WE FINALIZED OUR ADOPTION JULY 14th!!!!
Our bug is finally "ours" and boy have we all got settled in with each other. Its hard to describe just how well she fits in, she is just soooo much like us its fantastic.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
All is good! :)
Things are still going great! B is settling in quite well. Her birthday is this month - so we're busy planning the party - should be fun! :) I'm doing a castle cake for it too. Also, I need to make the pinata still too. :P
Friday, January 9, 2009
Update - though not much of an update ^___^
Well, all is great here! B.G. is doing great in school - of course, she is still playing "catch up", but in my opinion seems rather "on par" with the rest of the class... I'll likely call the teacher today to find out how she is doing again. (I do that about once a week)
B.G.'s new social worker is another matter... we were supposed to meet her (home visit) in December but the heavy snow prevented her having a baby sitter or something. Okay, perfectly good reason. Yesterday, we were supposed to have the rescheduled visit... sick (though she obviously called from the office)... valid reason...
What is the problem then, you ask? Both of these calls to let us know were slightly before the appt. time! The snow one (first one) was 30 minutes before the appt, and yesterday's was 12 MINUTES! before the appt. Was there something wrong with calling BEFORE DH left work, lost money, etc? Certainly she had to know she could not get a babysitter BEFORE 30 minutes prior to the meeting. Or that she was SICK BEFORE 12 minutes before the meeting?
Needless to say, I am rather annoyed with her. The reasons were valid enough, but calling just a few minutes before the appt time is ridiculous! Not only did DH have to miss work and loose money we needed because of it, but B.G. has been looking forward to meeting her.
AND we've been having a hell of a time getting the social worker(s) to setup a visit with her brothers! AHHH!
Blagh.
Well ANYWAY, things otherwise are great! She has really began to "deeply" settle in, in both DH and mine's opinion. The "Good Choice, Bad Choice" board is still working fantastic - and she hasn't had to roll the "Consequence Wheel" in about two-three weeks. :)
B.G.'s new social worker is another matter... we were supposed to meet her (home visit) in December but the heavy snow prevented her having a baby sitter or something. Okay, perfectly good reason. Yesterday, we were supposed to have the rescheduled visit... sick (though she obviously called from the office)... valid reason...
What is the problem then, you ask? Both of these calls to let us know were slightly before the appt. time! The snow one (first one) was 30 minutes before the appt, and yesterday's was 12 MINUTES! before the appt. Was there something wrong with calling BEFORE DH left work, lost money, etc? Certainly she had to know she could not get a babysitter BEFORE 30 minutes prior to the meeting. Or that she was SICK BEFORE 12 minutes before the meeting?
Needless to say, I am rather annoyed with her. The reasons were valid enough, but calling just a few minutes before the appt time is ridiculous! Not only did DH have to miss work and loose money we needed because of it, but B.G. has been looking forward to meeting her.
AND we've been having a hell of a time getting the social worker(s) to setup a visit with her brothers! AHHH!
Blagh.
Well ANYWAY, things otherwise are great! She has really began to "deeply" settle in, in both DH and mine's opinion. The "Good Choice, Bad Choice" board is still working fantastic - and she hasn't had to roll the "Consequence Wheel" in about two-three weeks. :)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Enjoying Our Family!
It has been forever since I updated and I figured it was about time! Anyone actually reading this anyway? o.O
Things are going great! "B.G." is settling in well! (In our opinions anyway ^__^ ) We've got our routines down, though we are still in the "tweaking" the rules stage. It was rather odd to deal with the "testing you" stage, that people talk about all the time with adoptions. I suppose I just was not expecting it right away - then again, we had been having visits for over a month at the move-in point and we all just "click", so yeah. We're pretty much out of the "testing you" phase though, it has been smoothing out for the past week. She really seems happy with us (and us her!!!) She fits in so well with us, so I am not surprised.
We've been working on "Good Choices, Bad Choices" - which has worked fantastic! And we now have a "Consequence Wheel" (that you actually roll a dice for, not spin... lol) and that worked FANTASTIC today... hoping it continues to be so great. She got three "Good Choice" marks on her "Good Choice, Bad Choice" board and has had ZERO bad choices today. So proud of her!
ANyway, i'm tired and coming down with a bad cold, so I'll post later. :D
Things are going great! "B.G." is settling in well! (In our opinions anyway ^__^ ) We've got our routines down, though we are still in the "tweaking" the rules stage. It was rather odd to deal with the "testing you" stage, that people talk about all the time with adoptions. I suppose I just was not expecting it right away - then again, we had been having visits for over a month at the move-in point and we all just "click", so yeah. We're pretty much out of the "testing you" phase though, it has been smoothing out for the past week. She really seems happy with us (and us her!!!) She fits in so well with us, so I am not surprised.
