OHbaby! Forums : First Night https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 19 May 2026 15:24:37 +0000 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:38:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9820 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[First Night : Wow Leah! Just caught up on your...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195878&title=first-night#195878 Author: AN E
Subject: 9820
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 7:38pm

Wow Leah! Just caught up on your posts. Congratulations for becoming a mummy. Your family photos are adorable!

Great to hear that adoption is still working. I was adopted out when I was born, and I look back and know that it was for the best, and that I had a loving family to be brought up with. I have since met my birth mum and dad, but it's my adopted family that is my true family - and always will be.

Sending you and your family lots of love and hugs and kisses. Well done]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:38:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195878&title=first-night#195878 <![CDATA[First Night : Thank you for sharing this incredible...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195701&title=first-night#195701 Author: MummyFreckle
Subject: 9820
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:24pm

Thank you for sharing this incredible moment in your lives with us. You are a beautiful family, and clearly you have so much love to share and Mia is such a lucky little girl to have "found" you both.

Congratulations!

]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:24:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195701&title=first-night#195701 <![CDATA[First Night : Congrats, I bet your so happy...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195492&title=first-night#195492 Author: MyMinis
Subject: 9820
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 11:20am

Congrats, I bet your so happy to have her with you now.
The pics are gorgeous she looks like shes bonded with you both already.
You can never have to many photos, I have heaps, I get camera happy when I take pics.
]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:20:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195492&title=first-night#195492 <![CDATA[First Night : amy i&#039;m the same! everytime...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195467&title=first-night#195467 Author: jack_&_charli
Subject: 9820
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:38am

amy i'm the same! everytime i read your posts leah my eyes well up

what a beautiful family you have, mia looks so happy with you and DH   i think GandT's idea is lovely, maybe you could do something when you get back home to celebrate your new beginning as a family.

as for pics of mia, you'll never have enough! even the kids ones with the heads cut off are still on my computer ]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:38:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195467&title=first-night#195467 <![CDATA[First Night : Beautiful family!! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195361&title=first-night#195361 Author: Leish
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 10:15pm

Beautiful family!! ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:15:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195361&title=first-night#195361 <![CDATA[First Night : I have a feeling that once you&#039;re...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195335&title=first-night#195335 Author: busymum
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 9:47pm

I have a feeling that once you're back in your own home in NZ that you'll have felt some of that 'closure' you are looking for - just like a mum like me looks forward to being home from the hospital. I'm so glad everything is working out well! Do you mind sharing why you decided to adopt? (I'm a really curious person lol)]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:47:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195335&title=first-night#195335 <![CDATA[First Night : Ok so everytime I read your posts...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195307&title=first-night#195307 Author: Guests
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:59pm

Ok so everytime I read your posts I have tears in my eyes.

This is the beginning a long and windy road for you, I hope it to be full of many joys and milestones for you to share as a family.

The photos are just perfect

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:59:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195307&title=first-night#195307 <![CDATA[First Night : She is so beautiful and you guys...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195290&title=first-night#195290 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:30pm

She is so beautiful and you guys all look so happy!!! tears to eyes again!!!! Congrats!! (I love warm fuzzys!)]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:30:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195290&title=first-night#195290 <![CDATA[First Night : Leah she is so cute, good luck...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195286&title=first-night#195286 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 8:25pm

Leah she is so cute, good luck for the flight home and now the journey begins. I too have alsorts of photos of Andrew and Josh on our computer, even the ones Andrew took of himself when he got his hands on the camera, random body parts but still wonderful memories.]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:25:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195286&title=first-night#195286 <![CDATA[First Night : awww what a cute family shes as...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195273&title=first-night#195273 Author: james
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:46pm

awww what a cute family shes as cute as a button i still cant delete any photos of james even the fuzzy ones ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:46:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195273&title=first-night#195273 <![CDATA[First Night : I love the photos! Congratulations...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195266&title=first-night#195266 Author: pepsi
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:24pm

I love the photos! Congratulations on your new family, and ditto to what Bombshell said...this is just the beginning! ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:24:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195266&title=first-night#195266 <![CDATA[First Night : what gorgeous pics! BTW, I stil...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195261&title=first-night#195261 Author: lizzle
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:16pm

what gorgeous pics! BTW, I stil have a mountain of pics from both my two boys - half that are blurry, or shots of the tops of heads - I can't bring myself to delete them either! welcome to the mum club! You'll find yourself doing all sorts of weird thigns!]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:16:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195261&title=first-night#195261 <![CDATA[First Night : She is just GORGEOUS! No wonder...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195259&title=first-night#195259 Author: ShellandBella
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 7:13pm

She is just GORGEOUS! No wonder you can't stop looking at her! Congratulations ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:13:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195259&title=first-night#195259 <![CDATA[First Night : Beautiful photos. What a lovely...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195246&title=first-night#195246 Author: Kels
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 6:56pm

Beautiful photos. What a lovely family you have. ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:56:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195246&title=first-night#195246 <![CDATA[First Night : congratulations on your beautiful...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195233&title=first-night#195233 Author: caitlynsmygirl
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 6:21pm

congratulations on your beautiful family, you look so happy to be together

i think Gandt's idea about a ceremony marking the end of the old life and beginning of a new one is a good one

also, i read this once and i thought of it when i read your post, a little girl was asked what it meant by her being adopted, and she said "it means my mummy grew me in her heart,instead of in her tummy"

Again, so happy for you, welcome to the "mum club", wer'e glad your here ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:21:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195233&title=first-night#195233 <![CDATA[First Night : Ohh you look so happy!!! What...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195214&title=first-night#195214 Author: my4beauties
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:40pm

Ohh you look so happy!!! What a gorgeous little girl!

