WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER!!!

Not to say that we are living blissfully connected but it is in the making. One thing that we tend to forget once full force into the adoption is the baby. We tend to think about our needs, desires, and that they have finally been fulfilled. For him, we are just people he sees everyday that holds him, feeds him and calls him somebody else’s name, we talk different, we look different and we dress him in different get ups, like he is a doll!!! He is not sure what is going on but it is different, what we’ve noticed is he doesn’t discriminate; he holds, smiles, and laughs for anyone and everyone the same! We don’t feel special, the way we imagined in our heads before we got here, even though we knew that all the books warned adoptive parents to be prepared for this, we tend to forget! So now, what we have to do is, forge that bound, so our child knows that we are his parents, his primary caregivers, the ones he can trust and depend on! The way to do that is to be the one that answers his needs when he needs it, like when he cries, we should be the ones (me and Dan) to console him, when he wants to be picked up, it should be by us at least until he understands the dynamics of who we are and why we are!!! We are here for him…one day he will understand!

Today’s visit was very special, the reason I say special is because Daniel was absent yesterday due to his intestinal problems and as soon as Olivier saw DADA he gave big smiles and was very excited! We also suspect it was because he was getting a massage when we arrived, our son gets special treatment because he ROCKS!!!! Like I was saying very happy baby today, it warmed our hearts. He is become also a little bit clingy and shy so he tucks his beautiful little head in my chest for a second or so, we can’t wait to see him tomorrow, Saturday (only one visit). We are so proud, he sort of gave a high five 3 times and the care takers (God bless them) say they see a big improvement with his behavior/ personality…he is becoming more stubborn (like a bull)!!! We can’t wait to have him all to our self’s, he will blossom much quicker!

And now, JOJO will get her wish!!!! An eye!!!