Post by lbey on Nov 5, 2015 19:59:38 GMT -5
ceejay, That is great to hear that your foster boys are settling into a routine!
jenn, Congrats again on almost having finalization! 7 months is such a fun age!
pamela, Good luck on your profile being viewed. Let us know how it goes.
@bookworm92, Sounds like you have been very busy. That's great that you continue to advocate for BP. I hope you have a nice Christmas holiday with your son's family.
chicago, So glad that things are going well with your baby girl, there is nothing better than the first smiles from your baby! I can't even imagine having such a short leave. Its a sin really! That's great that you have contact with BM and that she seems to be doing well.
frenchteachermama, Good luck on getting the profiles completed and hopefully going live soon!
roxy, So happy to hear that you are adjusting. I can't imagine how difficult it must be dealing with the trauma your son has faced. I hope you are able to get some support for yourself and know that you are doing a great job! And when we have bad days, just know that you always have tomorrow to try again. Parenting is far from a perfect place! Good luck as your family continues to adjust!
pinkie, Sounds like Halloween was fun! 2.5 yr is a fun age, particularly for things like holidays!
gnomesweetgnome, Wow sounds like you have your hands full! And what a complicated first family to foster! I hope you are also able to get some support for yourself during the transition. Parenting can be a challenge on a good day, let alone when dealing with toddlers and then add trauma to the mix. Positive thoughts to you! And when that's not enough, there is always wine!
cst2cst, Sorry the wait has been so long. It is such a challenging process to go through.
lbey, Sorry for your loss. But that is such great news about your match! I wish you all the best during the transition! I love how you are looking at all of your LO's strengths! It will be important to remember all of those on the hard days.
packerfan4life, 13 months is such a fun age! I understand the feeling about not having as much openness as you would like. Ours sounds like it may be similar. Big congrats on your news and wishing you a H&H 9 months!
persianmaman, congrats on getting this far in your process. International adoption seems like such a long process. Good for you and your husband for going that route!
delenire, Sorry that you are not feeling as excited as you hoped. Just try to remember all the reasons you started down this journey, maybe that will help. GL!
mrsslick, 3 years! That's awesome! It's so much fun to look back on your journey! I think that's great that you stuck to you commitment and continued with your visits even if you didn't need to.
jwinct, congrats on your HS finally being approved. I know following your journey on here that it has been a long a frustrating process. I hope someone clicks what they to for you soon.
browneyes8, congrats on moving forward with finalization! What a size difference!! DS2 sounds like quite a big boy! That's wonderful that DS1 is so proud and adjusting to his role as big brother!
Rogue, congrats on being HS complete! I hope you are able to do the 5km with a little one!
Thanks ceejay for posting the checkin!
As for me, DS is 11 weeks old and absolutely amazing! We totally adore him and he has been such a wonderful addition to our family! He is a really good baby, but the past two days I am wondering if it is possible that we might be dealing with some early teething (showing some signs....I do hope not! Poor pumpkin has been rather uncomfortable!). My older son is a very proud big brother (he is 16 yr) and loves his little brother! Our son's BM signed her consent for the adoption the end of September and we signed paperwork for his 'official' placement for adoption October 21 (even though he has been with us since 3 hours old!). We would love to have openness and a relationship with his BM, but aside from meeting us in the hospital, she is not feeling comfortable to have a relationship at this time. We will continue to provide pictures and letters through the agency. We think about her often and hope for her happiness and health. We are fortunate to have contact with our DS siblings who were adopted by another family. It is nice that our children will be able to have relationships with each other as they grow. I do struggle with wanting more openness, but need to respect his BM's wishes. I try to pop on here when I can! Wishing everyone a great week!