Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Well, I finally did it! And it went fine!
Well, I finally did it; Addison has been calling me her "new mommy" for a long time now, so yesterday I started telling her the story of her 'first mommy'; she seemed mildly interested, but not traumatized in any way, which was my fear. So this morning, after she gave me the first of many morning hugs, I asked her if she'd like to see a picture of her 'first mommy'. When I showed it to her I asked if she remembered this lady; she showed no sign of recognition, but asked what her name was; then she said "she's brown like me"..."can I show her my bunny?"; I retreived her photo album, and placed the picture inside, so she can look at it whenever she wants. I'm glad it's out, and she wasn't upset at all, just very matter of fact about it. Phew!!
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I remember the day we talked with Josie and Carl about their birth mom and our experience in Arizona- to them, its just another day, no emotions were attached, very matter of fact! 5 years latter and the conversation only grows a bit every time :) Way easier than I ever thought it was going to be.
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