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We did not bring our 4 year old to the hospital. We wanted to focus solely on the mother and the baby's wants and needs at that sensitive and emotional time. Although we really wanted our son there with us, we felt it was better to introduce him to his sister once all the necessary paperwork, waiting, and legal stuff was out of the way. He would have been pretty bored and restless at the hospital anyway.
Once we were cleared to move to a hotel with our baby girl, I flew back home and brought our son back to finish out the ICPC wait with us. That way, he was able to meet his sister privately, quietly, and on our terms and we had a few days to focus solely on the birthmother, the baby, her family, and her needs too.
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