the easy and the hard

With older child adoption you really don't have any idea what will be easy or hard - I've read and read and somethings still surprised me.

The easy:
School - she loves school, and while getting her up in the morning is a challenge school is not.
Food - we really thought there would be food issues and there are surprisingly few of them. She is picky - but compared to our other picky eater not so much.
Siblings - we expected some trouble as she settled in between the girls - but it is going surprisingly well. Becca has some trouble - mostly because Alem doesn't share like Emma does.

The hard:
Bedtime - now our bedtime issues aren't too bad - mostly just drama (which our other girls give us too) but by 8pm I am done and I want everyone to stay in bed...which right now isn't happening.
Stores - take my advice folks do not take you newly home older child to a store - even the grocery store- if you don't intend on purchasing them something. Do you realize how much crap is for sale at the grocery???
Tantrums - now this could also be in the easy catagory since she has relatively few and so far one one that I would count as hard - but it was hard....then it led into grief which is necessary but oh so hard to watch her go through.

If you are considering older child adoption and have questions - drop me a comment and I'll be happy to email you back.