Her favorite caregiver

Yesterday we got to meet Addison's favorite caregiver. She must have been on vacation when we were there for our first trip, because I don't remember her. She is so sweet and Addison clearly adores her. She was singing nursery rhymes to Addison and she was totally doing all the motions to them ... I loved it!

Today our translator told us that the caregiver asked our translator this morning when we would be coming to take Addison for good. She said she couldn't handle it and didn't want to be there. She said she has been crying for days and she just doesn't want to be there. That makes me so sad! I almost feel guilty for taking her. I can't imagine the pain this caregiver is experiencing ... to have raised Addison for the first two years of her life, and now she will be gone to another country. It makes me teary eyed just thinking about it. I told our translator I was sad that we wouldn't see the caregiver because I really wanted to take a picture of her and Addison. I also wanted to video tape her singing the nursery rhymes to Addison so that I can play them for her when we get home. It turns out that we are picking Addison up at a different time than we originally thought, so we may end up seeing the caregiver tomorrow after all.

Either way, I told our translator that we would send plenty of pictures, as I know how much they love that. I'm sure it helps to see that the children are thriving in their new environments.

An unbreakable bond

If there was one thing that was so obvious about Addison's baby home, it was how much the caregivers adored those kids. It was easy to see that their connection to the kids went far beyond someone who just took care of their daily needs. While I know they are happy to see the kids be adopted, I can't imagine how hard it must be for some of them when children they have bonded with leave the baby home forever. We owe everything to Addison's caregivers ... they have held her life in their hands for the past two years and I must say they have held on tight. Addison is doing extremely well and for that we are extremely thankful. I'm not quite sure what we did to deserve her, but we thank God every day.