Some posts about my experience of adopting my son and also of my experience parenting a child for the first time.
Christmas gift ideas for adopted kids For most people, Christmas is a time of fun, laughter, noise and lots of family gatherings. It’s a time full of laughter, coming together and celebrating. However, for kids who have experienced trauma and the complexities of the care system, it can be a bit of an attack on …
Ok, first let me start by saying that this post was supposed to be live by now but so much has been going on it’s been carnage trying to find time to blog. Anyways, I hope you are all well and have managed to get away this summer. We’ve been really lucky this year and …
First Holiday abroad with our son – what to pack? Read More »
There is a bucket load of weird and wonderful myths out there regarding adoption in the UK. Many of these can be extremely off-putting and what I would suggest is, go seek professional advice before deciding that adoption isn’t for you, and stop listening to the nonsense from those who haven’t experienced adoption. Below are …
Hello and how are you all? Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely festive period and that you managed to see loved ones. This was our first year in the new house and it was quite an emotional time for me and i delayed writing this post to be able to give myself …
So, today I am working at home as usual, and my son is supposed to be at my mum’s, but he’s here with me because he’s sick. I’ve had about two hours sleep and my morning has been all over the place.
Twice per year I write a letter to our son’s birth parents and this is always a time of contemplation for me. I often think about how lucky we are to have our son, how thankful we are that we have bonded and gelled as a family, but I also reflect on how having a child taken away must have hugely hurt and scarred the birth parents.
So today was a bit of a day and a half and I have to say that I am pleased to be sat here writing this while the little guy is tucked up in bed fast asleep. We got up, as usual, this morning, and our day started as normal. Tuesdays are always busy workdays …
With my little boy turning 3 at the end of January it was time to move from cot to bed and this took some planning and reading as I always overthink things and want to minimise as much disruption as possible. There are some horror stories online about transitioning from cot to bed and my …
The adoption journey will vary from person to person, so don’t expect your experience to mirror someone else’s. But the process is complex and there are lots of new things to learn. It can be easy to forget something or to overlook something. And that’s where note-taking was really helpful for me. You may have …
