I am so exhausted from such a fantastic day. We had some really tense moments but made it through with excellent behavior. I will tell you all the details tomorrow, I promise. I am the happiest woman alive tonight.
CONGRATULATIONS.... :-) Weee hooo they are all so precious. I am so excited for you YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember when you were hoping that they would come home and they ARE YOURS and your hubby's.
Sending so much love to you and your wonderful family.....ooohh okay...I'm crying....oh boy am I sappy.
Thanks so much, I am so happy still this morning. It is like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest that I had been carrying so long I forgot it was there. Let's hope their acting out slows down a bit soon.
The kids are in order from left to right Michael, Emma, Ava, Ruthie, Cyr, Ella, and Patches. The adults are My MIL, Their Aunt Michelle and Uncle Floyd, Judge Davis, My DH, Me, My Mom at the bottom (Gorges is her name), our attorney Barbra Bishop, and our beloved OT Miss Mary Jo.
I just stumbled across your blog a few days ago and have been reading it back to the beginning every second I can find in my day! Congratulations and you are all amazing in your own ways!!!!
Quick intro, so I feel less sketchy: I'm Abby, 23 from Massachusetts. I'm about a month shy of getting my teaching license/degree and student teaching in Denmark currently. I've always been interested in fostering/adopting, especially sibling groups! =)
MIL is Mother in Law, DH is Dear Husband or Damn Husband depends on the post, DD is Dear Daughter, and DS is Dear Son
Thanks again for all your support. I am so tickled to see so many new folks here from all over the world. Welcome! I promise I will get to the many emails soon!
This is about my life loving a bunch of crazy people. We are searching for ways to cope and heal from an alphabet soup of diagnosis. I am proud to be the mother of the bravest people I know.
I am the mother of 10 children, 6 are part of a large sibling group we adopted through foster care in 2006, 2 are our grown foster daughters, 2 are from independent infant adoptions in 2001 and 2008. Every one of them have their own issues to work through from Schizo-Affective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Complex PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, ADHD, and Cerebral Palsy. Most of our children have been victims of sexual abuse by a close family member, most acted out sexually or exhibited predatory behaviors. We are currently trying to figure out where the trauma ends and mental illness begins in each of their lives.
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Gorgeous, gorgeous family. Congratulations!!
Sarah
CONGRATULATIONS.... :-) Weee hooo they are all so precious. I am so excited for you YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember when you were hoping that they would come home and they ARE YOURS and your hubby's.
Sending so much love to you and your wonderful family.....ooohh okay...I'm crying....oh boy am I sappy.
What a beautiful family! Congratulations to all of you.
(I giggled when I opened the photograph because it was "Brown Day" at Huck's school)
It is pretty brown/orange,the door didn't help.
Thanks so much, I am so happy still this morning. It is like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest that I had been carrying so long I forgot it was there. Let's hope their acting out slows down a bit soon.
Congratulations!! Do you mind identifying the kids for me? I still can't figure out who is who.. :)
no, wait, I'll take a stab:
l to r - A, C, A, D, B, E & P
am I right?
Congrats! Your children are beautiful!
Yay! I'm so happy for you all!!!!!
Congratulations and thank you for the picture - what a wonderful, beautiful sight.
The kids are in order from left to right Michael, Emma, Ava, Ruthie, Cyr, Ella, and Patches. The adults are My MIL, Their Aunt Michelle and Uncle Floyd, Judge Davis, My DH, Me, My Mom at the bottom (Gorges is her name), our attorney Barbra Bishop, and our beloved OT Miss Mary Jo.
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!!! A sibling set of 6 -- wow!
one more question... :) what do MIL & DH stand for? And you've mentioned DD in older posts. Is DD Emma's friend? thanks!!
MIL... mother in law? I'm slow... was your husband not able to come?
Congratulations to your beautiful family! What a relief it must be to have the adoption finalized! You have all come so far. It's just amazing!
I just stumbled across your blog a few days ago and have been reading it back to the beginning every second I can find in my day! Congratulations and you are all amazing in your own ways!!!!
Quick intro, so I feel less sketchy: I'm Abby, 23 from Massachusetts. I'm about a month shy of getting my teaching license/degree and student teaching in Denmark currently. I've always been interested in fostering/adopting, especially sibling groups! =)
Best of luck with everything!
awesomeness girl....congratulations:)
MIL is Mother in Law, DH is Dear Husband or Damn Husband depends on the post, DD is Dear Daughter, and DS is Dear Son
Thanks again for all your support. I am so tickled to see so many new folks here from all over the world. Welcome! I promise I will get to the many emails soon!
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