Adoption

People ask us if we will tell Sean he is adopted, and the answer is yes! Sean is going to grow up knowing how badly we wanted him and how much we love and care for him. We are going to get adoption books and hopefully Sean's foster mother will finish his adoption photo book with pictures from birth. I really wanted this for Christmas gifts but I guess its to late.... I feel very frustrated in this part, we were told we would have it when we adopted him and here almost 2 months later we have nothing at all... Se gave us a hand full of pictures around his 1st christmas but they are all like the same... I love them but I would love to see from Birth on...

We didn't give you the gift of life,
But in our hearts we know
The love we feel is deep and real,
As if it had been so.
For us to have each other
...Is like a dream come true!
No, we didn't give you the gift of life.
Life gave us the gift of you.

Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, You didn't grow under my heart - but in it
Author:Fleur Conkling Heylinger

Today I kissed an angel
I knew it from the start
the first time my angel smiled at me
I gave away my heart
Today I kissed an angel
this angel child of mine
though not of my creation
my child by God's design
Today I kissed an angel
my heart is dancing wild
a family, by a miracle
blessed by this angel child
Author:Unknown

I wasn't expected; I was selected!
Author: Unknown

Adoption is when a child grew
in its mommy's heart instead of her tummy.
Author: Unknown

Legacy of an Adopted Child Poem:
Once there were two women, who never knew each other
One you do not remember, the other you call Mother
Two different lives shaped to make you one
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun
The first one gave you life, the other taught you to live it
The first gave you a need for love, the second was there to give it
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name
One gave you talent, the other gave you aim
One gave you emotion, the other calmed your fears
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears
One sought for you a home, that she could not provide
The other prayed for a child, and her hope was not denied
And now you ask me through your tears,
The age-old question unanswered through the years
Heredity or environment, which are you a product of?
Neither my darling, neither
Just two different kinds of love.
Author-Unknown

Seano

Sean I look at you each day and am reminded about how much joy you have brought to our family.

Sean right now as I type this you sit on the floor and play with mr potato head. You have found the firemans hat for the potato head and you are trying so hard to put it on your head. The hat just fell off and you say "oh my" and then some jiberish. You are getting frustrated that this hat won't fit on your head.

Sean today you learned that when mommy asks you to do something you will and wont hit because time out is not fun. But thank you for saying sorry and for going and picking up your plate you threw. We might be mean today Sean but in the long run its for your better outcome in life.

Best news ever Sean, we went to the doctor and the doctor is taking you off your medicine! God is great! And we know you dont need this medicine Sean. We have been weaning you and we see no outcome at all yet, you are still sleeping through the night and are a happy healthy child who is learning each and every day.

Sean, Seany, Seano, stinker,love bug,monster these are all names we call you

Sean your understanding the phone and last night you talked to Grandma and Grandpa Grabell for a few seconds

At dinner last night mommy asked if you wanted more you said All done and then shook your head to No.

Sean I have to say when we first heard about you we were told to be prepared to have you living with us forever and that we would have to take care of you. I started to think of the community living in cranbrook and Daddy and I talked and said if we need to move to Cranbrook when Sean is older to have a life then we will. But Sean I can tell you today that will not be. Sean you are so super smart and want to do everything anyone else does.

Sean we bought a battery power vacuum the other day and you now have mastered cleaning the whole house with it! Child labour!

Sean this morning you woke up early not sure why but right now you are laying on the couch falling asleep this is something new.

Sean you are so interested in the toilet and you know you sit on the potty or you stand, you can say pee and you are a typical boy and have found those man parts..

Seany you bring us complete joy and love to our life.. We are looking forward to christmas shopping and birthday shopping and right now I am trying to plan your party.

Sean we love you to the moon and back!!

Sean details

Sean

you were born on January 3rd 2008 at 2:27pm and you weighed in at 7lbs 15.93oz ( still deciding do I put 8lbs?) and you were 20.5inches long.

Sean today you weigh 37 whopping lbs and you are about 38inches. You are a solid little boy!

This week we are going to the pediatrician and we are going to get you weaned off your drug! Our God is a great God and Sean you do not need this drug, with prayer I believe you will be healed.

