Kerry couldn't resist taking a picture of this modified motercycle one of the vendors was using to haul his stuff around.
Kariana recently discovered her tounge so now we see it all the time.
Our cutie!!
The Melcher's with Cecilia.
Today was a great Sunday in Bogota. I love Sunday’s here. They just feel so laid back. That is probably because half the roads are closed so traffic is minimal as is the noise. Today we saw a TON of bikers and runners out enjoying the car-free roads. Kerry and I left the boys with the staff at the hotel and walked about a mile to the larger of the Sunday markets. We put Kariana in the baby bjorn and set off. I love the markets but the things start to look the same after you see a few dozen vendors. We have our sites set on a couple of handmade wooden boxes as a keep sake for Kariana but we couldn’t decide on one and I will be here for quite awhile yet so we are going to keep looking for now. We tried an awesome dessert, got a lizard keychain for my sisters, a cool candle inside a large bamboo section with a design on the front, a red beaded necklace for me (jewelry is very big down here, all styles, colors, sizes, etc.), a hair clip for me, and some honey caramels that turned out to not be nearly as good as they sounded. It misted on us part of the way there but nothing major and then got fairly warm as we finished with that market and walked back to the nearest mall called Unicentro to look for a birthday gift for Kaleb. By the time we got to the mall, Kariana though we had done enough walking and not enough eating and was letting us know it so we had a break while she ate. After we were done with the mall, we headed back to the hotel where the boys said they got treated to bananas while we were gone and got to watch cartoons (all in Spanish but they don’t seem to care in the least).
After lunch and naps, we headed to tea at Cecilia’s house. Cecilia is a Lutheran Social Service’s employee that guides us through every step of the process while we are down here. She is a very funny lady and really knows what she is doing. She invited us, the Kopka’s, and a new MN couple that arrived this morning to her house. Although she asked us for tea, we never actually drank tea but were treated to wine, wonderful hot chocolate, traditional Colombian tamales, and other traditional breads and sweets. Everything was really, really good and her house was gorgeous. Her and her husband are very well travelled and have been to the U.S. a number of times. It was nice to meet the new couple that arrived as well. They are adopting a 14-month old boy who looks adorable from the pictures we saw. Many of the families that were here at the hotel when we first arrived have gone home in the last week so the hotel is fairly empty right now. Its nice knowing this couple will be here the whole time I am here.
Kariana is doing awesome lately. Her runny nose and cough are virtually gone although we have seen more spit up in the last couple of days. We were trying some different things with her formula but otherwise we have her schedule down pat. She is starting to put on a little weight I think although we don’t have a scale here. I think her little thighs are starting to get an extra fat fold in them and her cheeks seem a little bigger now. Although she doesn’t complain when she needs a diaper change, she loves having it changed and the freedom of no pants! I can’t wait to get her home where its warm and let her really enjoy some no-clothes freedom. Its pretty chilly here to let her do that much but she sure loves it. We have discovered that when she believes it is nap time, it is nap time RIGHT NOW. Sometimes you get a little whining but most of the time, you cuddle her close and if she has some cloth near by to suck on, she is out. Kerry says she gets that from him since he falls asleep right away too….. We know her schedule now so nap time is very predictable but at first, we were amazed at how she feel asleep. She is still sleeping elevated in the baby carrier at night which seems to be working really well since she has slept through the night every night but one so far (knock on wood).
Tomorrow is our defender of the minors meeting. We found out from Cecilia tonight that the reason it took so long to get the appointment is because they elected a new government down here that is being implemented now so a new Defender of the Minors had to be appointed and trained in. Our meeting tomorrow is the first time Cecilia will work with the new person so that makes me nervous but Cecilia didn’t seem to worried about it so I am trying not to be either. We will let you know tomorrow how it goes.
The Melcher’s
After lunch and naps, we headed to tea at Cecilia’s house. Cecilia is a Lutheran Social Service’s employee that guides us through every step of the process while we are down here. She is a very funny lady and really knows what she is doing. She invited us, the Kopka’s, and a new MN couple that arrived this morning to her house. Although she asked us for tea, we never actually drank tea but were treated to wine, wonderful hot chocolate, traditional Colombian tamales, and other traditional breads and sweets. Everything was really, really good and her house was gorgeous. Her and her husband are very well travelled and have been to the U.S. a number of times. It was nice to meet the new couple that arrived as well. They are adopting a 14-month old boy who looks adorable from the pictures we saw. Many of the families that were here at the hotel when we first arrived have gone home in the last week so the hotel is fairly empty right now. Its nice knowing this couple will be here the whole time I am here.
Kariana is doing awesome lately. Her runny nose and cough are virtually gone although we have seen more spit up in the last couple of days. We were trying some different things with her formula but otherwise we have her schedule down pat. She is starting to put on a little weight I think although we don’t have a scale here. I think her little thighs are starting to get an extra fat fold in them and her cheeks seem a little bigger now. Although she doesn’t complain when she needs a diaper change, she loves having it changed and the freedom of no pants! I can’t wait to get her home where its warm and let her really enjoy some no-clothes freedom. Its pretty chilly here to let her do that much but she sure loves it. We have discovered that when she believes it is nap time, it is nap time RIGHT NOW. Sometimes you get a little whining but most of the time, you cuddle her close and if she has some cloth near by to suck on, she is out. Kerry says she gets that from him since he falls asleep right away too….. We know her schedule now so nap time is very predictable but at first, we were amazed at how she feel asleep. She is still sleeping elevated in the baby carrier at night which seems to be working really well since she has slept through the night every night but one so far (knock on wood).
Tomorrow is our defender of the minors meeting. We found out from Cecilia tonight that the reason it took so long to get the appointment is because they elected a new government down here that is being implemented now so a new Defender of the Minors had to be appointed and trained in. Our meeting tomorrow is the first time Cecilia will work with the new person so that makes me nervous but Cecilia didn’t seem to worried about it so I am trying not to be either. We will let you know tomorrow how it goes.
The Melcher’s
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