Cornish Adoption Journey: Whew!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Whew!

This morning I...
Got 3 kids up, fed, dressed (K does these things himself)
Made a loaf of bread in the breadmaker
Disassembled 2 cribs
Moved furniture in the girls' room (twice because the first way didn't work quite right)
Ran 5 loads of laundry
Fed 4 kids and 2 adults lunch
Changed 9 diapers
Changed Emma's clothes again (She keeps sucking/chewing on her shirts and stretching them out!)
Put 3 kids down to nap
Canceled 4 utilities at our house that we CLOSE ON TOMORROW!

And now...
The girls are back to sharing a room (no worries, Bria sleeps like a brick and Emma won't keep her up!)
and
Our bedroom is back to being OURS!

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ErikaSeptember 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Impressive! Now do you get a nap?
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KathySeptember 17, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Wow. tired much?
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RKSeptember 17, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Yay! You sold the house! I must have missed that... congrats and praise God!
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AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 9:06 PM
You had a very busy day. Hope you get some sleep tonight without Emma in there!

Mom C
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AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 9:41 PM
i cant wait to see what the rooms look like all rearanged!
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June BergerSeptember 17, 2008 at 10:24 PM
You're my hero ;o)
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LouSeptember 17, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Your very own bedroom with your very own personal space...hmm, what a concept! Our 2 year old still co-sleeps...And I am impressed at the 5 loads of laundry for sure! Go, Mama! And hope you get that well-earned rest tonight!!!
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FaithSeptember 18, 2008 at 6:17 AM
I am SO SO SO excited for your house to sell.
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WheresMyAngelsSeptember 18, 2008 at 7:45 AM
Great news, I hadn't heard.
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AnonymousSeptember 18, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Go Kristopher for being able to take on those responsibilities alone. He's such a good kid. HOpe it all got settled for you. Love, Gma
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About our Family

Michael and I have been married for 21 years and have fifteen children. Kristopher was born in 2004, Brianna in 2006, and in 2007 we decided to add to our family through adoption. We added Emma (born in 2003) and Micah (born in 2006) to our family from Ukraine in 2008. Then in 2009 Lynae was born to us. In fall of 2010 we finalized James' adoption from US foster care and were in process for the adoption of Wesley (born in 2005) and received the 'bonus' of Aleksa (born in 2002) from Ukraine. Aleksa was the child we had originally tried to adopt when we brought home Emma and Micah in 2008! God orchestrated her homecoming with Wesley in Dec 2010! Delaina was then born to us in 2012. In 2014 we had Paul come stay with us as a respite placement, then we moved from Florida to Georgia. During that time, his first family that adopted him from Bulgaria a year prior, asked for us to adopt him and he became a Cornish in May 2015. In November 2015 we had our 4th baby girl, Harper. Then, in January 2017 we learned of a baby nearby in Georgia that needed a family. We adopted Nya in 2017. Since then we have had two more babies born to us. Silas in 2018 and Ryleigh in 2020. We will upwrap baby #15 around Christmas 2022!

All fourteen of our children are greatly treasured, and our daughter Brianna's diagnosis of Down syndrome was an answer to prayer. I'm sure that sounds strange to many, but Mike and I had considered adopting children with special needs for a long time and she was our "definite yes" to that journey! Five of our adopted children share the Ds diagnosis, and Emma has the same heart defect that Brianna had repaired. Wesley has Cerebral Palsy, and Nya has significant respiratory needs and CP.

14 kids, all homeschooled, 7 adopted, 6 with Down syndrome, 5 from Eastern Europe, 7 "home grown," 4 from Ukraine, 6 "typical," 3 with Cerebral Palsy, 2 with RAD, 2 from the USA, 4 with Autism, 2 Committed Parents, 1 very BIG GOD. That's Us!

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Whew!

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