We've been working on "Good Choices, Bad Choices" - which has worked fantastic! And we now have a "Consequence Wheel" (that you actually roll a dice for, not spin... lol) and that worked FANTASTIC today... hoping it continues to be so great. She got three "Good Choice" marks on her "Good Choice, Bad Choice" board and has had ZERO bad choices today. So proud of her!
ANyway, i'm tired and coming down with a bad cold, so I'll post later. :D
Friday, November 14, 2008
MOVE IN DAY!!!
Its 12:56am and officially Friday! Today is MOVE IN DAY for our daughter... Around 4pm today our 5 year old will be moving in forever. I cannot believe this day has finally come! I'm nervous, excited, and so many other things all at once. This time tomorrow our daughter will be fast asleep in her room. I Just cannot believe it. Its been 9 Months, 1 week, 1 day since we started the adoption process (theres irony for you!) and this is by far one of the happiest ones.
Tomorrow at this time I will officially be a Mom. I suppose I already am one, technically, as she has known about the adoption since Monday... but... it will really feel "official", I think, later today when she arrives. So many wonderful and challenging years ahead of us and I couldn't be more ready!
Despite our excitement, I know this is going to be a very hard day for our daughter. Although she will still be able to see the foster family occasionally, all of this is such a big change. She has been excited, but with that excitement comes grief and loss as well - even if it might take a week or so for that to "come to mind".
Tomorrow at this time I will officially be a Mom. I suppose I already am one, technically, as she has known about the adoption since Monday... but... it will really feel "official", I think, later today when she arrives. So many wonderful and challenging years ahead of us and I couldn't be more ready!
Despite our excitement, I know this is going to be a very hard day for our daughter. Although she will still be able to see the foster family occasionally, all of this is such a big change. She has been excited, but with that excitement comes grief and loss as well - even if it might take a week or so for that to "come to mind".
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
FIRST VISIT!!!
We had our first visit with our "future" daughter Monday at 3-5pm!
...IT. WENT. GREAT!!!
She is just the smartest, cutest, and most wonderful five year old on the face of this planet. We absolutely fell in love with her.
We'll be having another visit on Thursday and a possible overnight on Saturday!
It will be a slow transition, as she is attached to Foster-Mom, but the FM seems really great too! (Am I allowed to say that? o.O) I am so glad she has had such a great FM.
We went out for dinner to celebrate Monday... I dont think i could have even typed before then!
I was/am on cloud nine! This truly was an excellent visit, it went far better and smoother than I thought possible. Simply wonderful! I'm pretty sure she liked us too! I'll update again when I get my head out of the clouds!
Monday was also exactly 8 Months since we started this adoption process!!! She will be actually "placed" in our home around 9 Months!!! What irony, huh?
Monday, October 6, 2008
Less than 1.5 hours until first visit!!!
I cannot believe it! Less than 1.5 hours until our first visit with out future daughter! ....I AM SO NERVOUS AND EXCITED!!!
I really hope she likes us - or at least tolerates us enough to sit and play/talk. I don't even know how to go about getting "talking/playing" either - i've got some ideas, but so nervous! I'm certain this kid is going to think we're babbling idiots too! lol!
We're bringing her a stuffed animal for her to keep and bringing some toys to play with (playdough, playdough toy pieces, coloring books (with stories in them!) + crayons (of course!), old maid & go fish cards, and a fairy puzzle.
DH seems calm as a clam, but I am just "ahhhhh! what do we do?!" So nervous and SO excited! I really hope this goes well.
Any last minute advice?
I really hope she likes us - or at least tolerates us enough to sit and play/talk. I don't even know how to go about getting "talking/playing" either - i've got some ideas, but so nervous! I'm certain this kid is going to think we're babbling idiots too! lol!
We're bringing her a stuffed animal for her to keep and bringing some toys to play with (playdough, playdough toy pieces, coloring books (with stories in them!) + crayons (of course!), old maid & go fish cards, and a fairy puzzle.
DH seems calm as a clam, but I am just "ahhhhh! what do we do?!" So nervous and SO excited! I really hope this goes well.
Any last minute advice?
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
SO EXCITED!!!!
We got to finally see our future daughter's picture yesterday! She is just the cutest, most adorable, five year old I have ever seen. We'll likely be having our first visit on Wednesday - this wednesday! That is just so awesome. So excited, so awesome, and yeah.
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