And it's going beautifully!
Our new daughter feels to us like she's been here forever! She is so much like us it's hard to believe we haven't had her since day one!
So in the last month we have gone through our trials and tribulations of transition but much less than we expected and were prepared for. Don't get me wrong I am very aware that we could be in the honeymoon period still, however, when do you know the honeymoon period is over? Is it over when your whole family has a great big blow out? Is it over when a couple of you goes through a huge emotional flare up? Is it when the new addition and a parent has a moment that lets you know the newest member has accepted you? I don't know. All I know is that it feels so very right.
In the last month we had her homecoming party too. What a wonderful afternoon! There had to be over 60 people there in the 2 and half hours we had the event going. Our beautiful little girl spent her time going between each of us in the family and our babysitter (who is like a member of our family anyway) and all the kids that came. All 3 children kept coming to me asking if they could open their gifts yet and were disappointed when each time they were told not until we went home. The whole event was overwhelming and I didn't want to overwhelm the children more by opening all the gifts. To each and every person who came, "Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for coming and for sharing in our joy." We also thank you for the bounty of gifts for the children, they were overjoyed by everything. There was someone missing from the event that we and our daughter truly missed, and that was her foster family. She did miss them greatly and so did we but we'll see them soon and hope they are over the illness.
We began the event by having our Pastor say a blessing over the buffet table and especially our family. Thank you Pastor, it was beautiful. After the Pastor said the blessing I gave a little thank you speech to everyone who came and expressed our joy and sense of completion with our daughter coming home. We truly feel that God has blessed and completed our family. Of course we never know what God has in store for us but for now...we're done!
Since then our girl has started school and is doing very well. We were told that our daughter suffers from anxiety and I'll tell you that this little girl handles changes so well. Her anxiety seems to be coming more under control and maybe it's because she knows she's got her forever family and there's no more family changes. I think in a child her age it makes a huge difference. I think in a child any age it makes a huge difference.
So, in this last month or so we have come together and solidified the glue that brought this family together. We are here, we are whole, we are blessed by God.
God Bless you all and don't let go of your dreams either.
