6 months since we adopted our baby
Its already been half a year since we adopted our little baby boy. He is 16 months old now.
Its difficult to believe it, but here we are, feeling as though the clock has decided to run at double the speed. This reminds us that time is a relative concept.
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From the day we decided to apply for adoption to this day where we have him in hand, it has taken almost 6 years. It was a long waiting game for us, several things went wrong in between, we quiet often had to lead our life in uncertainty of whether this will come true for us or not. This waiting time has put us in spots where we had to consider whether to stay where we have been living and working for more than a decade, whether to forego the opportunities we had to live and work in other countries that we wanted to experience, whether to hold life on a temporary basis or to settle down in the city we are currently living in. The uncertainties in our life became the norm and way of life to live with. All that was for the tiny little baby we wanted to live our life with. Well, finally we have a beautiful addition to our family. I am going to be here talking about my experiences and looking for inspiration to raise the sweet little one into a loving responsible man.
Did I think of raising an adopted child as comparable to raising a child with typical biological background? Yes, I did. Now I have nothing but reality in front of me, day in and out, and it is so not easy. I am going to need loads of wisdom, courage, patience, perseverance, love, gratitude, tolerance and what not. I am hoping to write about my experiences, both to help others that may be in the initial stages of adoption than I am in, and also to get inspired by others who are in advanced stages than me in raising an adopted child.
Its difficult to believe it, but here we are, feeling as though the clock has decided to run at double the speed. This reminds us that time is a relative concept.
From the day we decided to apply for adoption to this day where we have him in hand, it has taken almost 6 years. It was a long waiting game for us, several things went wrong in between, we quiet often had to lead our life in uncertainty of whether this will come true for us or not. This waiting time has put us in spots where we had to consider whether to stay where we have been living and working for more than a decade, whether to forego the opportunities we had to live and work in other countries that we wanted to experience, whether to hold life on a temporary basis or to settle down in the city we are currently living in. The uncertainties in our life became the norm and way of life to live with. All that was for the tiny little baby we wanted to live our life with. Well, finally we have a beautiful addition to our family. I am going to be here talking about my experiences and looking for inspiration to raise the sweet little one into a loving responsible man.
Did I think of raising an adopted child as comparable to raising a child with typical biological background? Yes, I did. Now I have nothing but reality in front of me, day in and out, and it is so not easy. I am going to need loads of wisdom, courage, patience, perseverance, love, gratitude, tolerance and what not. I am hoping to write about my experiences, both to help others that may be in the initial stages of adoption than I am in, and also to get inspired by others who are in advanced stages than me in raising an adopted child.
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