As I sit here checking in on blogs I follow...all I hear is jabbering from both girls...they don't sound like ten year olds. One is sitting on the couch and one is loading the dishwasher. I just try to ignore it. I realize this is part of their growing up, making up for missed years.
I am taking the twins to a fall festival tonight at a friend's church. Their girls are 1 and 4 1/2. They will love it. They have fun playing with the four year old.
Morgan is at a friend's house this afternoon. She was given a choice of the fall festival or going to her friend's house. My husband and I both think she seems sad like something is wrong. I tried to talk with her and didn't get anywhere. Tucker said my husband also talked to her and didn't get anything either. Please pray for her. This is been a difficult journey for her. She loves it most of the time, but things are so different than they would have been. Maybe she just needs time away. The three girls played together all day yesterday.
The boys are going fishing with my husband again this afternoon.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Tea Party
The boys went to the woods this morning to do "guy" things. So, the girls had a tea party. They had a grand time. It always stretches me to be creative for this type of thing. Well, I believe it was a success and they seemed to enjoy the fun. I will let the pictures show you what we did.
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| Dessert! All in all, it was a fun way to have lunch with my girls! |
Friday, October 28, 2011
Trust
I am stuck. I am not sure I handled a situation properly. I am not sure what to do next.
We were cleaning out toys and stuff in the girls room. They all three share a room, so we have to clean out frequently to keep a path through the room. We went in the attic to get some toys down. We were trying to give away things since the girls just had a birthday and Christmas in coming. We found a baggie with some beads with letters and shapes and some strings to make bracelets or necklaces. Morgan says they belong to her and Hannah says they belong to her. What do I do? Hannah has been in trouble for not being honest lately. I asked her how I could trust that she is telling the truth? She said she isn't lying. She says they are hers. How do I know who they belong too?
We were cleaning out toys and stuff in the girls room. They all three share a room, so we have to clean out frequently to keep a path through the room. We went in the attic to get some toys down. We were trying to give away things since the girls just had a birthday and Christmas in coming. We found a baggie with some beads with letters and shapes and some strings to make bracelets or necklaces. Morgan says they belong to her and Hannah says they belong to her. What do I do? Hannah has been in trouble for not being honest lately. I asked her how I could trust that she is telling the truth? She said she isn't lying. She says they are hers. How do I know who they belong too?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Swim Meet Weekend
I forgot to say that Tucker placed 3rh overall in his age group and Alex placed 5th overall. They were both in the Boys 13-14 division. I am proud of them!
Also, somehow this picture of Hannah didn't make it when posting pictures. She is waiting for her turn to swim.
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We had a really long weekend this weekend. We left the house Saturday and Sunday mornings before sunup and returned home after sundown. Overall, we had a great weekend. The girls competed in the swim meet in the mornings and the boys in the afternoon because of their ages.
They all did very well. Haylee and Hannah both completed each race and improved their times. They completed some very long races. I was very proud of them. They did the best they good and didn't complain. Because of their short stature most of the nine and 10 girls in their division are much taller than they are which means they automatically take fewer strokes to swim the same distance. They each swam the 200 free, which is eight links of freestyle, and the 100 Fly which is four links of butterfly. I probably wouldn't be able to complete either one.
Alex aged up to Tucker's category right before the meet. They were neck in neck in many races. Alex caught Tucker one time. The other races Tucker won by seconds. Once Alex hits his big growth spurt, he may just catch Tucker.
Morgan did super this weekend. This girl has decided she is ready to get down to business and compete. She won first in the girls 9-10 year old division. They swim 10 races in two days and the girl with the most points wins the high point trophy. Well, she did it!! I was very proud of her. Even though I am proud of her winning, I am proud proud of what the mother of the 2nd place winner told me. Morgan beat her daughter by one point. It came down to the last two races. She told me that after the last race, Morgan went and spoke to her daughter and told her it was a good race. Wow, the heart is what matters more than winning any competition. I thanked her for letting me know she told her daughter that and thanked the Lord immediately for the heart Morgan has. I don't want any of my children to be arrogant or prideful. I would rather them lose than to be ugly to anyone. I am so glad what we are trying to teach is sticking!
Also, somehow this picture of Hannah didn't make it when posting pictures. She is waiting for her turn to swim.
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We had a really long weekend this weekend. We left the house Saturday and Sunday mornings before sunup and returned home after sundown. Overall, we had a great weekend. The girls competed in the swim meet in the mornings and the boys in the afternoon because of their ages.
They all did very well. Haylee and Hannah both completed each race and improved their times. They completed some very long races. I was very proud of them. They did the best they good and didn't complain. Because of their short stature most of the nine and 10 girls in their division are much taller than they are which means they automatically take fewer strokes to swim the same distance. They each swam the 200 free, which is eight links of freestyle, and the 100 Fly which is four links of butterfly. I probably wouldn't be able to complete either one.
Alex aged up to Tucker's category right before the meet. They were neck in neck in many races. Alex caught Tucker one time. The other races Tucker won by seconds. Once Alex hits his big growth spurt, he may just catch Tucker.
