Three Weeks Home
It’s been three weeks since we picked up our three boys at their orphanages and I’m going to share some before and after pictures at the end of this post. First, here’s a picture I took about five days after the boys were home, of Sara, after I asked her how she felt with the boys here: As you can tell, everyone was really tired. In some ways, having the boys was a lot easier than Norman and I had anticipated. They weren’t hyper and they responded well to boundaries, and they seem …
We're Home
Well, we’ve been home for almost three days now and I have to say that things are going way smoother than I had anticipated. I can prove that by the fact that I am here writing this post outside at the pool while my kids are swimming (non swimmers are in life-jackets) rather than at midnight after all of the kids are in bed. Also—because I took a shower both today and yesterday. And also because my kitchen is clean right now and all the sticky orange juice was steam cleaned off the tile …
Getting More Normal
“Today felt like a normal day…..like what I was expecting. The other days were terrifying.” LOL This is the statement my husband made to me this afternoon, which had us laughing hysterically because of how true it was. I didn’t blog yesterday because I wanted to wait and see how things would go today first. So anyway, Steven (13) and Josiah (6) have been doing great….adjusting perfectly…..no surprises. But as you know, we were having some episodes with Benjamin …
Ups and Downs of Pick Up Trip Week
Well, I finally got one good night’s sleep last night so I’m back to blogging about our pick-up trip with our three boys. Yesterday was a rough day for Norman and me. After five nights in a row of getting about 3-4 hours of sleep, we were barely functional. And then I had a three hour stand-off with Benjamin in the morning. It ended fine and he started behaving well but I was so exhausted, and I will be honest with you—I started wondering if we had made a big mistake in adopting three …
WE HAVE OUR BOYS!
Well, the day finally came! We picked up all three boys today…..and I wish I could blog about all the details but, since it’s like 2AM I’m going to just have to go with the highlights for now (and sorry, no pics until tomorrow!!). I’ll start off by saying that God really gave me supernatural strength today because I haven’t been getting good sleep at all, with the time change, and last night I think I was so anxious, that I only got three or four hours of sleep (I need 9!) …
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I'm excited to share our experiences of adopting children from the PA and GA foster care systems, and now also, Internationally. Like raising biological children, adoption has it's challenges, but you soon find that no one has the right to say to you "you're doing such a great thing by taking in these kids," because you are the one blessed by God to have them! For more information on state or international adoption visit www.bethany.org or www.reecesrainbow.org or your county's DFACS agency. |
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Contact me at Lisa@LisaGarcia.net
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