Picking Up The Pieces
My blog for my boy JJ - adopted from Kyrgyzstan. Real-life stories.
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JJ's New Love
luluhart posted 16 hours 40 min ago — JJ has a new obsession to add to his list - Cars (you know, the movie). My in-laws have the DVD and whenever we are over there JJ insists on watching it and will sit through the entire thing if we let him. His favorite (and not so favorite) part of...
Happy 2nd Birthday JJ!
luluhart posted 4 days 15 hours ago — It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home, and now our little guy has turned 2! We celebrated with a party over at grandma and grandpa's house. (Thanks to all of our friends and family that came over to hang with us!)Along with turning...
The Big Boy Bed
luluhart posted 2 weeks 3 days ago — Ever since JJ climbed (and then fell) out of his crib we have been worried about him getting out again. Jerret’s idea to stop his ability to get out was to turn the crib around so that the low side (where we would typically reach in to grab him o...
School Days
luluhart posted 3 weeks 4 days ago — JJ started school last week. We had a few rough mornings (ok, they were all rough). Jerret took him on the very first day and JJ was not getting it. He cried and ran to the door and wanted out. I called the school at 1:00 when the kids were suppose...
My Adoption Soap Box
luluhart posted 3 weeks 6 days ago — After watching a recent 60 Minutes episode, Jerret and I were reminded of the strife occurring daily in the lives of so many innocent children - children who dream of a better life, and pray each night that God sends a family to love and care for...
Nighttime Issues
luluhart posted 4 weeks 6 days ago — JJ has recently discovered the wonders of Thomas the Train and is slowly but surely turning his discovery into a full-blown obsession. We just went to lay him down for the night and he threw a raging fit - pointing at the TV and crying "Choo Choo!
It's Official!
luluhart posted 6 weeks 1 day ago — We officially have a US citizen on our hands now. Monday was our court date to finalize the adoption of JJ here in the US. The judge was great and JJ actually did pretty good (although he didn't appreciate the pictures being taken). Notice the s...
JJ Jackson
luluhart posted 6 weeks 4 days ago — This is JJ's new thing...wearing socks on his hands. If he doesn't have shoes on, he insists on taking one sock off and wearing it on his hand. We have found him many mornings sleeping with his "sock hand."...
Gotcha Day
luluhart posted 6 weeks 4 days ago — Gotcha day was last week and didn't end up going as smoothly as I would have liked. I wanted to celebrate so we went to dinner, only JJ wasn't having it. He refused to sit and eat and wanted to run up and down the aisle and climb on top of the tabl...
