Training

Hello All,
Duane and I attended mandatory adoption training today in Douglas. The training was really good. They wanted to make sure everybody understood the difference between parenting bio kids and parenting adopted kids. Also they talked a lot about the bonding and attaching process. They made it very clear that it wasn't like bringing a biological baby home. There are not to be any parties, or going shopping, or many visitors for the first few weeks until the child adjusts to their new setting and they know who Mom and Dad are. I hope I don't go to stir crazy during that time. I imagine we will try to keep everything really peaceful during that time.

The other issue will be sleep schedules. I believe that Ethiopian time is about 12 hours later than mountain time. It might take a while for all of our schedules to sync.

Despite the heavy topics at training today, we are still very excited. We can't wait to see what child God has picked out for us.