Monday, January 17, 2011
Please help a dear friend
My amazing friend Andrea is in the process of adopting again. She and her family have already raised over half of what they need. Bless her heart for being strong enough to raise all the money. It takes a lot of strength, faith, and courage to do that. Some of us don't know how hard it is if we can just go to the bank and get a loan or even more so if we have the money all saved up.. She has extended her raffle until tomorrow. Please go Here and check it out. Good prices to win.. Thank you so much for visiting her blog..
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Happy Forever 2 year Anniversary
January 14, 2010
Today Biruk and Amira have been home for 2 years. Sometimes I wished I could turn the clock back to when I first met them. Let me tell you again. They were buck wild. Not disobedient so much but wild. I still remember when I had Amira at the compound in Ethiopia, I asked the nannies if she was disabled. She had the shoulder shake, oompi thing (only ET’s do that, lol) so bad I thought she was gonna have a seizure or something. Haha or when she came home she would stomp off and go to her room, making sure someone is watching slamming the door in your face. Awhh, I miss those moments. Or the airplane ride home. Biruk kept playing with the remote and call attendant switches so bad the stewardess were about to kick me off the plane. Mind you I was all alone in ET and the flight back. Misrak and Micah cannot hold a candle to them. They were so mild mannered when I got them its ridicules.
Today these kids have made tremendous progress. Biruk’s English is great. Amira is coming together. Biruk really is sharing his stuff now. Toys and food. For months he was never capable of doing any. He is the greatest helper one could ever imagine. Although he cracks me up because he always wants to hustle for money and I told him if I have to pay him for everything he does for me I am going broke. So I gave him a friendly reminder that I am giving him free room and board, lol. Micah worships his brother. Biruk to this day has a love affair with his daddy. He might as well be attached to his hip. Kevin recently tried to patch up the roof and I was actually shocked he didn’t buy little mini me spike shoes for Biruk so he could be on the roof with him. Probably because I told him I would kill him if he takes my son on the roof and he knew I wasn’t playing; I had that look on my face. He is also extremely talented with putting stuff together. You can always find him with a tool in his hand. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is able to change the oil on the car soon.
To this day, Biruk and I still struggle the most out of the 4 little ones. I think the biggest problem is that he has a problem understanding that he has to show me the same respect as he does to his dad. But he will get quiet defiant with me thinking I am a woman and women in his eyes aren’t treated the same. I figure those are things we can work on but they need to be fixed sooner than later because I don’t want him to become a male chauvinistic pig. I will have to train him to be a good husband one day and not disrespect women.
He still has quite a few temper tantrums; rather I should say crying screaming fits. It’s usually over something he has to learn (school) and he refuses to do it. He wants to know everything and it kills him not to.
Amira Amira…. My blogger buddy Rachael once wrote about her baby daughter not being the baby anymore..(Rachael, that was one of my favorite posts ever). Her post described exactly how Amira would fee. Really I am shocked Amira hasn’t gone in a complete rebellious stage. She truly has been thrown off the throne after Misrak and Micah got here. I try really hard to be equal but its harder when you have 4 vs. 2 little ones. We do have our occasional dates where I take her out for ice cream, just the two of us and we have long talks. Until Micah got here, she was attached to my hip. Now Micah is. I told her that is only because he is so little but soon he won’t be attached to my hip anymore either. She has the most giving spirit ever. She feeds off strictness and loves to be with me. She loves to color, dream, and hum to herself. She could be an only child because she knows how to occupy herself all the time. I think the best that has happened to Amira is that I gave her a sister close to her age. Even better, older than her.
Although Misrak gets annoyed by her often but she really tries hard not to let it get to her. They really deeply love each other. She has such a hard time fitting in rather at school or with her other sibs but Misrak always makes her feel loved. I still adore that little girl like crazy. I love her smile and her husky voice. I told her when she is older she can seduce men just by talking to them, lol. No just kidding. She recently had several Dr. appointment because of the way she acts at home and in school, just fully being in lalaland… not being able to follow 1 prompt, getting in people’s faces and stuff. Yes she was like that before Misrak and Micah came. She has always been special, different than the other 3. That is now very evident because I can compare them all. The Dr’s and I have decided to monitor her closely but they all think she is ADD. Although I am still hoping that she might grow out of this phase. If she doesn't, that's fine too. I love her still the same. Haven't dealt with Anastasia for 24 years none of these behaviors we have now can come close. We just thankful not to have another Anastasia in behavior and temperament.
