The Cornelius Family: Mission: Sleep Deprivation at Disneyland

Mission Complete & Successful! For all of you who know Michael well, the two most important things to fulfill his days are food and sleep. If he doesn't get enough of the two things, he will be a grumpy grumpy guy at the end of the day. And today, we had to deprive him of sleep because he is scheduled to undergo a sleep deprived EEG. No daytime naps the day before and no more than 5 hours of sleep the night before. You may ask why he has to have an EEG? Well, a few weeks ago, he was very sick and dehydrated and experienced a few scary seizures, and an EEG can help determine if he has epilepsy...but there's a 50/50 chance that they may not spot it.

Anyway, we spent the entire day at Disneyland and California Adventures. He was a trooper! He stayed awake until the park closed. We spent hours in ToonTown playing in Goofy's playground. Michael got bullied and pushed around by some kid. The first time, he pushed Michael out of this pumpkin that you can crawl into. The second time, he chased Michael and pushed him down to the ground. We yelled, "HEY! You don't push!" He got so frightened his eyes popped wide open. Then his dad came and spanked him in front of all the other kids. Oh he also sat on and hit a little girl who was smaller than Michael. What a brat. I wish I took his picture so I can post it up and warn all of you. After playing we went to Mickey's house and stood in line to meet MM. It's a lot to ask of a 14 month old to wait in line for over an hour. At one point, he wanted to sit on the ground and of course I had to pick him up as the line moved. One lady behind us decided to walk over us and take our spot as I picked him up. Some people can be so rude! Big wow, she was one group closer to Mickey! I wish I could've punched her and her kid in the face. Just kidding ok not really. Well we finally got to meet the mouse, and the photographer snapped 32 pictures of Michael and only 2 of the cutters!!! Losers. They photographer said he's never taken so many pictures of any kid in his life. Michael is such a celebrity! =)

After all of this, we still hadn't gone on any rides and it was already 7pm! We spent the next 3-4 hours having dinner and dancing at California Adventures during their Glow Fest. It's like a rave/street party with neon lights. Michael thought it was so rad as he danced the night away. We'll try to catch the World of Color next time...

Thank you Tita Carmel and Anyleis for keeping Michael entertained all day! Let's do it again next week. ;)