Today we found out the orphanage we adopted Isaiah from is not being used by Bethany anymore. It is no shock to us because we saw how the kids were living first hand. Believe me we were ushered in and out very quickly, wonder why? It was not a good situation. We are glad we were able to finish our adoption before there were more problems. We feel sad for those families who were in the process of adopting from this specific place and now have to wait weeks or months for their kids. I was honest with our adoption worker today about the conditions and our medical concerns that were not addressed in the country. She then told me they were ending the relationship with them. We received false information from the orphanage on a few different issues.
Isaiah is adjusting well and still has several doctor's appointments coming up. He is being treated for a rare parasite, which is NO FUN! I finally figured out how to get the medicine down him today. I would like to tell you it has been easy to transition home but it has been tough at times. Last night I went to bed in tears. I just have to take one day at a time. Sometimes I feel we are "reverse bonding" with him. So many trust issues to work out regarding feeding and care.
It can only get better from here on out!!
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3 years ago
6 comments:
Absolutely, it will get better. Praying for your awesome family!
It will for sure get better. You can trust me Andrea.. and you know the road we've walked. When we visited that orphanage (Bereket was from there too), honestly it was comparable to any orphanage I'd ever seen the inside of.. and the people seemed so sincere to me. It was a sad place though.. but I know that many O's are. One of the workers was even so kind as to send me pictures of B's living family and an exact address of where they are living so that we have that information for Bereket. Her age was definitely falsified though.
Thinking of you, Andrea. Too many thoughts swirling through my mind to say anything of value, but know I'm praying for you.
All I can say, Andrea, is that we're still praying for all of you. So sad to hear about the orphanage. Keep going - all will work out in the end!
Hello,
I'm awake, as we too, are still getting into a routine. We've been home about a month. The first two weeks were HARD. So many emotions, so many things to adjust to. It was a lot like having a newborn again w/ all of the emotions, etc. One thing I wanted to mention, and perhaps you've thought of this already: Both of our children came home with scabies. We medicated them. Our daughter got better, our son did not. They both were congested as well, but our son's congestion seemed worse. We had switched our daughter to soy milk early, as she was having many signs of lactose intolerance. I finally switched our son, as his wheezing was not going away and his skin was not clearing. Within two days of the soy, his wheezing totally went away and his skin began clearing. I have no idea the medical things concerning your children, but it might be something to look into. (My son was also sweating-a lot.) He continues to sweat a bit more than his sister, but it seems regulated now. Not sure if this could be in relation to his formula or not.) I didn't even read through your blog to check the age of child, so maybe none of this applies :-) Many blessings...just take things day by day.
Angie
I'm just catching up on your blog. So sorry for all that you're dealing with and wow is it a load!
Just wanted to tell you that it's an adjustment for you guys too and hang in there, after a few months to a year you probably won't even think about these hard times. I'm just thankful that you both had the heart to adopt and that Isaiah has a place to call home. That is truly amazing!
You're in my prayers! God Bless,
Love Candi
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