my darling oldest dd was placed in my arms. She was not quite 4 months old and woke as I cuddled her. She smiled a huuuuuge smile and didn't stop for hours. Her jet black hair was without the benefit of humidity after the long plane ride, so it's 3" stuck up from static-electricity. It made me think of a halo. I never saw a more darling girlie. She nursed well right from the start (in the parking lot) and giggled when we brought her into our family bed that evening. She is a joy and I cannot imgaine my life without her.
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All adopted - All breastfed
Wife to David for 12 years!
Breastfeeding Counsellor and Doula
Accepted into midwifery school for February 2009!
We are moving to New Zealand on January 29th
Yikes, there is TONS to do before then. Gulp.
__________________ Mom to three beautiful girls! Newest arrival Darci Ashlyn 5/7/07 10pounds 4 ounces 22 1/2" born at home! ~Godless Humanitarian who wishes she could teach the world to sing.~
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Thank you, all. I am watching her draw and I know I didn't give her this talent. She can sing, too, and beautifully. It's a amzing the gifts life sometimes sends. I think of her birth mother nearly every day, and wish I could let her know how wonderfully she is growing. I just hope I am mothering our dd in a way that could somehow lessen the pain of her loss.
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Thank you, all. I am watching her draw and I know I didn't give her this talent. She can sing, too, and beautifully. It's a amzing the gifts life sometimes sends. I think of her birth mother nearly every day, and wish I could let her know how wonderfully she is growing. I just hope I am mothering our dd in a way that could somehow lessen the pain of her loss.
I just hope I am mothering our dd in a way that could somehow lessen the pain of her loss
You are, mama, you are. You are doing such a wonderful job.
I never saw a more darling girlie. She nursed well right from the start (in the parking lot) and giggled when we brought her into our family bed that evening. She is a joy and I cannot imgaine my life without her.
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Mom to three beautiful girls! Newest arrival Darci Ashlyn 5/7/07 10pounds 4 ounces 22 1/2" born at home! ~Godless Humanitarian who wishes she could teach the world to sing.~
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