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#2101
11-10-2005, 01:50 PM
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Stacie...good luck on your book signing tonight, you'll do great!!!(easy for me to say...LOL) but I'm sure you will. Can you PM me info on your book? I tried to find it once and didn't (it's a me thing). Anyway, I'd love to find it.
Good luck again !!!
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#2102
11-10-2005, 06:16 PM
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This Is Your Life
Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead Yesterday is a promise that you've broken Don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes, This is your life And today is all you've got now And today is all you've ever had Don't close your eyes This is your life, are you who you want to be? This is your life, are you who you want to be? This is your life, is it everything that you dreamed that it would be when the world was younger, and you had everything to lose? Yesterday is a kid in the corner Yesterday is dead and over This is your life, are you who you want to be? This is your life, are you who you want to be? by Switchfoot
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#2103
11-10-2005, 07:02 PM
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Hey guys I am back and I survived it.I have even agreed to do yet another book signing and presentation in another county....Hooray!!I am so excited now.It wasn't as nerve wracking as I thought it would be.
How is Chris tonight?I hope all is going well and the baby is great! Summer....how is your little one doing?How are the older two adjusting to a new baby in the house???Soon there will be a baby for each of them.... Nancy....I pm'd you......Hope all is well with your little one.....How is Hannah liking school this year?? Cathy....We miss you around here more.You are always so much fun!! Susan....How is everything going for you?Is the pbm continuing to do well??I hope so......Just think you will have a little one very soon.How exciting.... Kim and the rest of you, have a wonderful evening......
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STACIE CAHILL mother to JACOB,CHELSEA ,AND BROOKLYNN author of children's book,WHO AM I?. Who AM I?, is NOW available through Adoption Shop.
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#2104
11-10-2005, 07:12 PM
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Going home tomorrow!
Everything is going well and we will be going home tomorrow!
 Since I have doing so well, they gave me the choice to go home today, but against my usual nature I decided to take them up on the extra day in the hospital. I was a nice chance to work on some feeding issues and stuff. Boy, do I have a ton of respect for all those amoms inducing lactation. Breastfeeding is hard even when you don't have to jump through all those hoops! But, things are going much better and we are excited to go home tomorrow! On the adoption front, my dh got email from our SW today wondering if we still wanted our profile shown or if we wanted a break to get settled for a bit. He told her to go ahead and keep showing it, we are ready for #2 whenever the are ready for us!  So, we'll see what happens. I no longer anxious about the adoption rollercoaster, but if something comes along we would be thrilled. Take care everyone and Thanks again for all the support! You all have truly been a blessing in my life! 
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005  MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006  MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008  Am I NUTS or what?
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#2105
11-10-2005, 07:15 PM
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Stacie- I'm glad your book signing and presentation went well! Can you email me with your book info. too? I've been meaning to ask for a while and keep forgetting.
Thanks, christineglasscock@yahoo.com
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005 MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006 MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008 Am I NUTS or what?
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#2106
11-10-2005, 07:59 PM
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Chris and Aaron, congratulations on the arrival of your beautiful son! I can't believe you look so good after giving birth Chris, wowsers! You're going to be faboo parents. Love the pictures,...he's so tiny and precious.*gush* "
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Peace, Hugs and Toodleloo! ~ <>Steph Children Of The Americas Volunteer, and Proud Mom to Britain Shea (21), homegrown in ol' Kentucky Kiran Tomás (5), heartgrown in Mazatenango, Guatemala ~ Adoption Playgroups*~*Kentucky Adoptive Parents
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#2107
11-10-2005, 08:42 PM
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Chris -- big happiness on you going home on Friday -- yes, bfeeding is quite a drama in the beginning and then it's so wonderfully simple as you get going with it. The milk is always the right temp -- no sterilizing -- no measuring. . . all the best for your babe. When your milk comes in it's almost frightening (at least for me it was) but then, you'll settle in, once your breasts get used to being so busy! (remember that lanolin is realllllly your friend for a few days and use it liberally!).
