One thing that parents have to be aware of when we adopt transracially is that our family becomes conspicuous. Anonymity does not exist for us anymore, unless we go out without our kids, of course. Then we just - blend.
I think every family in this situation has some variation along the theme, but we do [...]
Of course all of you who have kids know this, but I feel like venting anyway.
Sugar has a snotty nose and what appears to be the early onslaught of an eye infection, so she’s bullish and indifferent this morning. Spice had a bad dream last night and didn’t seem to sleep well after. She’s whinging [...]
Jrock clipped this out of the paper for me. Ya think he’s making fun of me?
(Not wanting to risk copyright infringement, I linked to the original on the artist’s blog.)Â
I’d like to take a bit of your reading time and talk about how our attachment and relationship growth has gone with the girls. I think a bunch of you will be interested, especially our family, and all our readers who have or who are waiting to adopt kids.
We’re almost at the 6th month mark [...]
When Jrock ad set out on our “Adoption Journey” we started going to seminars, doing our homestudy homework, and I read a ton of books on parenting. We had a lot of discussions, mostly in our car on long trips, about our approach as parents and how we were going to handle certain situations. We [...]
A friend gave us a book (”The Baby Whisperer for Toddlers” - bad name, but good book) and inside was a small section on values-based parenting. Well, in the work I do we also use a lot of value-based planning and value-based management. In fact,a book that was very helpful to get our relationship off [...]
We had a quieter week - which is good because I have bronchitis (the nasty cold I caught on the plane home that just got worse and worse…) and Jrock is suffering from a nasty cough too. We take turns sleeping on the sofa because if one person isn’t coughing like crazy the other one [...]
You’ve seen pictures and a little description of meeting the girls for the first and second times at the transition home, if you’ve been following the blog. But here is a little more.
The first day we went to the transition home, I wasn’t sure what we would find, considering the food situation and everything. But [...]
Here are a few of my favourite pictures from Gramma’s camera. They aren’t necessarily the best pictures, but the ones that made me pause…that show my sis being a mom (so cool), that show a little about the girls’ personalities, and that just made me go “Awwww….”. I can’t wait to see the pictures of [...]
Howdy to all our Canadian friends!! A big thanks to K and M&D who sent Jrock some pics, and K - I got your CD. Thanks so much! R in the Nth Ok - we dropped off your package and it got into he right hands
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So Jrock arrived 2 nights ago - and boy [...]
Hello everybody! from Ethiopia. We’re just finishing up our third week in Addis - and Mum is off tonight on the plane. She’s been a wonderful help - it’s been hard for her to be hands off with the kids (although I see her sneaking a kiss now and then!) but she’s been a trouper [...]
Many of you have found your way to My Bookstore - and several people have sent me emails/comments tahnking me for suggesting adoption and Africa-related books.
Recently I added a couple more sections to my store - focussing on themes that are important to me as an individual and as a parent: Nature, Wellness, Creativity, Environmentalism and [...]
The other day I picked up a organizer case at the dollar store for all the girls combs and headbands and elastics. I was showing them to Jrock last night and he said “what about beads?”
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So we went to my friend Shelley’s hair care website, Sharuba, and picked out a whole bunch of snaps [...]
Ah, the clothes shopping for little girls. It is just AWESOME, I have to tell you!Â
And, it’s pretty addictive. Today, Jrock examined the treasures laid out on the bed (and yes, these are just todays’ - remember I am shopping for two! - and shrugged and commented “you know, they aren’t going to arrive any [...]
Some things are a little different preparing for babies coming home through adoption vers from the hospital. For one thing, the kids aren’t a reliable size. You don’t know how far along they are in their development - and, you need to be prepared for the darndest things.
Let’s start with the darndest things! One our [...]
