tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post7644097825097207343..comments2023-08-24T11:25:53.181-04:00Comments on Catherine's Chatter - Waiting for Hannah: Far Too Quickly the Time Has Comeā¦Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06120007274654255204noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-7055541208046226822010-08-22T17:38:34.625-04:002010-08-22T17:38:34.625-04:00I found your blog and am really enjoying it. I fo...I found your blog and am really enjoying it. I found your post about returning to work. Wow, living in the US I didn't know that Canada had such wonderful leave for new moms. I could feel your anxiety. My husband and I have 3 children a 24 year old son that was married last year. My first daughter came to us from S. Korea at the age of 5 months and our second daughter from Guangxi Province the age of 13 months. I work part time and with #1 I went back to work after a week and a half. With #2 I went back after 4 days and dealing with a traumatized baby and jet lag was the worst thing I've been through. I work part time so I didn't qualify for family leave. Whatever we get it is never enough for sure. Anyway, I am enjoying your blog. Thank you.<br /><br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-50117018339616018782010-08-17T16:14:59.013-04:002010-08-17T16:14:59.013-04:00I think it's really wonderful you get nine mon...I think it's really wonderful you get nine months! Here, in the US, it's usually 6 weeks and doesn't matter whether it's a birth or adoption. Canada is so great on that!Jeannie Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361408353074895700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-61979315597200111442010-08-17T00:30:42.449-04:002010-08-17T00:30:42.449-04:00Hope that your day passed quickly, without too muc...Hope that your day passed quickly, without too much heart ache and that Hannah was super excited to see you when you returned home.Lisa~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02632507779742615043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-75346327342830368262010-08-16T22:03:17.362-04:002010-08-16T22:03:17.362-04:00As I'm sure you know, it's similar in the ...As I'm sure you know, it's similar in the States, where adoptive parents get far fewer weeks than parents who give birth. We get a whopping 6 weeks of disability pay (about 2/3 normal pay) and that's it! 6 freaking weeks!!! Thank God we also have a Federal tax credit or quite honestly, I wouldnt have been able to be off another 2 months without pay....there was so much bonding left to do. 6 weeks is absolutely nothing, really. You are very fortunate....but then you already know that.Karenhttp://www.todanceandsing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-6629777690772351782010-08-16T20:56:23.199-04:002010-08-16T20:56:23.199-04:00Good luck with the transition. I am also returning...Good luck with the transition. I am also returning to work in less than a month, but I have been home for <br />3 1/2 years! I feel your pain and anxiety and pray it goes well for us both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-45315541176943600942010-08-16T20:11:03.459-04:002010-08-16T20:11:03.459-04:00Catherine,
My mommy and grandmother heart goes out...Catherine,<br />My mommy and grandmother heart goes out to you. Please know that I'll be praying and praying and then praying some more for you and your sweet Hannah!!<br /><br />Catherine, you are such a terrific mother and I just feel in my heart that Hannah will be fine. Someone else said that children learn alot from other children. I think this will be true in Hannah's case. She seems very outgoing from your blogs.<br /><br />Please, please let us know how it goes that first day as I'm sure we'll all be on tenderhooks waiting to know!<br /><br />Much Love and many prayers headed your way!!<br />Miss Lila in Atlanta<br />Ilana, Sadie & Ruby (granddaughters)Updated by Lila Huggins (grandmother)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08686127350353876114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-5197674015151225072010-08-16T10:12:06.674-04:002010-08-16T10:12:06.674-04:00She'll be fine! I am so envious of the time yo...She'll be fine! I am so envious of the time you had with Hannah. I got zero leave. I had 2 weeks of vacation to use and then had to take unpaid Family Leave. Because I couldn't afford to take unpaid leave (since I assumed I would get the same that birthmothers get- 6 weeks paid- yes, that's weeks, not months)I had to work half time from home, which meant nights and weekends for the max time I could take, which in my company was 12 weeks. But I essentially worked the whole time. Very exhausting. I would have done double back flips for 9.5 months! I will say this, my Abby's learning and skills really took off once she started school/daycare. Some things they just learn faster from seeing other kids doing them...<br />Hugs to you!