Post Adoption Depression has set in our house...
DH and I just finalized the adoption of our 4yr old dd and 6 yr old ds after having them for 9 months. We are still attaching to each other and every day gets a little better. We have waited 6 yrs to become parents yet we are still grieving our infertility and not being "just the 2 of us" anymore.
Some days it is Dh feeling blue and sometimes it is me. I think we both had our fantasy of parenthood which has been crushed with the reality of this responsibility. Overall, our kids are great, my only job is as a mom and my dreams have been fulfilled so why am I not happier?
It's a week today since we became a forever family but it doesn't feel real yet. I wonder how long it will take to be "in love" with our kids?
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