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Originally Posted by MenloAve
We are going to meet our 3.5 year old daughter in two weeks and am very nervous. It is a two trip process so we will only meet her and spend a few days together. Can you tell me about any issues that concerned you while you were there that worked themselves out,etc.
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For us after a few days at the orphanage she realized she was the center of our attention and she backed WAY OFF. The workers there said that was pretty normal that kids realize the children who are the center of peoples attention leave. And after being in the orphanage all of her life she had no real idea what that meant. She wouldn't eat for us at the orphanage and would the last day there day 4 we spent most of the day looking for her
But the afternoon we left she was nervous we could tell but she never cried! She held on to us being the only thing she even semi knew outside of the orphanage. She nervously sat on the bed for the first time and just stared at us for a bit. We slowly introduced her to things we had brought for her. We left her first home on Saturday and on Sunday had to fly to a different city and file for her visa. She did GREAT! So in the matter of a few days she slept in 3 beds with us and 2 plane trips one being the 15 hours home.
Maybe her story is different but we have seen no major issue in the 4.5 months she has been home. Maybe they are coming???? The only issue is sleeping sometimes but that is always taken care of by letting her sleep with us. She did that the first few weeks home. AND I am HUGE supporter of the Ergo Baby Carrier!!!!! I carried her for DAYS in that thing!!! While she wasn't a fan of it in India.....she has requested to be in it at home on more then one occasion!