Arrivés à Bombay le 19/05 peu après minuit après qqs heures de someil nous prenons un “cool cab” (=taxi) pour Pune vers 14h. Nous avons RDV le 20 à l’orphelinat mais on ne sais pas à quel heure… dès l’ouverture des bureau à 9 h nous téléphonons pour savoir à quelle heure nous pouvons passer en fait ils nous attendaient… Donc nous sommes arrivés vers 10h30, avant de voir notre fils il nous faut passer par le bureau une des 2 responsables du programme adoption qui nous presente toute la paperasse nous relate un peu la procédure post adoption (suivi) etc… donc vers 11h15 on nous présente notre fils, il était avec sa nounou (foster mother) dans une petite salle où il y avait un petit « canapé » une chaise et des jouets réservés à l’approche parents adoptifs et enfants… Sa nounou est partie très rapidement car elle a une autre petite fille en « foster care » chez elle et on voyait bien qu’il y avait une petite larme à l’œil. Bien sur quand elle est partie il a pleuré, je l’ai pris dans mes bras et au bout de 5 min il s’est calmé. Nous avons joué avec lui et vers 11h45 comme il recommencait bcs à pleurer nous avons pensé qu’il devait avoir faim, nous sommes descendu à la cantine mais il a très peu pris mais il avait soif… 1/2h après les autres enfants de l’institution sont venu pour manger donc nous sommes rester 5min et nous sommes descendu dans la cour pour que Trisha s’amuse aux jeux de plein air et pour distraire Rohan du brouhaha de la cantine, il ne pleurait plus et il s’est vite endormi sur mon épaule. Vers 13h15 nous sommes remonté dans le bureau de la responsable mais elle était parti déjeuner donc nous avons posé Rohan sur la petit canapé de la salle où nous il nous attendait le matin afin qu’il soit plus confortable. La responsable est arrivé vers 13h45 et comme une petite cérémonie d’au revoir est toujours organisée au départ d’un enfant nous avons attendu qu’il se réveille et vers 14h15 se fut fait, déjà Rohan montrait une préférence à être dans mes bras ; ensuite la responsable nous a présenté tout le personnel de l’orphelinat (à chaque étage) et nous sommes parti vers 14h45. à peine 10 min plus tard nous arrivions chez mes beaux-parents mais là il y avait bcq de monde donc il a pleuré je l’ai rapidement consolé et il s’est endormi, à son réveil vers 17h il a recommencé à pleurer mais une fois dans mes bras ça allait mieux, il ne voulait aller dans les bras de personne à part les miens, après un petit temps je l’ai posé sur un tapis dans la salle à manger afin qu’il commence à s’amuser avec sa sœur qui était impatiente de jouer avec lui et en fait ça s’est très bien passé. Après son diner il a commencé à montrer un intérêt envers Aji = mami. Dès le lendemain il commencait a accepter d’être dans les bras de ses cousines (toutes ados) et il lui a bien fallu 4 jours avant accepter d’être dans les bras de son papa puis des autres hommes de la famille (c-a-d Aba = papi et Raja Kaka = tonton Raja). Caractère de notre petit prince : jovial, social, affectueux, charmeur, un tantinet téméraire et très têtu… /
Arrived at Bombay 19/05 after midnight after a few hours of sleep by 2pm we took the " cool cab " (= taxi ) for Pune. We had appointement on 20th at the orphanage but as we didn’t know at what time, when office opened we phoned and actually they were already waiting for us… Thus we arrived at by 10:30 am, before meeting our son we had to meet one of the 2 person in charge of adoptions, she shows us each and every paper of the final dossier with what had to be signed and told us about the post adoption procedure (follow up…) etc. thus by 11:15 am our son has been introduced to us, he was with his nanny (foster mother) in a small room where there was a small "sofa" a chair and toys reserved for the approach of adoptive parents and child(ren).
