[LisaCA]

hi,

sounds like a successful visit. bdad was probably having some trouble processing the visit.

We met dd's maternal bfamily the week we spent in chicago when she was born waiting for permission to leave. we had great fun. since we live in CA, we a year went by before we saw them again, this past summer. We spent 7 days there, visiting with bmom's family and bdad's too! It was terrific. bdad was not so thrilled that dd didn't want him to hold her (she was 11.5 months old). Of course we explained that dd didn't like any guys except for dh like most infants her age, but he still wasn't really happy. we did get a picture of bdad holding her, which was great, and he's grinning from ear to ear. She's swigging her bottle . she was great with bmom's family, baunts, bgrandparents, cousins etc were there and they all could hold her. Of course they're girls, so it worked out. only one who had to woo her was bgranddad, but he understood it was a guy thing and not really him. It helped that he had 4 kids so he knew what to expect.

we have a very open adoption, so we met at everyone's house and that was great. We hope to see everyone every year or so, but we'll see how our funds hold out. our week visit consisted of just hanging out at their homes, which was just fine with us. we also went to a few events, like The Taste of Chicago, which was great. had tons of fun and enjoyed the visit. I look forward to our next visit. Bmom and her family are hoping to come out here to CA next summer, and we may visit them next fall.

In the meantime we chat on the phone, via email, and exchange photos. so far, so good .