[marie2005]

We brought home our daughter 1 month ago. She had just turned 3. It has been great - much better than I would've anticipated. She bonded to us immediately on the first visit trip (it was like she had been waiting for a mommy). We also have a 6 year old, who was so excited to have a sister, but that changed with the reality of her being here. Most of our issues have had to do with their relationship. They fight alot! And the 6 year old is so jealous. She is having alot of trouble adjusting. In fact as I type this, she has been crying for 15 minutes (with my dh right now) because Kimberly ate some of her candy. And I should say the first 2 weeks, Kimberly tantrummed ALOT. This has lessened a great deal. And I'm amazed at how much English she is already using. And she is so cuddly and affectionate, it's wonderful. All in all, I would say I am amazed at how well it's gone. I know we've been lucky and Kimberly seemed to be very resilient. She had been in multiple foster homes, and I was told she wasn't treated very well in one (not sure of the details). Now if I could figure out how to help our 6 year old deal with this.