His(Her) nanny left very quickly because she has another girl in " care foster " and we could see a small tear in the eye. Indeed on when she left he cried, I took him in my arms and after 5 min he(it) calmed down. We played with him and by 11:45 am as he started crying again loudly we thought that he was hungry, we came down to the canteen but he hardly ate but he was very thirsty… 1/2h Later the other children of the institution came to eat thus we stayed for 5min and then we came down in the court(yard) so that Trisha could enjoy herself in the outdoor games and to distract Rohan from the hubbub of the canteen, he did not cry any more and he fast felt asleep on my shoulder. By 1:15 pm we went back up in the office of the person in charge but she had left for lunch thus we put Rohan on small sofa of the room we he was waited for us in the morning so that he could be more comfortable. The person in charge arrived at about 1:45 pm and as a small ceremony of goodbye is always organized from a child so we waited a bit till he got up and by 2:15 pm had been done, already Rohan showed a preference to be in my arms; then the person in charge introduced all the staff of the orphanage to us us all the staff and we left by 2:45 pm. Hardly 10 min later we arrived to my parents-in-law’s home but there were too many people so he cried but I quickly consoled him and he felt asleep, when he got up by 5pm he started crying again but once in my arms that went better, he refused to go anyone’s arms except mine, after some time I put him on a carpet in the dining room so that he could begin playing with his sister who was impatient to play with him and went perfectly fined between them. After diner he began to show an interest to Aji = grand-ma. From the next day he accepted to go to his cousines’ arms (all teens) but he needed nearly 3-4 days to accept going to his dad’s arm and other men of the family (aba= grand-pa and raja kaka = uncle Raja).
Character of our small prince: cheerful, social, affectionate, charming,… and very stubborn…
Arrived at Bombay 19/05 after midnight after a few hours of sleep by 2pm we took the " cool cab " (= taxi ) for Pune. We had appointement on 20th at the orphanage but as we didn’t know at what time, when office opened we phoned and actually they were already waiting for us… Thus we arrived at by 10:30 am, before meeting our son we had to meet one of the 2 person in charge of adoptions, she shows us each and every paper of the final dossier with what had to be signed and told us about the post adoption procedure (follow up…) etc. thus by 11:15 am our son has been introduced to us, he was with his nanny (foster mother) in a small room where there was a small "sofa" a chair and toys reserved for the approach of adoptive parents and child(ren).
His(Her) nanny left very quickly because she has another girl in " care foster " and we could see a small tear in the eye. Indeed on when she left he cried, I took him in my arms and after 5 min he(it) calmed down. We played with him and by 11:45 am as he started crying again loudly we thought that he was hungry, we came down to the canteen but he hardly ate but he was very thirsty… 1/2h Later the other children of the institution came to eat thus we stayed for 5min and then we came down in the court(yard) so that Trisha could enjoy herself in the outdoor games and to distract Rohan from the hubbub of the canteen, he did not cry any more and he fast felt asleep on my shoulder. By 1:15 pm we went back up in the office of the person in charge but she had left for lunch thus we put Rohan on small sofa of the room we he was waited for us in the morning so that he could be more comfortable. The person in charge arrived at about 1:45 pm and as a small ceremony of goodbye is always organized from a child so we waited a bit till he got up and by 2:15 pm had been done, already Rohan showed a preference to be in my arms; then the person in charge introduced all the staff of the orphanage to us us all the staff and we left by 2:45 pm. Hardly 10 min later we arrived to my parents-in-law’s home but there were too many people so he cried but I quickly consoled him and he felt asleep, when he got up by 5pm he started crying again but once in my arms that went better, he refused to go anyone’s arms except mine, after some time I put him on a carpet in the dining room so that he could begin playing with his sister who was impatient to play with him and went perfectly fined between them. After diner he began to show an interest to Aji = grand-ma. From the next day he accepted to go to his cousines’ arms (all teens) but he needed nearly 3-4 days to accept going to his dad’s arm and other men of the family (aba= grand-pa and raja kaka = uncle Raja).
Character of our small prince: cheerful, social, affectionate, charming,… and very stubborn…
Photo prise début Mai 08 pour la demande de visa / pix taken early May08 for the visa application