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I absolutely, without a doubt, love my two youngest with the same love I love Whitley (our only bio.) with. In fact, of the three, I had the easiest time bonding with Melody, who came home at 11 days old. Noelle was my hardest to bond with, but several factors I think factored into that. First, it was sudden, and we were expecting maybe *years*. Second, rights on her birthfather were not terminated yet, so she was considered a "legal risk" adoption. Third, even though she was still so young, she was not a newborn. She was almost 4 months. I never thought that would make a difference, but to me, it did, a little bit. Anyway, all that said, I still bonded very quickly to her, and she bonded very quickly to us. Now, after her being home for 4 months, she seems 110% *mine*.
I've wanted to adopt since I was at least a teenager. I remember as a girl playing "orphanage" with my neighbor on my porch. It's always been in my heart. I don't think I had any real clear idea on what kind of adoption I wanted though.
I don't know much about adopting internationally, but several women on this board have done it, or researched it thoroughly. HTH a little.
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