This is our second adoption. Our son is 10 months old, but by the time we travel he will be on the cusp of turning 11 months old. When we brought home our first son, he had just turned 6 months.
Anyway, I'm quite certain the experience of bringing home an older baby is going to be different. Our first son was not unhappy, but he wasn't exactly all smiles and giggles for about 3 months. He never cried on separation. He ate and drank fine. But,he just seemed to exist in our house for the first three months. After that, he has had a smile on his face ever since!
Anyway, I'm just wondering if anybody here has recently brought home their 10-11 month old baby. I'm assuming there will be quite a few here as the PGN delays certainly had MUCH to do with our baby being a bit older, and I'm sure it is the same for many listmates too.
I'm anticipating much crying the first few nights and not much eating....but lots of love.
What has your experience been?
Please share!