Here are a few pics of our birth family. Some were taken today and others were taken at another time.
Birth mom and her brother
Baby B and her brother at the MIR
Birth mom, Baby B's aunt and us at Laura Beach
Birth mom at Laura Beach
Monday, July 26, 2010
Visit with the birth family
Baby B is 19 months and the visits with the birth mom is very hard on her. We wish that we could spend more time with them but after each visit, she cries for about 2 hours and then also at night before bed time for another hour. It is all part of the grieving process for our little girl and I wish that I could wave a wand and get rid of her grief. It is important that she spends time with the birth mom while we are here but it is also important that she grieves this loss too. Both of us were crying this afternoon..
Here are a few pics of our birth family. Some were taken today and others were taken at another time.
Here are a few pics of our birth family. Some were taken today and others were taken at another time.
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Hi Araceli - I remember well the grieving of those first few days and weeks when our kids were with us in RMI. What worked for us and seemed to help with the process was to begin to put some space between the visits to the birth family. First, we'd take one day off and not see them. Then after the next visit we'd take 2 days off, etc. By the time we left the island, we hadn't seen the birth family for maybe 5-6 days and it really helped the kids begin to bond with our new family. Just had to share - hope it helps. By doing this too, we had an easier time when we got on the plane to leave the island with the kids. Thinking of you - Lois
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