mallory's foster parents...(foster mom in pink)they come visit mallory at the orphanage weekly...lori said she could tell mallory loves them...and they love mallory ;)
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
mallory's foster parents
mallory's foster parents...(foster mom in pink)they come visit mallory at the orphanage weekly...lori said she could tell mallory loves them...and they love mallory ;)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
mallory's stocking
i've started mallory's stocking...it will take me a couple months to finish it...as i'm needle pointing i picture mallory lael next year putting her tiny little hands inside this stocking pulling out goodies from santa
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Have you ever wondered
how it would feel to be internationally adopted? perhaps, in fact, you were. if not, you might wonder what it is like to be suddenly immersed in a new life. join me for a moment of imaginary play. i invite you to picture yourself plucked from your familiar life and "dropped in the middle of nowhere."
you look around you. you are in a remote place in the middle of what seems like nowhere in particular. you have no maps or signs to tell you where you are. suddenly you are surrounded by strangers, all of whom are overjoyed to see you. these people smile, laugh, and talk loud and fast, and they act as if you can understand them. they touch your hair, your face, and your shoulders, and they hug you repeatedly. you notice they have a peculiar odor. they dress differently from anyone you have ever met. their language is unintelligible and sounds like gibberish. you have no clue how or why you are here. you have no idea if you will find your way back to your former life.
before we go further, check to see how you are feeling. SCARE TO DEATH is any part of your body tense? YES do any worries pop into you head? YES how might you feel about these overly friendly strangers? SCARED< UNSURE> GET ME OUTTA HER
you feel hand beginning to remove your clothes (after given your child you must remove the clothes they came in and put an outfit on you've brought for your child) and there, in the public, these strangers dress you in a new garments. some people appear to be assessing you, sizing you up, looking at your hair and teeth closely and noting any moles or scars on your body. you are given strange food and invited to play unfamiliar games. you are handed a container of strange liquid and encourage to drink it. everyone continue to laugh and smile and act as though this were a perfectly ordinary and normal situation. (parenting your internationally adopted child by: patty cogen 0
welcome to the mind & world of an internationally adopted child...this is how mallory will feel when she is placed in our arms... i will be overjoyed, crying most likely on an emotional high...mallory will be scared, unsure, frightened to name a few...in my reading & research to be the best mother i can be to mallory...i must remember she won't be parented initially the same as garrett & natalie were parented...she's coming from a totally different situation...many may ask or think to themselves "she'll be under 2, she won't remember much" that is 100% inaccurate...she will remember quit a bit of her first 2 years in a foster home & orphanage...due to many hurdles she won't be able to articulate how she is feeling
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you look around you. you are in a remote place in the middle of what seems like nowhere in particular. you have no maps or signs to tell you where you are. suddenly you are surrounded by strangers, all of whom are overjoyed to see you. these people smile, laugh, and talk loud and fast, and they act as if you can understand them. they touch your hair, your face, and your shoulders, and they hug you repeatedly. you notice they have a peculiar odor. they dress differently from anyone you have ever met. their language is unintelligible and sounds like gibberish. you have no clue how or why you are here. you have no idea if you will find your way back to your former life.
before we go further, check to see how you are feeling. SCARE TO DEATH is any part of your body tense? YES do any worries pop into you head? YES how might you feel about these overly friendly strangers? SCARED< UNSURE> GET ME OUTTA HER
you feel hand beginning to remove your clothes (after given your child you must remove the clothes they came in and put an outfit on you've brought for your child) and there, in the public, these strangers dress you in a new garments. some people appear to be assessing you, sizing you up, looking at your hair and teeth closely and noting any moles or scars on your body. you are given strange food and invited to play unfamiliar games. you are handed a container of strange liquid and encourage to drink it. everyone continue to laugh and smile and act as though this were a perfectly ordinary and normal situation. (parenting your internationally adopted child by: patty cogen 0
welcome to the mind & world of an internationally adopted child...this is how mallory will feel when she is placed in our arms... i will be overjoyed, crying most likely on an emotional high...mallory will be scared, unsure, frightened to name a few...in my reading & research to be the best mother i can be to mallory...i must remember she won't be parented initially the same as garrett & natalie were parented...she's coming from a totally different situation...many may ask or think to themselves "she'll be under 2, she won't remember much" that is 100% inaccurate...she will remember quit a bit of her first 2 years in a foster home & orphanage...due to many hurdles she won't be able to articulate how she is feeling
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Waiting
waiting isn't my strong point...i keep thinking to myself how far away october 2010 is that is 10 months from now...it seems as if it will never get here...mallory will be 23 months old if we travel to china in october 2010...i am praying that we can travel in august to bring her home...so much will be going on in august...garrett will start college...natalie will start high school...OMG it will be a busy month...hey, maybe God will have us travel in july 2010...now wouldn't that work out great...again that is what i want... i have to remember that God's timing is perfect...in my mind i want garrett & natalie to go with us to china...i want them to experience china first hand...
God knows every second of mallory's life...
*when she will meet us for the first time
*when she will start walking
*when she will be potty trained
*when she will say "mommy, daddy, garrett & natalie"
*when she will be placed in our arms for the first time
*when she will know & feel how much we LOVE her
*when she will be taken out of the orphanage for good
*when she will say goodbye to her nanny
*when she will be on an airplane headed for atlanta, GA
*when she will have her first dentist appointment
*when she will watch her big brother play soccer & her big sister play volleyball
*when she will see sisco & ruby for the first time
*when she will meet her grammie, pawpaw, nan, poppy joe & grandpa
*when she will feel LOVED unconditionally
*when she will know that Jesus LOVES her
*when she will know that God made her perfect
*when she will find out her God given talents
*when she will know what american food taste like
*when she will meet her cousins, aunts, uncles & many family friends
*when she will meet her aunt amy who helped us bring her home ;)
*when she will read the blog i've started to journal her adoption journey
*when she will see her baby pictures & video that was sent to us in october 2009
*when she will accept Jesus into her heart
*when she will be in her first school program
Okay, i know God knows every second of mallory's life...i just wish God would give me a little teaser... a peek inside His plan...
God knows every second of mallory's life...
*when she will meet us for the first time
*when she will start walking
*when she will be potty trained
*when she will say "mommy, daddy, garrett & natalie"
*when she will be placed in our arms for the first time
*when she will know & feel how much we LOVE her
*when she will be taken out of the orphanage for good
*when she will say goodbye to her nanny
*when she will be on an airplane headed for atlanta, GA
*when she will have her first dentist appointment
*when she will watch her big brother play soccer & her big sister play volleyball
*when she will see sisco & ruby for the first time
*when she will meet her grammie, pawpaw, nan, poppy joe & grandpa
*when she will feel LOVED unconditionally
*when she will know that Jesus LOVES her
*when she will know that God made her perfect
*when she will find out her God given talents
*when she will know what american food taste like
*when she will meet her cousins, aunts, uncles & many family friends
*when she will meet her aunt amy who helped us bring her home ;)
*when she will read the blog i've started to journal her adoption journey
*when she will see her baby pictures & video that was sent to us in october 2009
*when she will accept Jesus into her heart
*when she will be in her first school program
Okay, i know God knows every second of mallory's life...i just wish God would give me a little teaser... a peek inside His plan...
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