Saiya is so well adjusted its hard to believe she was adopted from China! She is such a happy girl! We ask her sometimes if she remembers China (which she says she does). Last night she told me that she missed her friends at the orphanage and that she wanted to visit with Wen Wen and Wei Ying again (both children adopted around the same time as her from the same SWI whom we have had the pleasure of meeting up with over the last 8 months here in the States). She went on to tell me that she wanted to take a trip back to China, by herself. And mama and baba can sleep while she is gone. HAHA! After a long moment of thinking she changed her mind about going alone and said that mama and baba can come too. It was cute!
We know she misses her friends and all of the caretakers over there, but at the same time, she is happy here at home with us. This is the first time since she came home that she has mentioned missing them. I was thinking that she could help us put together a box of pictures and clothes and other items to send the SWI. Maybe that will help her grieve for losing them. We have been doing so amazingly well that we didnt think about this before. I guess now that she has the words/language to express herself that she is becoming more open about how she feels about her adoption, which is a good thing. We are all so happy that she is a part of our family and I know she is too.
I told her when she is older we will take a trip back to China so she can visit where she is from. I also told her that we will try very hard to see Wen Wen and Wei Ying again this year around Christmas time (making sure we are home for Santa, of course!). She was happy with that resolution.
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