tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post7644646645358630773..comments2024-01-10T10:07:39.883-06:00Comments on Serendipity: An Adoption JourneyPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04355354417513710832noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post-66231979429365144532008-12-04T14:28:00.000-06:002008-12-04T14:28:00.000-06:00Paula,Congratulations on what will become your mos...Paula,<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on what will become your most important and thrilling adventure yet. Becoming a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me-even those times when she thought mom wasn't very cool or smart. Now that Natasha is reaching the 21 mark she is beginnning to learn that mom has a brain or two.<BR/><BR/>I wish every possible parent-biological or adoptive had to do the home visits. Think a lot of abuse and neglect would be avoided. I am sure you will be fine. A little piece of advice someone gave me when my daughter began to walk : get down on your knees in the floor and look for anything you can stick your fingers, toes or tonuge into and fix it..Didn't stop her from licking a newly mopped floor at 6 mths, but you get the jest of it.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post-81510712613666419542008-11-16T18:50:00.000-06:002008-11-16T18:50:00.000-06:00I found your blog through Bring the Rain. I saw a ...I found your blog through Bring the Rain. I saw a comment you left on her recent post and wanted to visit. I think what you're doing is amazing! And the journal is a BRILLIANT idea!!! Keep at it. I know keeping the journal on my dresser or next to my bed helps me remember to write.<BR/><BR/>Don't sweat the home visit (if you haven't already had it). They'll give you a list of what to work on and give you time to fix the problematic areas!Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post-37003153511549863402008-11-16T15:27:00.000-06:002008-11-16T15:27:00.000-06:00Oh wow, I'm so freaked about the home study. I lik...Oh wow, I'm so freaked about the home study. I like pajama mama's idea of having a mom walk through the house and point out potential hazards. We're going to have to do that.Kristin L. Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363444110329376418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post-60378573162949916962008-11-15T22:44:00.000-06:002008-11-15T22:44:00.000-06:00Congratulations, Paula. A friend of mine just brou...Congratulations, Paula. A friend of mine just brought home a 2 yr old from China this summer. It was a long journey but so worth it in the end. <BR/><BR/>As far as baby/child proofing your house, just get a mom that you trust to come take a look. And relocate the hat pins?Pajama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387949598579940524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141921370714632366.post-27713425416657512242008-11-10T11:58:00.000-06:002008-11-10T11:58:00.000-06:00This is very exciting. You're lucky though. Most o...This is very exciting. You're lucky though. Most of us discover the hazards in our houses AFTER the kid does. Stairs are no problem. They make gates in all shapes and styles to blend in with the architecture now.<BR/><BR/>As to the busy street, most people deal with that. You keep the house clean and nice and you're both kind and responsible people. That's what they're looking for. You'll be fine.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.com