New Book

I am reading the most amazing book! It has come highly recommended on a few adoption websites, and was rated amazingly well on Amazon.  I've only just started it, but I'm aching inside for my poor little baby and the loss that she has suffered in such a short period of time.  I had no idea all that happened in a developing infant's brain.  The book is incredible.  I'm very encouraged, and I am loving all that I'm learning.  There is this little bit about what your child may feel like when they are handed over to us and ultimately adopted. I cried and cried when I read it.  Here it is:

You look around you. You are in a remote place in the middle of what seems like nowhere in particular. You have no maps or signs to tell you where you are. Suddenly you are surrounded by strangers, all of whom are overjoyed to see you. these people smile, laugh, and talk loud and fast, and they act as if you can understand them. The touch your hair, your face, and your shoulders, and they hug you repeatedly. You notice they have a peculiar odor. They dress differently from anyone you have ever met. Their language is unintelligible and sounds like gibberish. You have no clue how or why you are here. You have no idea if you will find your way back to your former life. 


You feel hands beginning to remove your clothing, and there, in public, these strangers dress you in new garments. Some people appear to be assessing you, sizing you up, looking at your hair and teeth closely and noting any moles or scars on your body. You are given strange food and invited to play unfamiliar games. You are handed a container of strange liquid and encouraged to drink. Everyone continues to laugh and smile and act as though this were a perfectly ordinary and normal situation.


It's going to be such an incredible journey.  Our little institutionalized, orphaned baby, needs her family!!! It's getting closer every day! There is much to do to prepare, and we are anxiously doing all we can.  I can't wait to get my girl home!