I have spent 9 hours of the last 24 (and 11.5 of the last 30) hours
rocking and singing.
I. am. tired.
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I'm glad you stopped by! This blog chronicles my experiences living in and adopting from Russia. It was a six-year journey that doubled the size of my family. I adopted my daughter, then age 6, from Moskovskaya Oblast. Now we're back in the USA and no longer posting from Russia.
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adoption timeline:
March 2006: adoption officially begins!
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
FAQ posts:
- what's an ex-pat?
- first impresssions of st. p
- Russian adoption process
- why Russia?
- waiting (bus is late)
- changing (bus metaphor ii)
- just a nice story
- st. p pix
- subbotnik
- maslenitsa
- scarlet sails
- autumn pix
- Russian "Christmas"
- st. p holiday lights
- new year's
- new year's pix (really)
- "winter" pix
- "metcha" post--hers and mine
16 comments:
awwwww!
it's an investment with very.great.dividends!
hang in there mama ;o)
oh
and don't forget you've just been thru a very significant, life-altering, dramatic, intense experience.
you are exhausted on every level perhaps w/o even realizing it.
praying for you right now.
I'm going to guess that you don't mean in a corner by yourself, with straw in your hair ;)
Hugs....
All you can do at this point is endure - and try to find the positives to cling to (like the fact she wants you to rock her and sing to her: that is huge).
It's the hardest thing ever. Rest when you can. Don't hold yourself to ridiculous standards, whether it is with housework or being the 'perfect' mother.
It's a marathon, not a sprint, so pace yourself.
Thinking of you both.
Welcome to mommyhood. :)
Much like a newborn!
Awwwwww. I hope although y'all are tired, you are making that slow transformation from whirlwind, to, simply, family!
Wow, that is some incredible endurance!!!
Go Mom!
And it's comforting to her! That's so great. Isn't it a GOOD tired?
Those early days are tough, I do recall. It is worth it; it does get easier. Dandy was too jazzed up to truly sleep for months.
oy. hang in there - sounds tough, but i know it'll get better. in the meantime, know that your peeps are out here virtually supporting you. :-)
hugs
She is lucky to have a Mom that knows exactly what she needs. It took me three months to figure out that my daughter needed me to just be there to make her feel safe...baby bottle was also comforting, three years later and at 7 1/2 yrs old she still occassionally seeks her bottle especially when her world seems to get too big. You are doing great and Lexi is doing great, to let you rock her it's huge!
I used to think I was always going to have to wrestle John to get him to sleep. Now it seems like a faint memory. I promise it will pass and settle in to a normal routine, with less hours of rockign and singing.
I'll be totally relating to you soon! Maybe we can skype when I'm up at 3 am :).
(((hugs)))
Welcome home, Kate!
Between the sick laundry and the rocking and singing, you are really making a home for dear Lexi, a family of you both. I am so amazed and humbled every time I read your blog.
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