The kids are really beginning to mesh as if Anastasia and Paul were always here. It is a huge blessing to see this happening. I am hearing more and more English words from Anastasia and Paul now that they are not together all the time. "Good night Mom", "Okay", "Come here", "No", and "Yes please" are now common phrases. I can tell that they understand more than they can speak. Today, Anastasia was drawing and writing-- and it was only scribble writing where as before it was actual written letters to her friends back in Ukraine. On one hand this saddens me to see them losing their language already-- yet it is so exciting to know that we are heading down the path of total communication. When I looked at her paper, she acknowledged it was just scribble and I gave her an, "I understand" look and she smiled.
Baby steps.
Even though the kids have been back to school for a week now, we are still not in a routine. We all feel a little lost.... but it is just going to take time. As soon as we are finally in a routine, we will be moving the kids again and establishing that new routine will probably take even longer. Feels a little overwhelming when I look that far ahead, so for now, I am going to stop looking and think only about today. And like I said earlier, today was pretty good.
Baby steps
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So sad about the language loss. I see the same with my two youngest and we are struggling hard to prevent it with Noa, who is 8 years old. I hope we can be successful with that.
I love all the things they are building together!
Praying for you all!
Cxx
I bemoan the language loss, too - especially because when you lose one language before gaining another you lose the abilty to think clearly. I think that is why of all the adopted children I know the one who is doing best academically is the one whose school district provided a translator. She didn't have several years of understanding almost nothing at her maturity-level in any language.
I can see why you are all at sixes and sevens. I'd have a hard time adjusting to a routine that I knew would soon be abandoned, too. You sound very optimistic and accepting of God's will. Most women in your place would be whining and complaining. What a great example you are!
Language loss is so sad. :( Yet, we have not been able to successfully keep theirs. We are still doing Rosetta Stone Russian, so they keep the sounds in their minds, but that is about as far as it goes.
I hope they pursue Russian when they are older. We have told them to be bi lingual means $$$ in the workforce. :)
I cringe at all the paperwork you have to fill out for schools!
A friend suggested using address labels instead of writing everything out each time to save time. LOL
Baby steps thats a good start. So great to hear the kids are fitting in so well. Praying for your move.
I'm glad things are working out well! Can I ask about the language issue in school though? Do they have an ESL class they take, or an interpreter? I would think that they would be completely lost in school right now. Can you explain this a bit more?
Very sad to see them lose their language but I'm sure in no time they'll be speaking english. Praying for you all. :)
I would say any progress in the midst of your moving- is a miracle! PRAYING FOR YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!
Loving your blog, all the pictures and posts. Praying for your family. What a beautiful family. God bless
Grace for today. God will provide for tomorrow when tomorrow arrives.
Love the pictures!
these baby steps look huge to me. i'm so happy to hear the children are meshing.
i won't put out the 'kids are resilient', we all know the truth and the lie in that. i know you didn't make the moving decision lightly. i pray it goes well and as smoothly as possible. that it also builds more connections within the family and creates more opportunities for trust.
Baby steps are great! God bless, Jen
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