with her wherever she goes. reporter: elizabeth has noticed the toddler is getting increasingly upset at times. she s starting to hit a lot and get angry a lot at little things. but what we ve heard from some of the other families is that a lot of the other kids, six months late he are starting to act out and kind of in their own way say, i gotta tell you this terrible thing that happened to me when i was in haiti. reporter: when the quake struck, part of jenna s orphanage collapsed. it s impossible to characterize how the trauma of the earthquake will affect children as they grow up. acting out is not the least bit unusual. nevertheless for parents like elizabeth, this is a very trying time. i have a ph.d. in child development and i m not prepared. i love her, and we re going to be great. but it s like i said, it s
struck, part of jenna s orphanage collapsed. it s impossible to characterize how the trauma of the earthquake will affect children as they grow up. acting out is not the least bit unusual. nevertheless for parents like elizabeth, this is a very trying time. i have a ph.d. in child development and i m not prepared. i love her, and we re going to be great. but it s like i said, it s unchartered territory. reporter: elizabeth met jenna a year and a half before the quake. and started the paperwork to adopt her. she was elated when she saw our story on the collapse of the orphanage. the decision has been made to
mommy, giving me a time-out. she needs control back, that s what she s trying to do. reporter: jenna has been through much, elizabeth hopes she will soon outgrow her anger. but whatever happens, she wants her 2-year-old to know she will always be there for her. she s made my life so much richer, but like i said when i met you right after the earthquake, it s like she s always been here. she s special. such a beautiful little girl. it s great to see. so she s saying she s hearing from other parent that is maybe other kids are having similar issues? right. a lot of them are going through similar things. she s saying right now, she s going to love her daughter a lot, be there for her. she s going to take her back to haiti as soon as possible so she can come back to her homeland. and she s doing the best she can with the situation. she s speaking english and creole? yes, isn t that amazing?
a military jet to the u.s. where new mother and daughter were united. jenna spent the first few weeks getting used to her home in colorado. this is her crib. she takes everything out and throws it on the ground. reporter: now a half year later, she s on vacation in maryland visiting her grandparents. she s starting to talk and she s usually a happy and exuberant child. she really is a diva. reporter: you mean that affectionately? she ll walk out of restaurants and say, bye, guys. she pinches and she bites. she hits a lot. she ll sit me down and say, no, mommy, like try and put me in time-out of some sort. reporter: giving you the time-out. she needs control back. that s what she s trying to do. reporter: though jenna s been through much, elizabeth hopes she will soon outgrow her anger. but no matter what happens, she
acting out is not the least bit unusual. nevertheless, for parents like elizabeth, this is a very trying time. i have a ph.d. in child development and i m not prepared. i m proud to say i m not prepared to help her. i love her and we re going to be great. but like i said, it s uncharted territories. reporter: elizabeth met jenna a year and a half before the quake. she fell in love with her and began the adoption process. but when the quake hit and communications ceased, she feared the worst. so she was stunned and elated when she was watching cnn and saw this story we were doing on a damaged orphanage. there are fears the rest of the orphanage could collapse. the decision has been made to leave these kids outside. sitting on my lap by coincidence was jenna. many adoptions started getting expedited and jenna was flown on