We picked up our son from the baby home. We had to first meet with the social worker to get paperwork. Then we met with the doctor to pick up his medical records, ie immunization records.
Then we went to his room to go see him. He was awoken early from a nap so a bit tired. We gave the workers our clothing for him. We watched and took photos as they dressed him for us. The one worker told us a story that he was playing with a toy earlier that day. He picked up the toy to his ear pretending it was a phone. He was saying hello mama. The workers didn't think we were coming for a few days yet so they told him mama was coming in a few days. He must have been surprised to see his mama a few hours later. It was a cute story.
We took him and of course he cried and looked scared. We got in the car and drove to our hotel about an hour away.He stared outside of the car window just looking at everything. He was probably wondering what the heck is going on. And our new life begins.
Awesome! Kids are pretty adjustable, but it's easy to forget just how much a kid coming from an orphanage to a family has to adjust *to*. A little bit of love (and a little bit of time) and it will be all right. On with your new life!
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