Friday 23 March 2012

There are still Positives

Despite all the trials and tribulations we are undergoing at the moment, there are still many positives. LMS has found she has an inner strength and maturity that have got her through all the recent stresses she's been under. She has also started to be more like the woman she was becoming before she married Mr LMS, a happy go lucky, sociable, fun and funny young lady :-) I'm glad to have that LMS back :-)

Drama Teen is on the cusp of becoming an adult and forging her own future life. She has set herself goals and is working hard to achieve them. She is looking forward to life at University and gaining the qualifications to start her career in Counselling Psychology. Even though I'm dreading my little girl leaving home, I'm glad Drama Teen is so positive and happy about this next chapter in her life :-)

Little Prince is coming on in leaps and bounds at school, his gains in his writing skills mean that he is catching up to his peers in that area. Despite his severe dyspraxia he has successfully learnt to tie his shoe laces, and he is hugely pleased that he has learnt this before many of his friends at school (and Daniel Radcliffe the actor who played Harry Potter, who also has dyspraxia). He has successfully transitioned from his original Teaching Assistant to a new TA, and is comforted that he will be able to cope with the move to a new teacher in September (his first change of teacher in four years!). I'm glad that Little Prince is making so much progress :-)

Princess Lollipop managed to successfully overcome her total terror of pooing, and was making great progress in learning to manage cleaning herself up afterwards. I'm confident that once we she has got back into the habit of it, after we have got through this illness induced constipation that she will be just as she was before. She is out of her co-sleeping cot, and we are on the way to getting her to sleep all night in her own bed. She is very, very excited to be starting at nursery school after the Easter Holidays, and can't wait to wear her uniform to match Little Prince's :-) She talks about going to "Big School" daily and can't wait :-) I'm glad that Princess Lollipop is getting healthier and growing up so confidently :-)

No comments:


OUR ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION TIMELINE


25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date

23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia

26th March 2009 - Fly to Ethiopia :-)

3rd March 2009 - Dossier Arrived at Orphanage

26th February 2009 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia

22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF

28th November 2008 - Certificate of Eligibility ISSUED

6th October 2008 - PASSED Approval Panel

7th July 2008 - Homestudy Update Started

28th Feb 2008 - Told LA we wished to change country

OUR CHINA ADOPTION TIMELINE

Formally withdrew from the China Adoption Programme 17th July 2008

LID (Logged in Date) with CCAA 16th August 2007

Documents to China 10th August 2007

Passed Approval Panel 5th March 2007

Homestudy started 6th June 2006

First Contact with our LA 1st Jan 2006