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Interesting Adoption Story Comments Off

I saw this link on the Harlow’s Monkey blog and found it to be quite interesting. The article is about an American being adopted by a Chinese couple during World War II and raised in China his whole life.  He talks about growing up and then his search to find his birth mother.  Quite an [...]

Attachment Doesn’t Mean 2

Attachment doesn’t  mean that just because a child makes good eye contact they are securely attached doesn’t mean that just because a child smiles a lot or clings to the leg of their parent they are securely attached doesn’t mean an attached child is a securely attached child doesn’t mean that a highly personable child [...]

Reflections on Our First Year of Parenting 16

I have been mulling this post over in my mind for a while now.  I have been hesitant about posting it because in some ways I don’t want to dissapoint friends or family with some of the words I want to share.  I have a fear of failure and I don’t always like to share [...]

Forever Family Day- Post 2 9

3/17/08 (Adoption Day) 3/16/09 What a difference a year makes!  I can’t get over how much Catherine has changed in just a short 12 months.  Looking at the two photos above takes my breath away.  I now understand why parents give their toddler’s age by months instead of by years.  She grows by leaps and [...]

Happy 1 Year Family Day! 12

Seriously?!  Has it been a year? It’s so hard to believe that 12 months ago today we became a forever family with this beautiful, funny and vivacious little girl.  Who knew that a year could be filled with so much emotion and go by so slow some days but yet be gone in the blink [...] Related Posts with Thumbnails