[maderosa]

Thanks for these replies, which are helpful and interesting. I do have access to some books, which I am reading, and finding very useful in preparing for "almost anything."

Still, what I'm particularly interested in (and that does not appear in any of my books) is people's experiences with/ideas about that VERY FIRST meeting--i.e. the day that we go to the Centre/orphanage and we are introduced to our daughter...that's what I'm having so much trouble imagining and preparing for!

Thanks!