Meeting our fellow adopters’ daughter

Yesterday afternoon we went to see R (she and her husband A were in the prep groups with us and were matched on the day we were approved) and met their baby daughter. A has just grudgingly returned to work after his paternity leave so he wasn’t there. Their baby seems to have really settled in their home and R only had eyes for her. It’s amazing how quickly she’s become a mum! She is already attuned to her daughter’s different ways of expressing herself and is clearly head over heels. We both played with the baby for a while and she was really responsive. I expected her to start crying the moment we picked her up but she was happy to play with Glen for a good 10 minutes before she started reaching for mum and then when it was my turn to hold her she also was quite contented even when her mum left the room to sort out her food. It’s really heart-warming and encouraging to see such a successful match.