A few years ago my husband and I embarked on a
journey; a journey in adoption. I wanted to share that journey with
you.
April 11, 2009
April 11, 2009
When last I wrote, I had been a mom for a total of 15 hours. I have
now survived 2 months. I was talking with someone recently that has a
similar experience we began discussing the frustrations and joys of
being a parent. She found that though the frustration of being a parent
are certainly still there, every time she encounters one, she is able
to better handle it because she remembers back to when she was in agony
over waiting.
I think it is similar with me. When 2 AM roles
around and Nadia is up or it’s her cranky time, I can close my eyes and
remember back a few months to the heartache and feeling of abandonment.
I then am better able to “hear” past the loud shrieking sound and care
for this wonderful creature God has entrusted us with. However, that’s
just how I’m feeling today. If you’re a parent, you know, that could
change at any moment.
Nadia is wonderful. She is more and more
alert every day. She is smiling at Scott and me, and at anything that
she likes. She also smiles at the monkeys that hang on her wall and at
the cat. She has about 2-3 hours of very awake and happy time in the
morning then naps on and off most of the day. At night, she again has
about 2-3 hours of alert time and it depends on the day and her mood if
she is happy or cranky. She gets a bath every night and this is by far
her favorite part of the day. It’s probably mine and Scott’s too. She
is just so happy and looks so cute during her “tubby” time and she knows
when it’s coming too. She can be the crabbiest baby and you put her
down on her changing table, take her clothes off and she smiles, knowing
the “tubby” is coming. She is kicking so much in the tub that in 5
minutes half the water has splashed out.
Nighttime is right on
track. She goes down between 8 and 9 then sleeps until around 2 and
sometimes 3, she eats and goes right back down until about 6:30 – 7. At
this point she is up for the morning and happy, sometimes not even
hungry.
She has her 2 month check up next week which comes with
her first immunization. I’m sure she will do just fine. Let’s hope I do
just fine too.
She is getting so big; I think she will be at least
11lbs. The Birth to 3 program tells us she is a little ahead of the
curve in gross motor skills. Nadia thinks she has complete control of
her head. I call her my little “bobble head” because that’s what it
looks like. Her head just bobbles all around. Sometimes she even gets
mad if you try to hold her head, she wants control. We could have a
very stubborn little girl on our hands. She is such a little snuggle
bug too. When you kiss her on the cheek, she moves her head so you get
her lips. It’s so sweet.
She has now met all her
Great-grandparents and they are all just doting over her. Great Grandma
Eva has threatened to put Nadia under her coat and bring her home with
her. Great Grandpa is sad because he does not get to see her enough and
Great-Grandma Sanborn got the biggest smile out of Nadia. My parents
and Scott’s parents are of course in love. “Crazy Grandma” has baby sat
a few times and my mom “Grammy B” is traveling with us to Dallas at the end
of April. Both Grandpas put up a good front pretending they aren’t too
interested but you can just see their hearts melt as soon as they see
Nadia. Everyone who meets little Nadia falls in love with her, and how
could you not? She is sent from heaven.
So, how are the Hall’s
doing? Well we are not quite on cloud 9 anymore. Reality and sleepless
nights have set in, but we are incredibly happy and blessed, and would
like to take a quick moment to say thank you to every single one of our
family and friends. Scott, I and now Nadia are so very lucky to have
people in our lives like them. There has been such an outpouring of
support that I get a little choked up every time I think about it. So
to all of them:
THANK YOU and May God reward your love and generosity to us from the bottom of our hearts
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