#attachmentbuilding

These two were so adorable watching the squirrels in the garden together this morning 😍 (before Zoe went and got changed because we remembered it was a non-uniform day 😂🙈) . #siblings #wearefamily #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #wecouldhavemissedthis #adoptionbuiltus #lovemakesafamily https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5LFBsswRI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Jake just wanted to check if his hands are as big as mine yet 😍 . #wholesome #buildingattachments #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #attachement #adoption #adoptionbuiltus #love #adoptionawareness #therapeuticparenting #connectedparenting https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsWiYnsqOW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Bedtime cuddles! 🥰 My husband's been away for a few days and found it hard to peel himself away from the children at bedtime. Had to tell him to stop being so fun, so they will go to sleep! Jake was in fits of giggles when I took this photo!! 🤣 . #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #attachement #adoption #adoptionbuiltus #love #adoptionawareness #therapeuticparenting #connectedparenting #bedtime https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTHxP8MrlB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

At forest school today (I was a parent volunteer, if you missed my previous post), one of Jake's little friends wasn't feeling it. He was really quiet and didn't want to do any of the activities. I chatted to him for a bit, and he explained that he had woken up very early and he was tired. He walked around with me and Jake for a bit, but still didn't want to join in, and eventually announced that he was too tired to walk, and sat down on a log. Jake went over and sat next to him, and asked "Are you sad? Do you want my Mummy to sit next to you?" I thought that was such a sweet thing! He thinks that sitting next to me makes people feel better! 🥰 Well, that's how I'm interpreting that anyway. I did sit with his friend for a while and he told me a very long story, that I struggled to follow, but he seemed to enjoy telling it, so that's the main thing! And Jake happily wandered off, leaving me to chat to his friend. I'm happy that he's secure enough in our attachment and the knowledge that I'm HIS Mummy, that he could offer my listening ear to his friend, and not feel threatened. . #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #attachmentparenting #buildingattachments #therapeuticparenting #connectedparenting #connection #parenting #adoption #wholesome https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQKpb-owX9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Little one is under the weather, which is so heartbreaking! But the silver lining is lots and lots of cuddles. I did eventually transfer him into his bed, but I enjoyed a long cuddle first 😍 #adoption #attachment #attachmentbuilding #adoptionbuiltus #adoptionislove #love #lovemakesafamily #wearefamily #lovemyfamily #wecouldhavemissedthis #family #famille #familia #familie #wirsindfamilie #liebemachtfamilie https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKDOPZsqwn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When we talked about our plans to adopt, people often asked a lot of questions. The most common were along the lines of “are you sure you can love someone else's child as much as you love your daughter?” I always found that quite strange. I’m not biologically-related to my husband, but nobody ever suggested that I should marry a relative, or questioned whether I could love him as much as my biological family! Why do so many people think we need a biological link to a child to love them? We have some very close friends who have children of a similar age to our eldest, and some had younger siblings. I adore those children, and have looked after some of them when friends had work etc. The more time I spend with them, the more I feel that our bond grows stronger. It’s the same with any relationship really, but sometimes people assume that the love we have for a child is more difficult to form. I actually think children are often the easiest to bond with! I love my friends’ children who have no biological link to me or my husband, so I have never had any doubt that I would love any child we adopted. It’s not genetics that makes me love my family! Love is complicated and difficult to explain or understand, but one thing I am certain of is that love does not depend on DNA. American Opera Singer, Robert Brault, put it well when he said: “There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child – and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.” . #adoption #attachment #attachmentbuilding #adoptionbuiltus #adoptionislove #love #lovemakesafamily #wearefamily #wecouldhavemissedthis #family #famille #familia #familie #wirsindfamilie #liebemachtfamilie https://www.instagram.com/p/CnG-ll1tz-U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Watching the Feelings song by @mooseclumps on @youtube and when it got to the bit about feeling scared, little J leapt into his sister's arms! 😍 . #siblingbond #siblings #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #adoptsiblings #siblinglove #adoptionbuiltus #adoption #adoptionuk #adoptivefamily #wecouldhavemissedthis #wearefamily #thisisus #livingourbestlives #wholesome #bettertogether #parenting #parentingmoments #family #famille #familledacceuil #familleadoptive #familie #familieleben #familienleben #wirsindfamilie #familia #familiacogida #parenthood https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4Qc4us3n7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tree went up today and I let the children have complete artistic freedom. They mostly put the baubles up IN PAIRS. How utterly adorable is that?!?! They are such a sweet little pair. I hope they always want to do everything together. 🥰 . #siblingbond #siblings #attachment #attachmentbuilding #attachmentdisorder #bonding #adoptsiblings #siblingbesties #siblinglove #adoptionbuiltus #adoption #adoptionuk #adoptivefamily #adoptivesiblings #wecouldhavemissedthis #wearefamily #thisisus #livingourbestlives #wholesome #bettertogether #feelingfestive #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas https://www.instagram.com/p/ClpFgFiMUy8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=