I will post again ASAP!!
She was so great - she only cried a couple of times. Our plane did not have enough gas to make it from HK to Chicago, so we had to make an unexpected stop in the US to refuel, and missed our connecting flight to get home! Geesh! So we had to get a hotel room and left Chicago on Saturday instead. Fortunately we were not alone! Our friends Adam, Patty, Elisa and Maria were with us the whole time!
But getting on a plane AGAIN on Saturday - that 
Mattie is cracking up at Gramps...Grams brought a hat to the airport and somehow Mattie ended up with the headband she had on earlier. So most of our photos at the airport Mattie has it in her mouth. 
Someone finally said - you should take that. Duh! So here's one without the headband in her mouth! 
I think the overnight stop really made our transition more difficult - we got about 3 hrs of sleep and had to wake Mattie up to get to the airport. We tried to stay up Saturday. Mattie could not at all - we tried to get her up in the middle of the day (which was the middle of the night in China) but she would sleep in any position we had her in - she cracked us up even with our Jetlag.
We are looking forward to seeing all of you! 