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059963380163926153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-52443912700474053562010-08-16T10:03:53.095-04:002010-08-16T10:03:53.095-04:00How can one possibly have so much cuteness in one ...How can one possibly have so much cuteness in one post!!! LOVE the photos! Hugs for your journey back to the daily grind!!!Stephehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848642560851324087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-66333274405981793482010-08-16T09:54:17.684-04:002010-08-16T09:54:17.684-04:00Hannah will be fine, thanks to all of the good wor...Hannah will be fine, thanks to all of the good work you have done with her since she was placed in your arms in China. Try and remember that when you worry that she will have a difficult transition. Like moms who wave good-bye to their kids when they enter preschool or kindergarten, the hardest transition is for the mom, not the child. Think about all the wonderful things you have done to prepare her for the separation. She is very lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-46165679646980270902010-08-16T09:44:48.540-04:002010-08-16T09:44:48.540-04:00first, it is hard, going back. i only had 11 weeks...first, it is hard, going back. i only had 11 weeks (yep, welcome to the USA) with E before returning to work- max you can take is 12 (and i had one off prior to leaving due to my heart problem). second, i hope you find a new balance and happiness at this different pace. i suspect you will and new rituals will be born- coming home and saying bye, etc. lastly- it is NEVER too early to say 5 sleeps until the weekend!!kitchuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907460384010952009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-30938878708658009352010-08-16T09:14:18.831-04:002010-08-16T09:14:18.831-04:00I know how hard this is :-(
I hope things will go...I know how hard this is :-( <br />I hope things will go as well as can be expected. Thinking of you both!Sandrahttp://jazzieandtahlia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-23383958866282244952010-08-16T08:26:31.298-04:002010-08-16T08:26:31.298-04:00Catherine, You are a wonderful mommy. There'...Catherine, You are a wonderful mommy. There's no doubt in my mind that little Hannah will do fine. I am sure that she is securely attached and knows that her sweet mommy will ALWAYS come back. How wonderful that during your first week back to work Grandma and Grandpa will be caring for your precious girl. A perfect transition for both you and Hannah.<br /><br />I'll be praying for you BOTH today. Big hugs to you, Catherine.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378752809414124074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-26606318261030576342010-08-16T02:11:35.382-04:002010-08-16T02:11:35.382-04:00Oh sweetie, the day is here... I've been dread...Oh sweetie, the day is here... I've been dreading this week too. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow all day and you can call me anytime even if all you want to do is cry. Love you, and sending good wishes to you both.M3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13775708069296721624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-41146511980830571652010-08-16T02:08:20.834-04:002010-08-16T02:08:20.834-04:00Hugs... It is hard but will get easier as time goe...Hugs... It is hard but will get easier as time goes on.Lisa and Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297382979646286309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-25840103780721248272010-08-16T00:42:26.261-04:002010-08-16T00:42:26.261-04:00Praying for you both, i think it will be harder on...Praying for you both, i think it will be harder on you. We need more Mommies like you. I can just see her big smile when you two see each other after work. Love that baby girls smile..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-80130915974872716762010-08-16T00:36:33.054-04:002010-08-16T00:36:33.054-04:00It's so hard. It gets easier as your routine ...It's so hard. It gets easier as your routine becomes your new normal, but it's still REALLY hard for me to leave my kids!Eliza2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/14933386739878067111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-36965699438483009552010-08-15T22:44:36.419-04:002010-08-15T22:44:36.419-04:00I think that from what I have seen and read of you...I think that from what I have seen and read of you and Hannah she is going to do amazingly well. I think you have done an incredible job helping her feel safe and secure with you and she will know that Mommy will be back for her always. And how nice for you both to be able to ease into it with a week of grandparents! <br /><br />I will be sending you both lots of love tomorrow. I <br />-Jen-AandAsMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257558953336258257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-77776307081396421342010-08-15T22:25:32.712-04:002010-08-15T22:25:32.712-04:00I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Call me i...I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Call me if you need to. I've been there many times!!!Bridgetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-39923235018281585392010-08-15T20:45:04.498-04:002010-08-15T20:45:04.498-04:00Big, giant super hugs for you, my friend.Big, giant super hugs for you, my friend.Sugar Cookies And Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062321249975691855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-31640879875810575662010-08-15T20:15:40.358-04:002010-08-15T20:15:40.358-04:00It is never too early to count the days until you ...It is never too early to count the days until you can enjoy a lazy morning with your sweet girl. I'll be thinking of you and Hannah frequently throughout the week.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />b and BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287220209126139160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14848310.post-7973595838251167042010-08-15T20:08:41.930-04:002010-08-15T20:08:41.930-04:00I will be thinking about you tonight and tomorrow....I will be thinking about you tonight and tomorrow.M and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800812704056087070noreply@blogger.com