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Today has sort of been a rough day geting into the groove of things. I'm definitely anxious to get Nika on a schedule and I know this was a question that someone asked me in the Q&A. We went to bed last night around 8:30 p.m., which is 4:30 a.m. Russia time. Nika slept until about 6:00 a.m. (2:00 p.m. Russia time), which was better than I thought she would do. If any adoptive parents (or anyone else for that matter) have any good ideas on how to transition her into a sleep pattern, let me know. I'm pretty much winging it right now ... I'm not sure what else to do without totally screwing her up.
She has sort of been out of sorts today trying to take in her new environment. Our biggest hurdle seems to be getting her to accept affection from her brother and sister ... she is more tolerant of Mason, probably because he isn't completely in her face like Payton is. LOL. She does great when they are just playing and running around the house, but when it comes down to them touching her or trying to give her a kiss, she pushes them away ... and that really upsets Payton. So I'm looking for advice here too ... anyone else have a situation like this? How long did it take before the child got used to affection from other kids? Nika is a total cuddle bug and does fine with adults ... kids are the problem. I suppose she is used to fighting the other kids off at the baby home ... especially when it comes to toys or something like that.
We are working on playing closely with Nika and the other kids, so Nika can observe how we interact with the kids ... we are trying to model that behavior for her. So anyway, please let me know if you have any feedback. I know we are less than 24 hours into this, but it is very important for us to work on this. ;)
She has sort of been out of sorts today trying to take in her new environment. Our biggest hurdle seems to be getting her to accept affection from her brother and sister ... she is more tolerant of Mason, probably because he isn't completely in her face like Payton is. LOL. She does great when they are just playing and running around the house, but when it comes down to them touching her or trying to give her a kiss, she pushes them away ... and that really upsets Payton. So I'm looking for advice here too ... anyone else have a situation like this? How long did it take before the child got used to affection from other kids? Nika is a total cuddle bug and does fine with adults ... kids are the problem. I suppose she is used to fighting the other kids off at the baby home ... especially when it comes to toys or something like that.
We are working on playing closely with Nika and the other kids, so Nika can observe how we interact with the kids ... we are trying to model that behavior for her. So anyway, please let me know if you have any feedback. I know we are less than 24 hours into this, but it is very important for us to work on this. ;)