You went trick or treating this year and you learned to say treat it was so cute

Sean your our joy in life!!
We love you

update

I am a bad blogger but really I just love my son and want to spend time with him....

Sean is doing awesome, awesome is even to little of a word to use for his progress with us

When we first got Sean we were told he was at an 8 month language, well now he is about 18 months and the past few days I will give him more!!

Sean is talking so much now!

Sean you can say, done, hi, bye, num (mum), daddy, eat, How (howie), night,Lar, kitty, Fish ( oh man fish you say in a gremlin voice), shoe, on, please, bath, oh why, oh boy, oh right, hot dog

The other day you farted and it was loud and you looked and said "oh why" and then "oh boy" It was so funny

The other day you peed on mommy while she was trying to change your diaper and you laughed so hard. (Potty training is in the future)

Sean you love to eat macaroni and meat sauce, fish, hot dogs, pizza, hamburger, steak, potaotes, green beans. You hate cheese but if its melted in a sandwhich or on pizza u will eat it, you also hate deli meat. You are not a big lover of sweets you would rather chips and crackers. You love yogurt and you love fruit.

The other day mommy put something in the washing machine as she left you at the table with yogurt ( a food you can't choke on) well I heard you laughing I came out and Howie was covered in yogurt and he was licking out of the container, you painted him with the spoon.

Sean we tried to get family photos done but you wanted nothing of it, so we failed at a surprise present for Grandma for christmas

We did a photo shoot at home and I love lots of the pictures now mommy needs to get them printed off and a new frame for them.

Sean you love watching In the night garden, handy manny, and mickey mouse club house

Mommy and daddy have bought you many in the night garden items and you love them.

You have been spoiled oh wait loved by many people and the gifts keep coming from aunts, friends, and even people mommy only knows on the internet everyone is rejoicing in you being with us, it is great to have so many people who care about you and show us.

Halloween is coming and we went to a haunted house yesterday at the library you never cried until the end, you decorated a cookie. On Sunday we are going trick or treating with Larkin and you will be a monkey.

Sean you have changed all our lives, we love you so much and would never ever change the world for anything we are so thankful for God you are in our lives.

Much love to you Sean

Sean

We love you so much, we loved you before we even met you.

Sean is everything we ever wanted, he is a joy to our lives.

Sean you have been with us for a month doing visits and it feels like a life time except for when I have to return you :( Then I get very emotional and hate it.

Sean you surprise us every day with new words, yesterday you said Gramma. Papa and Gramma have been having a battle to see who wins and it looked like Gramma won. You also said Please because we were not in the room, usually you sign please.

You say cat, all done, hi, see ya, shoes, on,

Your fav words are Lar and Daddy and they are your favorite people too

You love papa and gramma and love giving hugs to people. You hugged Uncle Matt the other day (Matt is your aunties brother)

Since sleeping over daddy and I noticed you were sleeping awful in the playpen so we decided and asked you if you wanted to sleep in the toddler bed, so last time you slept over we gave you the bed and man did we all sleep through the night!! okay maybe not mommy as she was a bit worried about you in your big boy bed. You love the bed and you sleep so much better, maybe we will get your big big boy bed down when you move in! You love laying in the one at gramma's and papa's.

Sean we are so blessed to have you, we all love you so much and can't wait till the 25th till your with us forever and we no longer have to return you and share you.

Seany we love you to pieces we love you to the moon and back, you are our shooting star and you are our dream come true!

update

Things are going so well and we wish Sean could just move in now, he is ready we are ready.

He had a sleepover last night and he slept through the night, but didn't fall asleep till later and now is tired today.

We went swimming last night and then came home and had a snack and watched some shows then put him to bed and as he was almost asleep the sirens in our town went nuts and they went down the street from where we live so he was wide awake.

Sean is a cutie pie and we love him so much.

Sean is talking more each day saying words and we hope once we meet the speech therapist that we can get him talking lots.

This is emotional draining end of the ride on the roller coaster, each night dropping him off is hard and is getting harder. I have waited 5 years for my baby and I still have over a month before he gets to live with us forever ughhh its so stressful. And exhausting who would have thought driving to sparwood two times a day and back would be so tiring its only 70km return so 140 a day but still with the emotions its getting to me

Tomorrow we will take Sean to church for the first time.

KACI

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