Screw it...yesterday I said I was trying to put thoughts of the adoption aside and take a Zen "if you don't look for it, it will find you" approach. I lied.
Sure, the adoption process is not front and center as it was every day as we worked to get our home study done, but it's there, it's a part of my life and I'm embracing it. I'm just tired of it taking so long, especially when we were given indications early on that the normal timing going through our chosen agency was shorter than it's been so far.
However, there's no such thing as normal and I just need to accept that. Helping me along was this great article on Slate.com about the myth of developmental milestones and calendars for children. Things happen in their own time and wishing for it won't rush it, any more than you can rush a kid's teething or potty training.
Actually, does anyone know of a way to rush those milestones along? I'd really like to know before it's our turn to deal with them.
And we will be dealing with them sometime soon. I do believe that.
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Tell me about it. I'm so sick of waiting!
Thanks for the link; Great article, and very true.
As for the milestones - have you looked into elimination communication? I'm hoping it'll speed up potty trianing a bit, or at least reduce the dirty nappy load in the meantime. :)
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