Well remember way back when...the night before we got Aislin's picture and I couldn't sleep! Well here I am again. Actually I haven't slept in three nights at least not very well. So many details are running around in my head, so many lists that I thought I covered and then I remember one more thing I forgot to do, and then another and then it hits me....it doesn't matter if it doesn't get packed or done or ready or whatever...I am going to see and hold my daughter in just a few days. So then that sends me off in a whirlwind of butterflies and this new nervous giggle I didn't know I had...go figure. It is almost beyond my comprehension that this is it, it's finally here.
At times I feel very overwhelmed by this little girl whose life is about to change so drastically. Am I going to know what to do when she cries, how will I know what each cry means, what if she is so heartbroken and misses her care givers that I can't console her. But we'll figure it out and we'll go through it together...a family.
We have been warned by our social worker to expect that she isn't going to be as happy about us as we are about her. That she'll probably cry when she is placed in our arms...that she may take a while to trust us and love us back. But we have time and we have love and that'll carry us through until she's ready. I'm ready.
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Just catching up on your news, and I'm so glad I checked Holy smokes! Does time EVER fly by....just a matter of hours now...I wanted to say good luck to you and John, but you don't need that...you've got all the luck you need...love, kindness, understanding, support and each other...what else could you possibaly need?
I'm soooooo glad your Social Worker kinda prepped you with what to expect, but what you need to consider and remember the first time you make eye contact is that most babies do scream their wee heads off during birth, they howl when they are placed in their parents arms for the first time...Aislin's new "birth" won't be any different.. It does take time to fall in love, it should take lots of time...and you will find the time it takes is so precious and wonderful!
Be well, travel safely Tara and John
Deb and Sean
This is so amazing; I love this blog stuff -- I get to hear from Sean!!!! I am sitting hear thinking; I have to tell him "hello"! Wow Sean - just think "Auntie Jen and Uncle Sean" We came a long way from Star Wars.
I love this family! Hope to see Uncle Sean with Aislin soon!
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