"Look at My Baby I Just Got"

While we were going through classes for adopting, I remember one lesson about how that your children may not be "talking" about being adopted, but often they are "thinking" about it. It was a lesson for the parents to be aware that even if they don't talk about it, they are thinking about it and trying to figure it out. I have the kids books I read to them, and if it comes up I talk about their adoptions and try to teach them the vocabulary they need to know. But other than that, it is not talked about A LOT.

The kids are growing and they are understanding SO much! I have tried to make sure I explain the best I can about how they were born and how God decided to create our family. B and H are both getting bigger and starting to show that they understand more and more about how they were adopted. H showed me she is "thinking" about it more than I knew.

Yesterday she walked up to me with her baby doll cradled in her arms and said to me (all excited) "look at my baby I just got! she grew in another woman's tummy, but I am her mama!"

It is neat to see when they act out the things they are learning and showing that they understand. She was so excited about her baby! I responded to her "so you adopted your baby?" to which she replied with a smile "yep" and left back to her room to play.

I am praying that these first lessons about adoption and how great we think it is, will stick with them for always. Hoping to create lines of communication that will be open and welcoming for them to share!