Wanted to share a little recap of the last 24 hours with
Pearl Divya (calling her both names right now since she was called Divya in the
orphanage, but plan to use only Pearl in the future): she's eating pretty well
for us, drinks water from an open glass (doesn't like her sippy cup), took a
nap yesterday and slept over 10 hours straight last night (we think the stress
of yesterday took over), likes to play with the baby doll and plastic keys we brought
for her, and seems to find great comfort with a blanket my friend, Amy,
made for her.
She has started attaching to me by wanting me to hold her when
she’s distraught, putting her head down on my shoulder and by following my
every move around the hotel room. This
is huge because of the traumatic “hand-off” that occurred at the orphanage,
where she literally screamed her head off, lunged backwards and fought me as
hard as she could. Sounds crazy, but
this was a good sign that she saw me as a stranger and had made attachments
with her caregivers. It’s also proof
that she has great potential for healthy attachments with us in the
future. Earlier today, I rocked her and
sang as many worship choruses as I could remember over her, then started
playing with her, making faces, etc. and not only did I get her first big
smile, I even got a laugh.
Derek isn’t fairing as well with her; this is very normal
with adoptive children. Pearl has only
known female caregivers, so we think he is just a little scary to her
still. She will let him give her snacks
or water if I am holding her. He is so patient
and caring, gently pursuing her, but the constant pushing him away is starting
to hurt. Please pray she turns a corner
soon with this. We believe she will
really start to come around when we get home and she sees her sisters
interacting with him.
In a few hours, we will head to the airport for her first
flight. We fly back to Delhi and will be
there for the next week for her medical appointments, our embassy appointment
and the foreign regional office appointment. Please pray however the Spirit
leads you to pray; we still need them!
Thank y’all so much for all the joy and celebration you’ve shared for
and with us. Now the real work begins…letting
her experience God’s amazing love as it pours through us.find great comfort with a blanket my friend, Amy Kistler made for her. She has started
attaching to me by wanting me to hold her when she's distraught, putting her
head down on my shoulder and by following my every move around the hotel room.
find great comfort with a blanket my friend, Amy Kistler made for her. She has started attaching to me by wanting
me to hold her when she's distraught, putting her head down on my shoulder and
by following my every move around the hotel room.
This is huge because of the traumatic "hand-off" that occurred at the
orphanage, where she literally screamed her head off, lunged backwards and fought
me as hard as she could. Sounds crazy, but this was a good sign that she saw me
as a stranger and had made attachments with her caregivers. It's also proof
that she has great potential for a healthy attachments with us in the future.
Earlier today, I rocked her and sang as many worship choruses as I could
remember over her, then started playing with her, making faces, etc. and not
only did I get her first big smile, I even got a laugh.
Derek isn't fairing as well with
her; this is very normal with adoptive children. Pearl has only known female
caregivers, so we think he is just a little scary to her still. She will let
him give her snacks or water if I am holding her. He is so patient and caring,
gently pursuing her, but the constant pushing him away is starting to hurt.
Please pray she turns a corner soon with this. We believe she will really start
to come around when we get home and she sees find great comfort with a blanket
my friend, Amy Kistler made for her. She has started
attaching to me by wanting me to hold her when she's distraught, putting her
head down on my shoulder and by following my every move around the hotel room.
This is huge because of the traumatic "hand-off" that occurred at the
orphanage, where she literally screamed her head off, lunged backwards and
fought me as hard as she could. Sounds crazy, but this was a good sign that she
saw me as a stranger and had made attachments with her caregivers. It's also
proof that she has great potential for a healthy attachments with us in the
future.
Earlier today, I rocked her and sang as many worship choruses as I could
remember over her, then started playing with her, making faces, etc. and not
only did I get her first big smile, I even got a laugh.
Derek isn't fairing as well with
her; this is very normal with adoptive children. Pearl has only known female
caregivers, so we think he is just a little scary to her still. She will let
him give her snacks or water if I am holding her. He is so patient and caring,
gently pursuing her, but the constant pushing him away is starting to hurt.
Please pray she turns a corner soon with this. We believe she will really start
to come around when we get home and she sees find great comfort with a blanket
my friend, Amy Kistler made for her. She has started
attaching to me by wanting me to hold her when she's distraught, putting her
head down on my shoulder and by following my every move around the hotel room.
This is huge because of the traumatic "hand-off" that occurred at the
orphanage, where she literally screamed her head off, lunged backwards and fought
me as hard as she could. Sounds crazy, but this was a good sign that she saw me
as a stranger and had made attachments with her caregivers. It's also proof
that she has great potential for a healthy attachments with us in the future.
Earlier today, I rocked her and sang as many worship choruses as I could
remember over her, then started playing with her, making faces, etc. and not
only did I get her first big smile, I even got a laugh.
Derek isn't fairing as well with
her; this is very normal with adoptive children. Pearl has only known female
caregivers, so we think he is just a little scary to her still. She will let
him give her snacks or water if I am holding her. He is so patient and caring,
gently pursuing her, but the constant pushing him away is starting to hurt.
Please pray she turns a corner soon with this. We believe she will really start
to come around when we get home and she sees find great comfort with a blanket
my friend, Amy Kistler made for her. She has started
attaching to me by wanting me to hold her when she's distraught, putting her
head down on my shoulder and by following my every move around the hotel room.
This is huge because of the traumatic "hand-off" that occurred at the
orphanage, where she literally screamed her head off, lunged backwards and
fought me as hard as she could. Sounds crazy, but this was a good sign that she
saw me as a stranger and had made attachments with her caregivers. It's also
proof that she has great potential for a healthy attachments with us in the
future.
Earlier today, I rocked her and sang as many worship choruses as I could
remember over her, then started playing with her, making faces, etc. and not
only did I get her first big smile, I even got a laugh.
Derek isn't fairing as well with
her; this is very normal with adoptive children. Pearl has only known female
caregivers, so we think he is just a little scary to her still. She will let
him give her snacks or water if I am holding her. He is so patient and caring,
gently pursuing her, but the constant pushing him away is starting to hurt.
Please pray she turns a corner soon with this. We believe she will really start
to come around when we get home and she sees her sisters interacting with him.
In a few hours, we will head to the airport for her first flight. We fly back
to Delhi and will be there for the next week for her medical appointment, our
embassy appointment and the foreign regional office appointment. Please pray
however the Spirit leads you to pray; we still need them! Thank y'all SO much
for all the joy and celebration you've shared for and with us. Now the real
work begins...letting her experience God's amazing love as it pours through us.
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