So much to say, so little time! I miss you guys. These kids are running me ragged! Could you guys just come over tomorrow? All of you? Meazi will make Buna and we can chat. Come after 10 am if you want to see the Habesha Tortuga Melese. He naps from 9-10.
Things have been, how shall I put this...
CHALLENGING.
Sigh.
We will get through it.
They are pretty cute huh?
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They are so, so, so cute. Sudden family of four even with the ever extended waiting period has to be super, super crazy. I wish I could take you up on that offer. Thanks for sharing more pics. We miss you too.
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Rebecca
You two are doing an amazing job. Thanks for hosting us tonight. We had a blast and I'm just around the corner...:)
ReplyDeleteThey are so amazingly cute that it hurts (in a perfectly perfect way) just to look at pictures of the cuteness...We would love to come over and play! Please, just say the word and we will be there :)
ReplyDeleteThinking of you. Things will get better. Wish I were closer, mine starts preschool next week , so I have a bit of an empty nest. K
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ReplyDeleteWish we lived closer. We love buna!! I hope you have a great time. It does get easier every day :) Hold tight.
Very, very darn cute!
ReplyDeleteAin't he just a chunk o' love! I hear you on the challenge. If it's any consolation, Little Bit seems to have made a 180 right around the 6 weeks home mark. He's suddenly cheerful and affectionate and doesn't have a total breakdown when offered 4 cookies instead of the 5 he wanted. We even drove away from my parents' house today (they live in Las Vegas for kids) with only a few tears. NO HYSTERICS
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I've been thinking about you guys often over these past few weeks. In my own experience, the first couple of months were sort of like being thrown into a pool and just trying to tread water. Even in that, there are many happy moments, but it's exhausting!
ReplyDeleteYour children are absolutely darling, and somehow across the universe you have found each other. I can already see how you're nurturing the incredible spirit that Meaza has. You're an awesome mom! Just remember to take time to nurture yourself and Steven too!
Pretty cute. Wish you much love and rest as you transition.
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hmmm, that whole napping thing from 9-10 sounds ominous. like, the alarm went off in my head saying "wait, that's the only time he's napping. For that one hour?" I know what happens to the brain and the body when sleep isn't happening with kids. Couple with trauma and attachment and sickness: You are a champion. You guys are in the trenches. I called the first 9 months after my bio song was born "Survival Mode." It's ok if you feel like you are in it. They are simply gorgeous and you are in my prayers! Wish I could come over and make you some dinner or clean a bathroom.
ReplyDeleteWe'll all still be here when things finally get less challenging! Take care of yourself for now.
ReplyDeleteAnd they are adorable! Such smiling faces! Take lots of pictures and post them later!
Be there at 10:15! :)
ReplyDeleteHAVE SO missed your posts, your blog at the top of my blog roll and TOTALLY understand your absence! Motherhood- wonderful, blessed and CHALLENGING!!!
Hope you are all feeling better and figure out your new normal soon!
It will happen!;)
Can't WAIT for my family to have to find our new normal- will you tell me that it will happen????:)
They are adorable... adjustments are always tough. But, this too will pass and it will get easier I am sure. Hang in there and know we are thinking positive thoughts for you!!!
ReplyDeletePretty cute is really understating your reality :-) Hang in with the challenges, your hard work will rain buckets of delight on your family life!
ReplyDeletehang in there! two children, different ages, temperments, requirements - wow! it will get better in fits and starts!
ReplyDeleteThey ARE adorable! it will especially get easier as he gets older. i thought toddlerhood was the very most difficult time - so much energy!
Wish i was closer!
They are amazing and those faces are so delicious. I just want to jump through the computer and EAT UP your little guy! sigh!
ReplyDeleteBeing an insta-parent is crazy and wonderful and frustrating and beautiful and exhausting and life-affirming all in the same single second.
That is to say...I'm with you girl!
Miss you, too. Love to see the little ones. Little man looks pretty chill in that carrier. They are gorgeous. I can only imagine the challenges. Thinking of you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSo stinking cute!
ReplyDeleteThey both just have this passion for life spark in their eyes...I love it! It will get easier. How are you guys feeling? I would love to come up for a visit soon...not today, but soon :)
ReplyDeleteM and M are so cute it is ridiculous!!
ReplyDeleteI bet life has been challenging...a toddler and a baby!
Yup, challenging but I bet you wouldn't trade it for the world ;)
We will come soon and bring our own little challenge with us too when he is finally home :)
the challenging will ease...really! or shift at least as you find the new normal and get into the rhythm of parenthood in action. You little loves are beautiful! my advice...when things get hairy a:go for a walk or b: get into the bath...air and water seem to be ultra healing for both mama and kiddo's...of course a family meltdown avec mega tears can always be cleansing as well.
ReplyDeletexoxo...I wish you could hop in the car and come chill up here. I could serve tea and waffles while the little ones romp....
Julie...Gobez Gobez Gobez! You are amazing...and your children are super cute! Hang in there and don't be too hard on yourself. You are dealing with A LOT right now...and I will serve that to you with a side of understatement and a tall glass of booze. :)
ReplyDeleteBeyond cute and I really wish you weren't all the way on the other coast. I'd be there in a flash to help. You will totally get through this. Hang in there...
ReplyDeleteYou are such a rock star! They are so flipping beautiful and amazing, Julie, just radiant soul firefly amazing! Missed you guys at this grand wine country picnic where all the 3 year old girls were dancing up front by the band on the lawn with their hula hoops - it was a very Meazi event.
ReplyDeletechildren are often referred to as"cute little time suckers".
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You know, it's just a matter of time until their "discovered" at the malt shop. Get the headshots done now. Oye - I remember those first couple of months - or should I say I don't really remember them but beads of sweat appear on my brow when I harken back to that era of the insane. Two would have killed me. You're doing splendidly!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I could, I'd be on the next plane for some buna and chatting! I'm sure you understand my reluctance to get on a plane any time soon...miss you! The kids look great. :)
ReplyDeleteThe kids are adorable!! I know that you will get into a routine soon- give yourself some time to adjust!
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I miss you too!
ReplyDeleteTwo really is more than one! It's no wonder you're busy! You'll get in a routine and come back to us... we'll be patient!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And YES, I'll be right over! (I wish.) Miss you, too, and hang in there, wow, they are adorable and thriving. Take a time-out for yourself, too, now and then.
ReplyDeleteYou are missed, Julie! I'd love to come over. We've gone from parallel lives to opposite in just a few months! How I wish I could just donate some of my hours and hours of ? to you. Remember those?
ReplyDeleteYour kiddos are cute, cute, cute. Hope things feel more manageable soon. In the meantime, take good care.
Hugs.
I wish we could get together for dinner tonight. After the kids go to bed (which seems to change every night over here).
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of you all the time and sending much love. So is Sol.