I would like to draw your attention to an older post on this blog, about attachment.

Let’s recap, before we all meet Alexander.

Our adoption agency has gone to great lengths to prepare us well for bringing our son home. The first instinct we’ll have, of course, will be to celebrate and introduce him to everyone. A big “Welcome Home!” bash seems quite in order, doesn’t it?

Unfortunately, that will very likely be incredibly traumatic for our little guy. In the weeks after we get back to Chicagoland, our number one task will be convincing this kid that we’re his parents, we’re not going anywhere, and that he can depend on us. Some of this will involve emotionally regressing with him, as he gets up to speed with what being a 15-month-old in our family is all about. Some more of it will be taking things slowly and seeing how he reacts. We’re preparing for him to react slowly, but of course, we’re hoping he’s a quick study.

There will be no big party for his homecoming, despite the whole country having a huge party anyway. We’ve wrangled a good friend to pick us up at the airport so we don’t have to drive our jet-lagged baby crazy exhausted selves home. We’ll celebrate quietly that night. Probably by catching up on our sleep. Ha, right?

We’re looking forward to introducing Alexander to family and friends sooner rather than later. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m hopeful that he’ll be up for something of a gathering for his Baptism. We’ll keep you informed.