First Night
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Topic: First Night
Posted By: LeahL
Subject: First Night
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:00pm
Its nearly 1 in the morning and hubbys finaly fallen a sleep,I cant sleep right now I have been siting here watching her sleep, she looks so peacefully, I could watch her all day 
Had a good day last day at the home and all I wantted to do was bring them all with me, I was crying on and off most the time tears of joy, we arrive back in NZ sunday night. I have this weird feelig in the pit of my somach, I no this journey is over but I need to do something for some closure. Its been a hard few years and at one point I never thought I would ever have a baby, Well I have taken sooooo many photos it not funny, and I cant bring myself to delete any of them LOL Both James and I are 2nd generation chinese, hince the fact we adopted a chinese baby, Ok me and Mia 
Daddy and Mia, look at the big smile 
Family shot 
Night night Leah (don't no why the photos are so small) ------------- Lucus,Born Sleeping~31.06.03 (21w3d) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:03pm
What a beautiful girl Mia is. I am so happy for the both of you to have a lovely little girl - may she bring lots of joy into your lives  ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:06pm
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oh how exciting and I can imagine you sitting there watching her sleep - its such a beautiful site and much wanted by yourself and hubby.
She is gorgeous - love the one with your Dh and Mia with the smile. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:06pm
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dont delete any photos...even the bad ones will be good reminders....and make sure you save every last one to disc....these are Mias first baby photos to show her one day...take a heapp!
Im so happy for you guys! BTW your journey isnt over...it has only just begun! |
Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:07pm
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WOW! What a beautiful post. I am so happy for you - you all just look so perfect together. I wish you every joy in the world as you all begin family life together.
Congratulations. Mia is absolutely gorgeous. |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:12pm
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You look sooo happy!!! Beautiful wee girl! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:22pm
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you make a beautiful family, and mia is just adorably cute! i love the one of daddy and her smiling at each other.
so glad things have been going well for you all so far - bombshell is right, it is only just beginning, you are starting the ride of your life, and nothing will ever compare to it. enjoy! ooh, and i hope that mia flies well, it might be scary for her! good thing she will be able to have lots of mummy and daddy cuddles during it. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:26pm
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you've brought tears to my eyes...those pics were beautiful. you all lool like you belong together.
Maybe some sort of ceremony or prayer (if thats your thing) as closure might help. something to mark the end of her old life and the beginning of your new life as a family. or maybe some sort of acknowledgement to the home, like a plaque or small gift that will be there forever... and the pics may be small due to the settings on your camera. My hubby changed mine to all be huge... hope you get some sleep soon... |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:28pm
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Loooovely pics. You guys are beautiful! (The whole lot!!) |
Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:31pm
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Congratulations you make a beautiful family! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:36pm
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Just gorgeous! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:40pm
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Ohh you look so happy!!! What a gorgeous little girl!
Congratulations & all the best!! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 6:21pm
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congratulations on your beautiful family, you look so happy to be together
i think Gandt's idea about a ceremony marking the end of the old life and beginning of a new one is a good one
also, i read this once and i thought of it when i read your post, a little girl was asked what it meant by her being adopted, and she said "it means my mummy grew me in her heart,instead of in her tummy"
Again, so happy for you, welcome to the "mum club", wer'e glad your here
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 6:56pm
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Beautiful photos. What a lovely family you have. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:13pm
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She is just GORGEOUS! No wonder you can't stop looking at her! Congratulations ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:16pm
| what gorgeous pics! BTW, I stil have a mountain of pics from both my two boys - half that are blurry, or shots of the tops of heads - I can't bring myself to delete them either! welcome to the mum club! You'll find yourself doing all sorts of weird thigns! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:24pm
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I love the photos! Congratulations on your new family, and ditto to what Bombshell said...this is just the beginning!
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:46pm
awww what a cute family shes as cute as a button i still cant delete any photos of james even the fuzzy ones  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:25pm
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Leah she is so cute, good luck for the flight home and now the journey begins. I too have alsorts of photos of Andrew and Josh on our computer, even the ones Andrew took of himself when he got his hands on the camera, random body parts but still wonderful memories. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:30pm
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She is so beautiful and you guys all look so happy!!! tears to eyes again!!!! Congrats!! (I love warm fuzzys!) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:59pm
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Ok so everytime I read your posts I have tears in my eyes. This is the beginning a long and windy road for you, I hope it to be full of many joys and milestones for you to share as a family. The photos are just perfect |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 9:47pm
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I have a feeling that once you're back in your own home in NZ that you'll have felt some of that 'closure' you are looking for - just like a mum like me looks forward to being home from the hospital. I'm so glad everything is working out well! Do you mind sharing why you decided to adopt? (I'm a really curious person lol) ------------- |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 10 August 2007 at 10:15pm
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Beautiful family!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:38am
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amy i'm the same! everytime i read your posts leah my eyes well up
what a beautiful family you have, mia looks so happy with you and DH  i think GandT's idea is lovely, maybe you could do something when you get back home to celebrate your new beginning as a family.
as for pics of mia, you'll never have enough! even the kids ones with the heads cut off are still on my computer ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 11:20am
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Congrats, I bet your so happy to have her with you now.
The pics are gorgeous she looks like shes bonded with you both already. You can never have to many photos, I have heaps, I get camera happy when I take pics. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:24pm
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Thank you for sharing this incredible moment in your lives with us. You are a beautiful family, and clearly you have so much love to share and Mia is such a lucky little girl to have "found" you both. Congratulations! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 7:38pm
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Wow Leah! Just caught up on your posts. Congratulations for becoming a mummy. Your family photos are adorable!
Great to hear that adoption is still working. I was adopted out when I was born, and I look back and know that it was for the best, and that I had a loving family to be brought up with. I have since met my birth mum and dad, but it's my adopted family that is my true family - and always will be. Sending you and your family lots of love and hugs and kisses. Well done ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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