Adoption Day, 2012
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przedToday we celebrated the five years since we adopted Ros. It's a total cliche, but it feels like the time has just flown by, but also like Ros has always been a part of our family.
We spent the morning and afternoon with one of the other families we travelled to China with, and considering we hadn't seen them since last year, it was extraordinary how well Ros and their daughter got on. There was no ten minute evaluation period like there is when she's sizing up other kids these days, they just hugged and started running around the house together, squealing.
The other dad is a fab photographer, and this is one of the pics he took today:
Thought I'd put up a few pics of Ros, over the years.
The first picture of Ros we ever saw, as a rather scared looking six-month-old.
In Beijing, still looking a bit suspicious of these new parental types.
Adoption day 2008, totally adjusted to life in Canada, and ready for her close-up.
Easter 2010, enjoying her favourite candy, jelly beans!
We spent the morning and afternoon with one of the other families we travelled to China with, and considering we hadn't seen them since last year, it was extraordinary how well Ros and their daughter got on. There was no ten minute evaluation period like there is when she's sizing up other kids these days, they just hugged and started running around the house together, squealing.
The other dad is a fab photographer, and this is one of the pics he took today:
Thought I'd put up a few pics of Ros, over the years.
The first picture of Ros we ever saw, as a rather scared looking six-month-old.
In Beijing, still looking a bit suspicious of these new parental types.
Adoption day 2008, totally adjusted to life in Canada, and ready for her close-up.
Easter 2010, enjoying her favourite candy, jelly beans!
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Date: 2012-04-09 09:31 am (UTC)I have another friend on my f'list who has adopted from China. Her little boy is almost exactly the same age (just 4) as my grandson ( birthdays within a few days of each other) so I'm following his progress avidly.
Ros has clearly adapted to being Canadian with no problems and seems to be a gloriously happy little girl. I love hearing about her.
Happy Easter to all of you!
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Date: 2012-04-09 04:37 pm (UTC)It's always fascinating to hear about other kids adopted from China. We've got a nice group of friends who's kids are all from China. I like that Ros will have peers she can talk to as she grows up and faces things I never had to.
Hope you had a lovely Easter yourself!