Getting Caught Up Posts #1
A lot has been going on around here and I haven't posted any of it. Since I suspect Aidan won't have a baby book, scrapbook or one hour video montage celebrating his journey, I had better, at the very least, keep up with this blog!
When we last left our brand new family of four, all was well but a little stressful. How are things today? All is well, but a little stressful. We are adjusting one baby-step (pun intended) at a time.
Emmy has had a hard time. She wants to be a baby too and we have indulged a lot of requests on her part to be treated exactly the same as her brother, even down to eating baby food on occasion. We're having to start drawing lines though because a few requests are starting to become like demands.
Aidan is trudging along in his acceptance of his new life. He is such a happy soul and has started waking up with a smile on his face instead of a scared cry. He has had two bouts with double ear infections which has been a real pain in an area way below the ears. Emmy has never had an ear infection and I had no idea that's what was going on. It took the gentle reminder from a dear friend that I had good Mommy-instincts I just needed to remember to use them. I think I was pretty beaten down by the last six months of this adoption and even though I love my son, I still am getting to know him. I can tell when Emmy is starting to get sick by just the look on her face. Aidan and I will get there but it hasn't happened yet. I've read enough and experienced plenty of issues surrounding toddler adoption attachment and I feel like we are doing very well. This boy was so loved by his foster family that he knows how to attach. Time is on our side with this one. I had wondered if I would feel the same kind of love that I felt for Emmy in our first days together. No problem. He has won me over and I think he really digs his Mama.
Dave and I are starting to remember that we like each other again. The stress of all the changes has created more than our usual share of "discussions" but the exhaustion of getting two kids to bed ends most conversations quickly.
Here's a few pictures from our first couple of weeks together:
Getting a good picture of two kids - Mission Impossible
Swingin'
When we last left our brand new family of four, all was well but a little stressful. How are things today? All is well, but a little stressful. We are adjusting one baby-step (pun intended) at a time.
Emmy has had a hard time. She wants to be a baby too and we have indulged a lot of requests on her part to be treated exactly the same as her brother, even down to eating baby food on occasion. We're having to start drawing lines though because a few requests are starting to become like demands.
Aidan is trudging along in his acceptance of his new life. He is such a happy soul and has started waking up with a smile on his face instead of a scared cry. He has had two bouts with double ear infections which has been a real pain in an area way below the ears. Emmy has never had an ear infection and I had no idea that's what was going on. It took the gentle reminder from a dear friend that I had good Mommy-instincts I just needed to remember to use them. I think I was pretty beaten down by the last six months of this adoption and even though I love my son, I still am getting to know him. I can tell when Emmy is starting to get sick by just the look on her face. Aidan and I will get there but it hasn't happened yet. I've read enough and experienced plenty of issues surrounding toddler adoption attachment and I feel like we are doing very well. This boy was so loved by his foster family that he knows how to attach. Time is on our side with this one. I had wondered if I would feel the same kind of love that I felt for Emmy in our first days together. No problem. He has won me over and I think he really digs his Mama.
Dave and I are starting to remember that we like each other again. The stress of all the changes has created more than our usual share of "discussions" but the exhaustion of getting two kids to bed ends most conversations quickly.
Here's a few pictures from our first couple of weeks together:
Getting a good picture of two kids - Mission Impossible
Swingin'
posted by Lisa & Dave | 11:11 PM
3 Comments:
Lisa, i know what you mean by Aiden not having any baby things like Emmy. We (I'M) getting better at that also. i'm a second child so i know first hand how it goes. love the pictures.
Good to hear that things are going well! Aidan is such a doll! I know a cute little, slightly older guatemalan girl that will need a husband in oh, like 25 more years. With those dimples though, I doubt he will be available!
Hang in there! It will get easier. Just remember to relax and enjoy the moment - not worry about the next one! The photos are so cute!!!
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