We have hit the month point since Haddie has been home, over a month since she has been our daughter legally. It has been quite the month full of adjustments, tears, smiles, laughes, firsts, sleepless nights, full hearts and so much joy! Honestly no book could prepare us for this experience it is full of surprises and twists. Haddie is adjusting very well as long as her siblings are around she is a happy little girl. She is learning how to play, how to sit and look at a book, how to eat by herself, how to dress herself, how to bathe herself, and how to love. We tell her all the time in Telegu how we love her but she has never responded to the words we say. I honestly don't think she has ever heard it before. So we now tell her we love her and she will randomly tells us "Mama I luv boo". She goes through the line of siblings and daddy of course. But she is learning love as she starts to blossom into a happy little girl instead of the scared, sad little girl we met the first day.
She gets scared and very sad when Noah, Eli, Gideon and Sarai are at practices and she is left home with me. She misses them and part of me wonders if she thinks they will not come back. So when they do walk in her smile brightens and she runs to daddy's arms and jumps right in. She is adjusting well outside the house and in public places. She no longer walks up to strangers and stays by us instead. She has learned many english words and understands more then half of what we are saying when we add hand gestures.
Our first post-adoption home study went well Haddie knew our social worker was there about her so she stuck close and tried to impress her. Can't wait till Haddie feels safe and secure enough to not feel like that. God is so good to us and has supplied us with what we need in the past month patience, love, rest, friends, encouragement and understanding throughout the time.
One of our weekly dance parties 😜
Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement we need it.
She gets scared and very sad when Noah, Eli, Gideon and Sarai are at practices and she is left home with me. She misses them and part of me wonders if she thinks they will not come back. So when they do walk in her smile brightens and she runs to daddy's arms and jumps right in. She is adjusting well outside the house and in public places. She no longer walks up to strangers and stays by us instead. She has learned many english words and understands more then half of what we are saying when we add hand gestures.
Our first post-adoption home study went well Haddie knew our social worker was there about her so she stuck close and tried to impress her. Can't wait till Haddie feels safe and secure enough to not feel like that. God is so good to us and has supplied us with what we need in the past month patience, love, rest, friends, encouragement and understanding throughout the time.
One of our weekly dance parties 😜
Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement we need it.
You are so amazing! I am so proud of you all!!
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