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LN: McAllister
DW: Michelle Naomi
DH: William Gabriel
DS/DS/DD: James Gabriel / Derek Michael / Naomi Rose (5)
AD: Vivien Lucille (5)
AS: Didier Marc "Marc" (4)
AD: Nadia Monique "Dia" (3)
AD: Manon Vicorine "Marie" (1)
William and I are so happy, Vivien, Marc, Dia and Marie are little angels. As I can speak French (so can my husband as he spent two years there due to his job, that was when we met) it made the transition for them easier. All four only grow up speaking French as that was all their grandmother would speak.
Though James, Derek and Naomi never learned French they learned quite a bit of it after Vivien, Marc, Dia and Marie came. I was shocked at how mature Vivien was, but apperently she had to look out for her siblings most of the time, or they wouldn't have even had anythign to eat. My first mission was to make sure Vivien knew she didn't have to be so mature. She was just a kid but she didn't laugh or play like most kids did. Naomi was extremely helpful in that regard, she was so used to only having boys around that Vivien didn't have a chance. As soon as Naomi say a way to have a tea party and dress up games without only using stuffed animals she turned her huge stubborn streak (Inherited from her father I'm sure ^_^) to getting Vivien to play with her.
Marc is also extremely mature, like Vivien he tried to make sure they were always feed and had a clean place to sleep. I was surprised when Marc took on an almost protective attitude with Derek and James even though he was a year younger then them! Derek and James however also acted protective of Marc (as well as all of the others) helping him to learn English while Marc helped them to learn French.
Nadia I was slightly worried about with her speech but it seemed that it was more a lack of inicitive then anything else. When we told her that she had to pronouce something correctly if she wanted a treat she could do it very well, after a while her speech problem seemed to disappear much to everyone's relief.
Marie was the one Iwas really worries about but it turned out that after getting the proper care her development seemed to come along fine although she would probably always be a petite person. All in all everyone is very happy and well I was toying with the idea of changing their names to help them fit in I decided we would just call them by American-ized nns and if they wanted to change their names later when they are older enough to decide that would be fine.
Manon seems to be a bit behind in her development, but we hope that with the right care, she will soon catch up. Nadia has a very bad speech, but maybe coming into a new country and different language will let her lose it. Vivien and Didier are very mature and Vivien can already read! Didier loves to draw and sing, and it would be great for all the children if you had a lot of outdoor for them to play, as they come from a small village in the countryside.
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Mark Twain
DW: Michelle Naomi
DH: William Gabriel
DS/DS/DD: James Gabriel / Derek Michael / Naomi Rose (5)
AD: Vivien Lucille (5)
AS: Didier Marc "Marc" (4)
AD: Nadia Monique "Dia" (3)
AD: Manon Vicorine "Marie" (1)
William and I are so happy, Vivien, Marc, Dia and Marie are little angels. As I can speak French (so can my husband as he spent two years there due to his job, that was when we met) it made the transition for them easier. All four only grow up speaking French as that was all their grandmother would speak.
Though James, Derek and Naomi never learned French they learned quite a bit of it after Vivien, Marc, Dia and Marie came. I was shocked at how mature Vivien was, but apperently she had to look out for her siblings most of the time, or they wouldn't have even had anythign to eat. My first mission was to make sure Vivien knew she didn't have to be so mature. She was just a kid but she didn't laugh or play like most kids did. Naomi was extremely helpful in that regard, she was so used to only having boys around that Vivien didn't have a chance. As soon as Naomi say a way to have a tea party and dress up games without only using stuffed animals she turned her huge stubborn streak (Inherited from her father I'm sure ^_^) to getting Vivien to play with her.
Marc is also extremely mature, like Vivien he tried to make sure they were always feed and had a clean place to sleep. I was surprised when Marc took on an almost protective attitude with Derek and James even though he was a year younger then them! Derek and James however also acted protective of Marc (as well as all of the others) helping him to learn English while Marc helped them to learn French.
Nadia I was slightly worried about with her speech but it seemed that it was more a lack of inicitive then anything else. When we told her that she had to pronouce something correctly if she wanted a treat she could do it very well, after a while her speech problem seemed to disappear much to everyone's relief.
Marie was the one Iwas really worries about but it turned out that after getting the proper care her development seemed to come along fine although she would probably always be a petite person. All in all everyone is very happy and well I was toying with the idea of changing their names to help them fit in I decided we would just call them by American-ized nns and if they wanted to change their names later when they are older enough to decide that would be fine.
Manon seems to be a bit behind in her development, but we hope that with the right care, she will soon catch up. Nadia has a very bad speech, but maybe coming into a new country and different language will let her lose it. Vivien and Didier are very mature and Vivien can already read! Didier loves to draw and sing, and it would be great for all the children if you had a lot of outdoor for them to play, as they come from a small village in the countryside.
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Mark Twain
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