Home at last. Kevin's first look at the kiddos.
Today Biruk and Amira have been home for 2 years. Sometimes I wished I could turn the clock back to when I first met them. Let me tell you again. They were buck wild. Not disobedient so much but wild. I still remember when I had Amira at the compound in Ethiopia, I asked the nannies if she was disabled. She had the shoulder shake, oompi thing (only ET’s do that, lol) so bad I thought she was gonna have a seizure or something. Haha or when she came home she would stomp off and go to her room, making sure someone is watching slamming the door in your face. Awhh, I miss those moments. Or the airplane ride home. Biruk kept playing with the remote and call attendant switches so bad the stewardess were about to kick me off the plane. Mind you I was all alone in ET and the flight back. Misrak and Micah cannot hold a candle to them. They were so mild mannered when I got them its ridicules.
Today these kids have made tremendous progress. Biruk’s English is great. Amira is coming together. Biruk really is sharing his stuff now. Toys and food. For months he was never capable of doing any. He is the greatest helper one could ever imagine. Although he cracks me up because he always wants to hustle for money and I told him if I have to pay him for everything he does for me I am going broke. So I gave him a friendly reminder that I am giving him free room and board, lol. Micah worships his brother. Biruk to this day has a love affair with his daddy. He might as well be attached to his hip. Kevin recently tried to patch up the roof and I was actually shocked he didn’t buy little mini me spike shoes for Biruk so he could be on the roof with him. Probably because I told him I would kill him if he takes my son on the roof and he knew I wasn’t playing; I had that look on my face. He is also extremely talented with putting stuff together. You can always find him with a tool in his hand. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is able to change the oil on the car soon.
To this day, Biruk and I still struggle the most out of the 4 little ones. I think the biggest problem is that he has a problem understanding that he has to show me the same respect as he does to his dad. But he will get quiet defiant with me thinking I am a woman and women in his eyes aren’t treated the same. I figure those are things we can work on but they need to be fixed sooner than later because I don’t want him to become a male chauvinistic pig. I will have to train him to be a good husband one day and not disrespect women.
He still has quite a few temper tantrums; rather I should say crying screaming fits. It’s usually over something he has to learn (school) and he refuses to do it. He wants to know everything and it kills him not to.
Amira Amira…. My blogger buddy Rachael once wrote about her baby daughter not being the baby anymore..(Rachael, that was one of my favorite posts ever). Her post described exactly how Amira would fee. Really I am shocked Amira hasn’t gone in a complete rebellious stage. She truly has been thrown off the throne after Misrak and Micah got here. I try really hard to be equal but its harder when you have 4 vs. 2 little ones. We do have our occasional dates where I take her out for ice cream, just the two of us and we have long talks. Until Micah got here, she was attached to my hip. Now Micah is. I told her that is only because he is so little but soon he won’t be attached to my hip anymore either. She has the most giving spirit ever. She feeds off strictness and loves to be with me. She loves to color, dream, and hum to herself. She could be an only child because she knows how to occupy herself all the time. I think the best that has happened to Amira is that I gave her a sister close to her age. Even better, older than her.
Although Misrak gets annoyed by her often but she really tries hard not to let it get to her. They really deeply love each other. She has such a hard time fitting in rather at school or with her other sibs but Misrak always makes her feel loved. I still adore that little girl like crazy. I love her smile and her husky voice. I told her when she is older she can seduce men just by talking to them, lol. No just kidding. She recently had several Dr. appointment because of the way she acts at home and in school, just fully being in lalaland… not being able to follow 1 prompt, getting in people’s faces and stuff. Yes she was like that before Misrak and Micah came. She has always been special, different than the other 3. That is now very evident because I can compare them all. The Dr’s and I have decided to monitor her closely but they all think she is ADD. Although I am still hoping that she might grow out of this phase. If she doesn't, that's fine too. I love her still the same. Haven't dealt with Anastasia for 24 years none of these behaviors we have now can come close. We just thankful not to have another Anastasia in behavior and temperament.
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