We rolled out of bed pretty late this morning and we were so excited when we remembered that Alejandra and Amaya's nanas were coming! We walked over to Carulla when we realized that we only had 1 diaper left for Amaya...we are a little out of practice in the diaper world. We got a couple of essentials and then walked backed up over the bridge into El Batan. Amaya ended up falling asleep in the stroller so we stayed out at the park for over an hour while Alejandra played and played at the park. There was a threat of showers all day but in never got past a little bit of a light sprinkle.
My mom and aunt arrived and Alejandra was so excited to see them! Amaya Fernanda was slow to warm up but by the time the night came she was running around laughing with them! Alejandra was showered with gifts from her primas back home. We actually put some away for another day so she has other fun things to look forward in a couple of weeks. Amaya also got a beautiful little story and quilt from her big cousin Sierra (THANK YOU SIERRA THAT WAS SO SWEET!).
Not only did they come with gifts for Amaya and Alejandra but they also brought a big suitcase full of children and baby clothes to donate. Our housekeeper Milena has 4 kids and is a single mom, she just barely makes ends meet. She looked through the clothing with us and took home 5 grocery bags full of clothing for her kids. My mom brought them the Crayola twistable crayons as well because Milena had commented on how cool Alejandra's were. She had the biggest smile on her face and was almost in tears. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT CLOTHES IT MEANT SO MUCH TO MILENA! The baby clothes will be given to either ICBF or an orphanage, they will all go to a child in need.
Amaya Fernanda continues to show us her little personality. She came alive today and was interacting with us and her environment so much more. She was actually running around the apartment tonight and sitting away from me. She wouldn't allow my mom or aunt to touch her unless she initiated it. Mark felt a little relieved that it wasn't just him that she was having this reaction with.
Once dinner time hit she started with her tantrums again. She didn't want Mark to feed her (even though he fed her at breakfast and lunch without any problems) and so she would yank the spoon out of his hand and toss it to me. Then she cried all the way to the panaderia when we went out for our nightly walk because I wasn't holding or touching her.
When we got home she cried until she got into the bathtub and then she played with the water for awhile without crying. But then Alejandra hit her back on the water spigot and she started to cry and that triggered Amaya Fernanda....Mark and I just looked at each other and we started laughing hysterically :)! What else can you do?
Pajama time went without any tears and then I had to fix Alejandra's hair and so Amaya was very upset that I was giving Alejandra attention...tears started again. Mark picked Amaya up and started feeding her a bottle and after a couple of minutes she stopped crying and drank the bottle calmly. She sat quietly in Mark's lap as I finished up Alejandra's hair and then I was able to rock Amaya to sleep. I was able to place her in the crib and after about 2 minutes of crying she fell right to sleep. We are so happy she's getting this bedtime routine down and learning how to soothe herself during bedtime.
We are SO happy that my mom and aunt are here. They have already been a huge help around here during dinner time and bed time. Alejandra got to spend some time with her Nana's while Mark and I were able to spend some one-on-one time with Amaya during bed time. We are already making plans for where we will head out to this weekend...we've got lots of possibilities in mind but they all depend on the weather. Whatever we do it will be wonderful and of course a ton of fun!
Tomorrow we have our integration meeting here at the apartment and we need to take Amaya Fernanda to the doctor's office for her follow-up visit regarding her ear infection. We are certain it is gone by now because she hasn't complained of any ear pain. We actually stopped giving her the pain medication a couple of days ago because she seemed to be doing so well. After our integration meeting our case can be submitted to the courts and then the legal process of the adoption begins.
Until tomorrow!
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