Adoption Day -14
It’s already been 2 weeks since Jessica and Erika have come to live with us!!! Since we’ve been in Christmas and New Year mode, it’s been more like a constant party than real life. Next week will be a big change when all the kids get back to school. Since Jessica and Erika were in public school this year it will be a really big change for them being homeschooled, (but they were homeschooled their first year in the USA). Yesterday, I was talking to Jessica about switching back from public to homeschooling and she said she’d like to start school right away. That may just be to get her mind off what just happened to them.
So far, things are going along pretty well in our adoption. The girls said they like living with us and there haven’t been any huge issues yet, though we know there’s always the probability for a rough road ahead. It appears that the girls have been able to adjust to a lot of changes. They used to go to a large church downtown, but we go to a small home church. They came from a larger family, while I think to their benefit we have a smaller family. They have new people in their life that they have to call family and friends, though everyone has welcome the girls as family and friends.
Yesterday, Holly, Mitch and Erika started play practice. The play will be put on by kids in one of the homeschool groups that we are in. A daughter of some friends of ours is directing it (her second production). Since we know Jessica and Erika’s previous family pretty well, and have some mutual acquaintances, I suppose it can be uncomfortable for the girls when they see people they knew from their previous family – which is happening at play practice. Soccer starts next week for Jessica so she won’t be able to be in the play.
For me, the unexpected thing that has happened is Brenda and I having disagreements on how our adoption path or direction should go. We agree on most things – I’d say 90% or so. It’s just that last 10% that has kept us up until 2am many nights, discussing (arguing) in circles. I thought we’d have more issues directly related to the girls, but it’s actually been more about what each of us think is the best way to go about this whole adoption thing, now that it’s actually here.
