Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
Here are some more photos. As you can see his little eye booboo is healing nicely. On the potty he let's me know it's time to get going...
8 more days then I am able to bring him back with me.
He is just amazing. A caregiver/nurse came by yesterday with pictures of her daughters and family. As I looked at them, E played peacefully with his toys for a good 15 minutes or so! Then he took my hands to help him get onto two legs, turned towards me and wrapped his arms around me as I held him until she was finished showing me her photos.
Yesterday was Thanksgiving. I'm so thankful.
It's so interesting to me when I look at this whole experience...my tolerance level has changed...my perspectives on things have changed...I have enjoyed incredible frustration, sadness, anger and happiness in such short periods of time...
Stas is by far turning out to be a much better organizational leader than I am...I am realizing I have a nurturing side and love to cook...we compliment each other so well and have so much support back home, it literally warms my heart. And I have such a hard time believing that this exists in my life...it's new. Maybe it's always been there (I've attracted some amazing people throughout my life), but I know my focus was on what I felt I wanted/needed in my life, rather than what was actually in my life.
My energy has new focus and I'm so happy to start our new life soon with this experience having such an impact on how I love and live.
Throughout this process I've asked myself: knowing what I know now, having experienced all of this so far, would I have done this? I have yet to answer anything other than ABSOLUTELY without question!
My life seems to be full of incredible extremes...I wouldn't change it. The reality makes me feel and evolve....then fight harder for what I believe in...both in work and life.
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3 comments:
This is my favorite entry you have made thus far! (Even though little E has a black eye! Poor guy!) You're adventure is one not shared by many, that's for sure!
My stomach actually flipped over (in a good-tummy-hill way) when I read that you only have 8 more days. I can't believe it's finally here. I can't believe what you've had to go through ... welcome to pregnancy! I'm so relieved. I can't wait to meet him and see you! We're sitting on pins and needles.
I think this is one of my fav blog entries too....you have had such a wonderful attitude despite all the "unexpected roadblocks" that you have encountered on your journey to your son.
Certainly, parenthood changes us, and our lives are irrevocably changed. I think adopting a child adds a whole other dimension to parenthood. Traveling half way accross the world to love and parent a child you've never met is indeed life altering ENOUGH-but your journey has so much more intrigue and suspense in it. :)
I, too, feel forever changed after our journey to our "Baby Kaz" and cherish the lifelong friendships that I've been fortunate enough to make along the way!
How wonderful that you have found a part of yourself that you didn't even know exisited--in the quaint lil town of Kostanai!
I am so anxious for you to get E with you to your apt and then back home to his family. I also will expect you to keep in touch.
I had pulled your blog up and had to walk away to give Leeza a cracker and Sean walked by and was so happy to see "Lil man's" picture up. :)
Blessings to you Natasha and your wonderful, incredible attitude. :)
E is going to grow up as such a confident, smart, and much loved and cherished lil man. :)
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