Today was a big day for the Carr household. Matt returned to work after having the entire month of May off. He went to work before Sasha was awake so when she got up she didn't understand why he wasn't here. We looked at her original picture album and talked about papa going bye-bye which seemed to help. Then we got one of papa's t-shirts and she ran around with it on for awhile. That seemed to provide her with the comfort she was looking for and we had a good morning.
This afternoon was Sasha's first big outing since arriving home and it was to the doctor. We had planned this appointment to be a meet and greet which would allow the doctor to get acquainted with Sasha and to go over the information we received on Sasha's medical background. Her doctor is a female which I think helps since the associations Sasha has from the baby home are of a male doctor. Sasha did great with her appointment and to celebrate the outing we stopped at McDonalds for an ice cream cone on the way home.
The doctor was very impressed with Sasha today. She couldn't believe how well Sasha followed our instructions and at the amount of English she was speaking. She also found Sasha to be right on track. She doesn't think Sasha is delayed development wise at all and her measurements are right where they should be. Doctor had no concerns and found Sasha to be in really good health. None of this was new to us as this is what we were told by the baby home doctor and the doctor in Moscow as well. However, hearing it from our own doctor really feels good and is reassuring. We didn't realize how much doubt we had about the foreign doctors and their analysis. They are all more than qualified but when you are in a different country and in a stressful transition it's hard to trust people. What great words of encouragement we heard today from the pediatrician.
This afternoon was Sasha's first big outing since arriving home and it was to the doctor. We had planned this appointment to be a meet and greet which would allow the doctor to get acquainted with Sasha and to go over the information we received on Sasha's medical background. Her doctor is a female which I think helps since the associations Sasha has from the baby home are of a male doctor. Sasha did great with her appointment and to celebrate the outing we stopped at McDonalds for an ice cream cone on the way home.
The doctor was very impressed with Sasha today. She couldn't believe how well Sasha followed our instructions and at the amount of English she was speaking. She also found Sasha to be right on track. She doesn't think Sasha is delayed development wise at all and her measurements are right where they should be. Doctor had no concerns and found Sasha to be in really good health. None of this was new to us as this is what we were told by the baby home doctor and the doctor in Moscow as well. However, hearing it from our own doctor really feels good and is reassuring. We didn't realize how much doubt we had about the foreign doctors and their analysis. They are all more than qualified but when you are in a different country and in a stressful transition it's hard to trust people. What great words of encouragement we heard today from the pediatrician.
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