I agree about amoms doing adoptive nursing. I tried with my son but we had almost no notice and he didn't suck strongly, ever - - then I realized I could share a lot easier if we were all involved and never looked back. . . and I am a BIG proponent of nursing -- my dd bfed until she was 2 and a half. Stacie -- so cool that your signing and presentation went well. I knew it would, but it can be nerve-wracking to anticipate. Kudos to you for enjoying it all! Just had a wonderful talk with J (pbmom). Her dh is back in her life (bf -- they've figured out it's only him as the bf, whew) and he's a little behind on the trust we've established, so she needed to talk to me about how we really feel about a few issues. Our conversation was great and such a relief to me. When she called me at 4:20 (never calls during the week and NEVER that early), I thought, OMG, this is "IT"! -- but it wasn't and the call was so comforting to us both. Time to get things going around here -- hi to all -- susan
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> DD 23, bio, pure luck--my first miracle > DS 12, open adoption and my miracle #2 > DD 3, open adoption -- and now our third miracle "I am your way home ~~ You are my new path." [from: You Are My I Love You]
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#2108
11-11-2005, 05:24 AM
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Susan
Glad things are going well with pbm and the entire situation.AMEN!!It will be time for your little one to make an entrance into this world as soon as you can turn around twice...... Bassette....good to see you over here girl.Just think we get to meet real soon....Hooray for Ky adoptive parents.Wish I could meet the rest of the girls here too! Well I am off to work. Summer post more pictures.I love them....
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STACIE CAHILL mother to JACOB,CHELSEA ,AND BROOKLYNN author of children's book,WHO AM I?. Who AM I?, is NOW available through Adoption Shop.
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#2109
11-11-2005, 03:53 PM
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Staci-I will pm you the pictures, as I feel that we don't always have such nice wonderful people reading these forums.
Susan, so happy that your pbmom and pbdad both seem to be on board. That is so wonderful and so important. Chris, hope that this post find you home with your new son and wonderful family. Your Dh, is so sweet and I hope we can all meet one day soon Well, update on Big D, she has been kissing my A$$!!!! LOL It has been funny...she has been so nice and sweet to me yesterday and today! Maybe she is finally taking her meds PS> Any ideas for headache relief while pregnant, I seem to get more and more headaches and more and more pain God Bless, Summer
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11-11-2005, 04:03 PM
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Summer- If you rub ice into your palm in a circular motion between the thumb and index finger...it will relieve a headache. Also water....50 % of headaches are from dehydration. Hope you feel better soon.
Chris-how is PJ Doing? Susan- 3 weeks or so right? Cathy-Is everything OK, I noticed you changed your greeting and avatar, I like the teapot Sure miss ya around here. Hope the kids are OK and the pink eye is Finally Gone!!!
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#2111
11-11-2005, 08:20 PM
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We're home!
So far, so good. We got home this afternoon. PJ is doing wonderfully. He has been a pretty easy baby so far. He is fussing now (probably hungry), but he keeps eating just a little then settles for an hour and wants to eat again. The last couple nights he has done this through the night
 , so I am just going with the flow for now in hopes that he will have it out of his system by the time I am ready for bed. When he gets really hungry he gets all upset and snorts like a pig (between wails). Although, I feel bad he is so upset, I usually end up laughing so hard that I can hardly control myself. I end up having to give him a bit of a bottle just to calm him down enough to finish feeding. My parents came by for a while once we got home. They are so excited to be grandparents (even more than they thought they would be). Here is his picture in his going home outfit. It was a little big, but it was 3-6 month size!
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005 MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006 MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008 Am I NUTS or what?
Last edited by chrisandaaron : 11-11-2005 at 08:27 PM.
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#2112
11-11-2005, 08:23 PM
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One more going home picture!
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005 MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006 MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008 Am I NUTS or what?
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#2113
11-11-2005, 08:32 PM
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Chris -- your posts and photos make me smile. . . what a homecoming for allll of you. Babies coming home make really the best days and often, the most challenging. They don't have ANY idea what they want and we don't truly know what we are doing -- but you do sound so patient with PJ. Enjoy every second, susan
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> DD 23, bio, pure luck--my first miracle > DS 12, open adoption and my miracle #2 > DD 3, open adoption -- and now our third miracle "I am your way home ~~ You are my new path." [from: You Are My I Love You]
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#2114
11-11-2005, 08:37 PM
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PJ with my sister
My sister drove all the way down to visit us in the hospital by herself! She just got her license last week and we live in the city 1 & 1/2 hours from my parents. I can't believe she is getting so old (she turned 18 yesterday)! She told me it was really important to her since she never got to meet her bio sister's babies in person. (Long story, but her bio sister has drug/alcohol issues and had twins a couple of years ago. They were removed from her care by DCF by the time they were 2.
) My sister has her own set of issues, but every now and then she amazes me with her insight!
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005 MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006 MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008 Am I NUTS or what?
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#2115
11-11-2005, 08:40 PM
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Susan- I am soooo excited for you... Just 3 more weeks! I hope they fly by!
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Chris Hoping to adopt since Dec. 2004 MOM to PJ homegrown Nov. 8th, 2005 MOM to TD born Feb. 6th, 2006, joined our family Feb. 27th, 2006 MOM to KR born May 20th, 2008, in our arms May 21st, 2008 Am I NUTS or what?
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