tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post1386757199083735771..comments2023-03-24T14:15:41.450-07:00Comments on Jewels in My Crown: Theo hurts.Stephanie @ Ralphcrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04583389649340199260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post-58614641443013884512011-06-12T14:15:20.094-07:002011-06-12T14:15:20.094-07:00Thank you for keeping it real. I too find myself s...Thank you for keeping it real. I too find myself struggling about the information out there, the loneliness and reality once you get home. Our family is doing much better. I am doing much better, this is now a year later...... Im thankful for other bloggers. its hard when the "friends" dont have real arms to embrace you when you cry, or stop by "just because", no phone calls to check in. ( I have two friends that check in on us. One every 5 months and the other bi-weekly.) The promises of play dates and such havent materialized. God knows our needs and in time I am sure we will find people really willing to walk along side by side with us. ( I had warned others about the bonding process so that might have made things worse?) She has bonded beautifully with us and I can tell its only uphill from here. There is delay that we need to keep in mind. x amount of delay for every month spent in an orphanage.(in our case 4.5 years!) Then we add delays due to Down Syndrome and other specialness. (Gs blindness and we now hearing loss.)That is why she will not start kindergarten this year. Still more bonding and learning to do. (in certain situations she regresses)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452607521750848540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post-10768268462486174722011-06-12T09:02:38.951-07:002011-06-12T09:02:38.951-07:00Wow...I`m tearing up here. I understand some of th...Wow...I`m tearing up here. I understand some of this heartache and we are just at the very beginning. Although Judd(brady) was an amazing trooper on the go all week. This morning he seems to be coming off the high so to speak... He is crying sometimes and I too feel so helpless, Is he in pain, Is he scared, Is he overwhelmed, crazy as it sounds does he miss his friends at the Institution??? As a mama, I love him more than I couldv`e Imagined... Like I`d given birth to him and he had been taken away and treated terribly. I want to nourish his body, mend his heart. I am hurting too... For all of the children I saw and met. I feel so glad to be home, but all alone in the sense that nobody else really cares or understands. When we got home my mom fled... It hurt so much, all she said was "I hope you`ll be ok"... I told her we`d be just fine. Will others learn to love him as we do? All in all, I am so happy to finally have him HOME! But the emotions of mama and baby will keep coming I think.Ben and Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784324987219703994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post-53670980934311504702011-06-12T03:29:50.520-07:002011-06-12T03:29:50.520-07:00i couldn't agree more. our child came home af...i couldn't agree more. our child came home after being institutionalized for 3.5 years. that was 3 years ago...we are still dealing with lots of issues, and i think we will be for life. <br />love, love, love your blog even though i'm not much of a commenter. <br /><br />taraTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550529124003458500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post-35433343753329238462011-06-12T00:38:51.514-07:002011-06-12T00:38:51.514-07:00I "prepared" for the worst, but I think ...I "prepared" for the worst, but I think no matter what, it's still hard. I always tell people that want to adopt that you have to KNOW that this is your child. If you do, then of course you will do whatever it takes. <br />I know we have a very hard road ahead of us. I am blessed with an amazing husband that is totally in love with our new boys, and wonderful family and friends. Encouraging and REAL words are vital. <br />Thank you for sharing and keeping it real:)Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719144506190074414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953219386561513049.post-91344570161915535912011-06-11T22:14:01.624-07:002011-06-11T22:14:01.624-07:00Thank you!! Love ya girlie!! :) MelThank you!! Love ya girlie!! :) MelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com