Congratulations & all the best!! ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:40:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195214&title=first-night#195214 <![CDATA[First Night : Just gorgeous! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195210&title=first-night#195210 Author: caraMel
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:36pm

Just gorgeous!]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:36:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195210&title=first-night#195210 <![CDATA[First Night : Congratulations you make a beautiful...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195203&title=first-night#195203 Author: Faraway
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:31pm

Congratulations you make a beautiful family!]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:31:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195203&title=first-night#195203 <![CDATA[First Night : Loooovely pics. You guys are...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195198&title=first-night#195198 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:28pm



Loooovely pics. You guys are beautiful! (The whole lot!!)]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:28:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195198&title=first-night#195198 <![CDATA[First Night : you&#039;ve brought tears to my...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195196&title=first-night#195196 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:26pm

you've brought tears to my eyes...those pics were beautiful. you all lool like you belong together.

Maybe some sort of ceremony or prayer (if thats your thing) as closure might help. something to mark the end of her old life and the beginning of your new life as a family. or maybe some sort of acknowledgement to the home, like a plaque or small gift that will be there forever...

and the pics may be small due to the settings on your camera. My hubby changed mine to all be huge...

hope you get some sleep soon...

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:26:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195196&title=first-night#195196 <![CDATA[First Night : you make a beautiful family, and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195191&title=first-night#195191 Author: MILF
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:22pm

you make a beautiful family, and mia is just adorably cute! i love the one of daddy and her smiling at each other.

so glad things have been going well for you all so far - bombshell is right, it is only just beginning, you are starting the ride of your life, and nothing will ever compare to it.

enjoy! ooh, and i hope that mia flies well, it might be scary for her! good thing she will be able to have lots of mummy and daddy cuddles during it.]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:22:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195191&title=first-night#195191 <![CDATA[First Night : You look sooo happy!!! Beautiful...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195185&title=first-night#195185 Author: Bumble
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:12pm

You look sooo happy!!! Beautiful wee girl!]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:12:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195185&title=first-night#195185 <![CDATA[First Night : WOW! What a beautiful post....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195179&title=first-night#195179 Author: katie1
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:07pm

WOW! What a beautiful post. I am so happy for you - you all just look so perfect together. I wish you every joy in the world as you all begin family life together.
Congratulations. Mia is absolutely gorgeous.]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:07:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195179&title=first-night#195179 <![CDATA[First Night : dont delete any photos...even...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195178&title=first-night#195178 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:06pm

dont delete any photos...even the bad ones will be good reminders....and make sure you save every last one to disc....these are Mias first baby photos to show her one day...take a heapp!

Im so happy for you guys!

BTW your journey isnt over...it has only just begun!]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:06:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195178&title=first-night#195178 <![CDATA[First Night : oh how exciting and I can imagine...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195175&title=first-night#195175 Author: AnnC
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:06pm

oh how exciting and I can imagine you sitting there watching her sleep - its such a beautiful site and much wanted by yourself and hubby.

She is gorgeous - love the one with your Dh and Mia with the smile.]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:06:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195175&title=first-night#195175 <![CDATA[First Night : What a beautiful girl Mia is....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195168&title=first-night#195168 Author: Millie1976
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:03pm

What a beautiful girl Mia is. I am so happy for the both of you to have a lovely little girl - may she bring lots of joy into your lives ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:03:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195168&title=first-night#195168 <![CDATA[First Night : Its nearly 1 in the morning and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195165&title=first-night#195165 Author: LeahL
Subject: 9820
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 5:00pm

Its nearly 1 in the morning and hubbys finaly fallen a sleep,I cant sleep right now I have been siting here watching her sleep, she looks so peacefully, I could watch her all day
Had a good day last day at the home and all I wantted to do was bring them all with me, I was crying on and off most the time tears of joy, we arrive back in NZ sunday night.

I have this weird feelig in the pit of my somach, I no this journey is over but I need to do something for some closure. Its been a hard few years and at one point I never thought I would ever have a baby,

Well I have taken sooooo many photos it not funny, and I cant bring myself to delete any of them LOL

Both James and I are 2nd generation chinese, hince the fact we adopted a chinese baby,

Ok me and Mia

Daddy and Mia, look at the big smile


Family shot


Night night
Leah
(don't no why the photos are so small)]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9820&PID=195165&title=first-night#195165