If you have more questions, please, please feel free to ask them. Post a comment or send me an email. No questions are wrong to ask, unless you are the man at Costco who asked me last week if I was babysitting... and it was only annoying because Sweet P was wearing a matching outfit with Peanut. Have you ever seen a babysitter dress her children identical to the one she is watching?
Now without further ado, your questions:
- I was wondering how the "Sweet P Doll" worked out? I didn't see any mention of it during your gotcha day blog and I've been curious how it would all pan out for you. I loved the idea and hope it helped ease some of the unfamiliarity.
- Um, well, I wish I could tell you! We received back every single gift we sent her - many unused - all except the doll. When we went to pick her up, we had the matching doll with us. You can see it poking out of my bag above. We had just finished the video of her pictures and were caught off guard when she suddenly was walked into the room. You will also see us giving a (very incorrectly done) wai as greeting. When we did show Sweet P the doll, she didn't seem to have any connection to it.
- Exactly how old is she?
- She was two years and 6.5 months when we met in Thailand. That makes her 8 months and 2 days younger than Buddy. Her third birthday is coming up very soon on September 16!
- Is there a transition period?
- Yes, but we have no idea how long it will last or at what point you announce "She's fully adjusted!" It also looks different for every child just like every newborn you bring home from the hospital adjusts to life outside the womb differently. Some scream and cry with colic or reflux. Some are mellow little dudes who are content doing whatever. Some sleep all day and some hardly ever sleep. You just never know what you are going to get until they are born! So it is with adoption.
- Did she know English? How is her language coming along?
- Nope. Kept things interesting in the beginning. :) She spoke Thai to us most of the time for a few weeks. She is still picking up words daily and it is fun to hear! Some of our English sounds are difficult for her since they don't use them in Thai, but I bet within a couple months she will be full up.
- Do you call her S...........? (her English name)
- Yes. For a short while in Thailand we called her by her Thai name or nickname, but then at her doctor visit the doctor said we should go ahead and strictly call her the English name we were giving her... and she responded to it almost immediately!
- What does she eat?
- In the beginning, it was a little tricky. All the new smells and tastes were a little too much for her some days. She gradually warmed up to our flavors and is enjoying almost all foods. She still has her Thai love for spicy foods and eats them up quickly!
- How's she doing with her medications, etc. - where you able to wean her off more? Does she still have the shunt - forever?
- Yes, we were able to wean her off the anti-seizure medications completely after her brain scan showed no seizure activity. It was an awful process... as if her brain was finally waking up after slight sedation for two years, and for a few days she slept only six hours each night. Before the weaning process, she was sleeping 10 hours at night and taking a 3-4 hour nap. I was worried she might never sleep again! ...but I'm happy to report back to her previous sleeping schedule. We're all a lot better off each day with a good night's rest.
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