This week JGirl got to meeting Grandpa Bruce & Grandma Connie!
First time Grandma Connie met J1 she gave him a Tootsie Pop – this time JGirl thought the Margarita would be fun! LOL
Sorry Grandma – it was just too cute to pass up!
Also, Grandma gave JGirl a pink teddy bear 😀 and her blanket. Grandma has made blankets for each of the kids – I’ve got them in storage for their kids – heirloom stuff! 🙂
J1:
J2:
J3:
Joshua:
JGirl:
Even though I’m shy and an introvert, I’m a pretty open person. Pretty much, with me, what you see is what you get. I’ve talked freely about my infertility, adoptions and grief. I’ve always felt like ‘if you want to know, then I want to tell you’. I believe that I have a responsibility to educate people about infertility, adoption and grief. I want to make sure my friends and family understand the truth about these things so they can combat the myths that are out there.
But I’ve really been puzzled lately. I have been bombarded by strangers and acquaintances asking the most intimate questions. They ask about the foster home – like they are looking for something wrong! They ask about our ‘tummy mommy’ – right in front of my kids!! After I tell them JGirl’s name, they ask what her birthmom named her! Don’t they understand that if I didn’t already tell them, it’s not their business?!?
I understand people are curious – but why do strangers and acquaintances think they have ANY right to ask these questions?
Don’t worry – I’m coming up with some stock replies. I’m tired of giving answers I’m not comfortable with because I can’t think of anything else to say! If you have some suggestions (and I know there are some VERY experienced mommies reading this blog) – please feel free to give them to me!
Hmm…just wondering…is this something other mommies deal with? Are you having complete strangers/acquaintances ask you intimate questions about your family and children? Is it our culture? Does the reality tv generation feel like it’s the norm to be told everything about their neighbors?
Edited to add – NO one who reads my blog has asked a question like this – either in real life or online. These are truly people I have just met or barely know. Just in case anyone was worrying! 😉
Dare I think it? Dare I say it? Are we figuring this new life with JGirl added to it? I should not have been surprised at how topsy-turvy our life has been for the last 2 weeks – but I was! Utterly and completely surprised.
It didn’t help that JGirl doesn’t really nap during the day – I think 60 min is a HUGE nap (the kind where I start to worry about her) – and I need to work during the day. Or that she stopped sleeping through the night. But I think we are figuring it all out.
While I’m LOVING cloth diapers – I am using a disposable at night. Otherwise, she was waking up wet at 1am and wanting to play after she was dry again. This old mommy needs her sleep! So, that – and me getting up once at night to make sure she is still covered up (I think she was getting cold) and we are back to 10 hours of sleep at night! Yippee!!
We have found the best way to give her the nasty, nasty medicine she needs each morning and night. And, she is tolerating the baths I give her in the sink – not loving them, but not screaming!
The boys are still over-the-moon in love. They kiss her at every opportunity – love to hold her whenever I need help – and just generally are VERY excited about her. She really lights up with their attention too!
Well, we need to start school while she is napping so I’d better get off of her. I hope to be better about blogging now too!
It’s been a wild couple of weeks – almost 2 weeks since JGirl has been home and we are all still reeling from the changes in our family! I finally downloaded some pictures to share with you all! And, at the end I’ll post our Video Friday – who else? JGirl at 8mos18 days! Don’t worry – we’ll get over all this and I’ll post other things…someday!
**Ok-what a pain this post has been – all of a sudden, I can’t upload photos to my blog! So I had to upload them to Flickr and then link to them – hope this works!
First Park Trip…
J1 climbed a tree
while J2 and his cousin were running so much I couldn’t get a pic – and girly cousin was attentive to JGirl until she crashed! A good day!
JGirl met her future BFF – Miss E
Her brothers are still over-the-moon in love:
And, she got a new-to-us exersaucer which she loves
Here she is playing in it this morning…
Friends are such a blessing!! Here is the modified video – fixed thanks to Mat & Ashley
All that just to show off her headband! LOL
