tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post4241031800896854469..comments2023-10-12T01:45:11.356-07:00Comments on BRAZENLILLY: One Week HomeBrazenlillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959608921200375682noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-70905027547922826902012-06-23T15:57:57.803-07:002012-06-23T15:57:57.803-07:00Love it! You're all doing great! I'm gue...Love it! You're all doing great! I'm guessing that 6 months from now, you won't be able to imagine your lives without each other :)Beth Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718985174798225659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-77734791238103832062012-06-22T06:37:07.491-07:002012-06-22T06:37:07.491-07:00What a smile on him! He's so cute!What a smile on him! He's so cute!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019168102845673974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-45406271529314488972012-06-21T14:19:24.110-07:002012-06-21T14:19:24.110-07:00I love seeing the pictures of the kids playing tog...I love seeing the pictures of the kids playing together. It just makes my heart happy. His smile in the sprinkler...priceless. Thank you for being as transparent as you are with how things are going. It is evident that love and bonding are occuring and that it is not always an easy process. I am trying to mentally prepare myself and our family, as much as possible, and your family's journey is shedding so much light for us. I keep praying Numbers 6:24-26 for all my adoptive family friends including you guys...The Lord Bless Thee...:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077960317853020057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-90968106197981114732012-06-20T12:55:59.802-07:002012-06-20T12:55:59.802-07:00Awesome, love it!!! His openness to giving and re...Awesome, love it!!! His openness to giving and receiving affection and gravitating toward mom all so soon are SUCH GREAT signs! I think you guys will do amazing in the attachment area. I know you waited sooooooo long for him, but, attachment experts say it's best not to move kids between 10 and 17 months because it's such a crucial time for them with their primary care giver, and that totally effects the way they bond later on. I think God was setting you guys up for success! Our girls came home at 12 months, needless to say there was screaming all day long for a very, very long time after, they started settling in around 5-6 months in. I think you guys will have it WAY smoother :) You can do it!!!! Love you guys! <br /><br />By the way, I totally get the tired thing even though I didn't deal with jet lag. It seriously took me months before my body caught up to the new demands, I was SO exhausted every evening, so I hear ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-47991051988474497362012-06-20T10:49:18.860-07:002012-06-20T10:49:18.860-07:00I am sure you know this, but at least one of our s...I am sure you know this, but at least one of our sons did not grieve at all while we were in Thailand. He was having way too much fun there - going to the pool every day, going on Tuk-tuk rides, playing with the funny door men, etc. When we finally got home, he realized he wasn't going back to his foster family. Every thing was different - family, food, smells, how people looked etc. So while one of our sons did heavy grieving in Thailand, the other didn't even start until we got home. That may be the case with Asher. My guy was pissed off for about 3 months. Hang in there.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465496693388053519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-18420836115022255052012-06-20T06:14:10.693-07:002012-06-20T06:14:10.693-07:00Attachment is a two way street. As an adult I tho...Attachment is a two way street. As an adult I thought I could 'make myself attach'. But it doesn't work that way. It goes at its own natural pace. I second Angie's comment. The language thing is huge... even for a preverbal kid. Once Tiger started understanding what we were saying he relaxed a lot! Love all your pix. You guys look like you're having fun!SimpleCulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410234822202244584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-75333007605762146872012-06-19T21:54:58.847-07:002012-06-19T21:54:58.847-07:00Love those pics! Fun times! Summer's the best....Love those pics! Fun times! Summer's the best.<br />I can relate to your feelings regarding our own attatchment, as parents. It's not that we don't, of course, love our little ones like crazy-cakes, but it is a strange spot to be in, when you are still getting to know eachother. I have found that the awkward sense of "I'm just babysitting" has diminished drastically for us (and for Lydia too) the more that Lydia has grown to understand and speak English. There's just something about being able to understand eachother's spoken words that goes a long way in translating the unspoken. Sorry, I know that sounds cheesy, like an amature poet at a coffee house open mic night. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-25125385969991898672012-06-19T18:32:23.229-07:002012-06-19T18:32:23.229-07:00Seeing the kids enjoying those outdoor activities ...Seeing the kids enjoying those outdoor activities make my heart happy! :) I LOVE that Asher does the slip n slide! Great pics!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292669801667749936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-24892394079677380992012-06-19T16:58:17.097-07:002012-06-19T16:58:17.097-07:00Each picture brings another big smile! Love them a...Each picture brings another big smile! Love them all !!!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496859500836155382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-9981776605792876572012-06-19T16:17:47.362-07:002012-06-19T16:17:47.362-07:00I loved the paragraph about your attachment to him...I loved the paragraph about your attachment to him. I'm sure that after all the time waiting and longing, those thoughts must seem very strange--but also very normal. Love your journey of faith, and that you'll be teaching him to journey in faith too.Lisa Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613805284802360702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-58735322023525751112012-06-19T16:16:12.865-07:002012-06-19T16:16:12.865-07:00I just love seeing the three kiddos together now! ...I just love seeing the three kiddos together now! Thank you for posting all these pics. :) We're still praying for the whole family and this huge time of transition!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712967630598869593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-89367974176669658922012-06-19T15:01:36.599-07:002012-06-19T15:01:36.599-07:00I LOVE seeing him with Carson and Sydney. You can...I LOVE seeing him with Carson and Sydney. You can see in their eyes that they are bonding. C and S seem to be pretty smitten with their little bro. Makes my heart smile. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133029016351210704noreply@blogger.com