We got confirmation of travel dates! FINALLY!!!! We're excited. Bringing home our little girl soon! We got an update; it's quite...."interesting" to say the least.
Here's what we read:
She is sweet and adorable, but she knows her special mothers really well and she is very attached to them. She does not willingly go to anyone she is not familiar with. Furthermore, she is pretty fearful to look at white faces, let alone go to them. We are prayerful that she will be able to transition smoothly with her adoptive parents. Otherwise, she is delightful, sociable, playful, and has a mind of her own. She is standing with support and has great coordination.
Did you read that? "...she is pretty fearful to look at white faces, let alone go to them..." Ummmm....I'm fairly certain this could be problematic for the return flight, which is a short 20 hours...
And then, from the orphanage director (we asked a different question, but this was tacked on at the end):
But please tell them that she is very fearful of white faces so their initial transition might be difficult. This is because of the bond that she currently has with her special mothers.
I get it...I'm gonna be the favorite guy on the flight(s) home.
If you were to assign a point value to "whiteness", I may possibly be the holy grail. The powerball jackpot-type level.
So, I guess if she learns to love me, all the other "white faces" will be much more manageable...
BUT, the major points I'm skipping over is that she's delightful, sweet, etc. How cool is that? We only know her face, but soon we will MEET her and her little personality!!!!
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Hi guys...I don't recall how old your little on is, but I will pray by the flight home she will be comfortable with you.
When we picked up our daughter we were told that the first night will be the worst, and it held true. She also did not her Daddy the first day but quickly warmed up. I will pray specifically for her heart to feel at peace with you.
okay...this might explain why she wasn't out while we were there! the GREAT news is that you know she can attach. she may be scared at first, but she is going to love you in all your "holy grail of whiteness"! i will be praying specifically
Okay, I don't mean to laugh but sometimes that is all we can do in these situations. Plus, your humor in this post had me cracking up. How old is your little girl? In all actuality, I imagine that they are all fearful or hesitant around "white faces" so it may just be speaking the obvious in your update. None of those children are used to white faces and it will be very very strange for all of them...but it will all work out after a while. So happy that you guys have a travel date! Love on baby B for me! If you want to see her picture and are willing to check in on her then please email me at theresaeast1@yahoo.com
Happy packing!
I got pretty much the same thing ahead of travel. Don't worry, just power through the first couple of days (it will suck, there's no sugar-coating it) and by the time you walk out of there with her it'll be just fine. On the plane ride she'll be attached to you like glue.
My daughter didn't like my pretty-darn-pale whiteness the night we first met, but she was totally over it by morning. So excited for you!!
Hope you have spent some time in the tanning booth Chris, can't wait to meet up in just a few short days!
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