Morgan did super this weekend. This girl has decided she is ready to get down to business and compete. She won first in the girls 9-10 year old division. They swim 10 races in two days and the girl with the most points wins the high point trophy. Well, she did it!! I was very proud of her. Even though I am proud of her winning, I am proud proud of what the mother of the 2nd place winner told me. Morgan beat her daughter by one point. It came down to the last two races. She told me that after the last race, Morgan went and spoke to her daughter and told her it was a good race. Wow, the heart is what matters more than winning any competition. I thanked her for letting me know she told her daughter that and thanked the Lord immediately for the heart Morgan has. I don't want any of my children to be arrogant or prideful. I would rather them lose than to be ugly to anyone. I am so glad what we are trying to teach is sticking!
Morgan, Haylee and Hannah and their wonderful swim coach.
Haylee waiting to swim.
Last minute advice from the coach before Haylee swims.
Morgan preparing to swim.
I guess we didn't take any pictures of the boys this weekend. Sorry guys! We will catch you next time!
Morgan waiting to get her trophy.
Morgan and her coach with her 1st place trophy.
Friday, October 21, 2011
One year ago today
One year ago today we finalized the adoption of Haylee and Hannah. We were going to go out to eat to celebrate the day, but Hannah has really struggled the last few days and it all culminated today. She has been moody the last few days. She started ugly with Morgan this morning, then was in trouble for smart mouthing me shortly after. Thank goodness my husband was in the room and her both incidents. He corrected her for speaking ugly to me. Our day continued. We worked on school and met some homeschool families at the park for a play day. It was a beautiful to spend outside with friends.
Anyway, we got home and she got mad at Haylee and hunted her down to take it out on her. Haylee asked her why she was hitting her. She felt like she was doing no wrong by hitting her. Needless to say, that is not acceptable behaviour by anyone in our home. My husband took care of the issue. I was relieved I wasn't having to handle it this time. She will be writing her scripture instead of playing at the swim meet tomorrow.
We decided since she wasn't handling the day well, not to make a big deal about the day. I feel like the day they moved into our home is more special to me. Also, we just celebrated their birthdays. I really don't think it is good for them to have these two days so close together. April 6th is the day they moved in and may be a better day to celebrate.
What are other adoptive parents thoughts?
Anyway, we got home and she got mad at Haylee and hunted her down to take it out on her. Haylee asked her why she was hitting her. She felt like she was doing no wrong by hitting her. Needless to say, that is not acceptable behaviour by anyone in our home. My husband took care of the issue. I was relieved I wasn't having to handle it this time. She will be writing her scripture instead of playing at the swim meet tomorrow.
We decided since she wasn't handling the day well, not to make a big deal about the day. I feel like the day they moved into our home is more special to me. Also, we just celebrated their birthdays. I really don't think it is good for them to have these two days so close together. April 6th is the day they moved in and may be a better day to celebrate.
What are other adoptive parents thoughts?
Great News!
The doctor appointment went very well. The girls have each grown about 1 1/2 inches since early March. They calculate that to be about 6cm per year. At that growth rate, we hope they will each reach 5 ft tall and we shouldn't need to discuss growth hormone testing. I am so glad I followed my instinct (God) and asked them on our first appointment to delay growth hormone testing. I asked them to give her time in her forever home to see if it makes a difference and it definitely has helped.
Haylee has always been about 1 1/2 inches taller than Hannah, so she will probably end up a little taller. Hannah has caught her in weight. Hannah was 47 inches and 47 pounds. Haylee was 48 1/2 inches tall and 48 pounds. I am very proud of how they are doing. We focus a lot on how they eat. We always make sure they have a protein of some sort. They exercise plenty between dance and swim team. We always try to make sure they get plenty of "good" sleep. Hannah struggles with this more than Haylee because of her nightmares. She told me to continue having them drink Carn*ation Instant Break*fast in the mornings with their milk. She said that is actually what their nutritionist recommends.
Also, we don't have to see her again for a year. They will probably redo the bone growth x-ray at that point. They will just be turning eleven and may be getting close to puberty based on their bone age.
God is so good!!
Also, I think I passed day one even with traveling and going to the doctor. One daughter even exclaimed at dinner, "That's not fair!!!" and I kept my cool! I was pretty pleased with myself.
Haylee has always been about 1 1/2 inches taller than Hannah, so she will probably end up a little taller. Hannah has caught her in weight. Hannah was 47 inches and 47 pounds. Haylee was 48 1/2 inches tall and 48 pounds. I am very proud of how they are doing. We focus a lot on how they eat. We always make sure they have a protein of some sort. They exercise plenty between dance and swim team. We always try to make sure they get plenty of "good" sleep. Hannah struggles with this more than Haylee because of her nightmares. She told me to continue having them drink Carn*ation Instant Break*fast in the mornings with their milk. She said that is actually what their nutritionist recommends.
Also, we don't have to see her again for a year. They will probably redo the bone growth x-ray at that point. They will just be turning eleven and may be getting close to puberty based on their bone age.
God is so good!!
Also, I think I passed day one even with traveling and going to the doctor. One daughter even exclaimed at dinner, "That's not fair!!!" and I kept my cool! I was pretty pleased with myself.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Doctor Appointment
We are about to leave for a doctor appointment about 3 hours away. I am praying for growth! I am hoping today will be a better day.to say, I love Hannah dearly. She is a great girl! I feel like I am so negative about her sometimes. She reminds me so much of Morgan when she was younger. Morgan has turned into a sweet, beautiful young lady.
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