We ran across this blog and thought we would share it with you guys...
A few things really stick out in this article:
- "The major thing that kept us going during the difficult times was our faith," says Theresa. "We knew Luca was meant to be a part of our family; we just had to trust in time it would all fall into place. And it did!"
Amen and Amen! Without faith I'm not sure how anyone gets through an adoption journey.
- We are in full agreement with PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE. We hear, "didn't want to get our hopes up" or "didn't want to jinx it". First of all... when it's time, its time! Buying a car seat and crib won't jinx it! You have to be prepared! We can call you anytime and we expect you to be ready!
As hard as it might be while you're waiting to pack a bag and get baby gear set up. I promise you will be so glad you did! Lets just say we call you and there is a little baby, already born, in the hospital waiting for you to come for him/her! Do you really want to spend time packing a bag and getting baby stuff ready?! Just keep something handy; a couple of extra sets of clothes and some toiletries in a bag. You may not have a "surprise" call, but you'll still be glad you've got one less thing to do.
Another major preparation is packing things for the baby. Hospitals will have the diapers, formula, pacifiers, but if you have a special going home outfit, a special blanket, socks, mittens, bows!, anything like that... have that ready too. CAR SEAT!! They need it to get home... please have this ready to go!
- Journaling - We are very big fans of journaling at IA. We have our birth moms journal and we think its a wonderful way to empty all of those thoughts racing through your mind and get them out on paper. We love the idea of writing a letter to the baby. What a wonderful thing to show that child one day... tangible proof that he/she was SO loved and SO wanted. We encourage our birth moms to write letters to the babies as well. It's while reading these letters that we are reminded of what unconditional love is, and we are so glad the child will always know he/she was loved by his birth mom when they write these letters.
I hope the article is helpful. The author, Sally Bacchetta also has a blog called: The Adoptive Parent.
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