We woke up around 8:00 a.m. and thank goodness little Amaya slept through the night. Alejandra slept with her nana so Mark and I got a better night sleep (not great, but better). We had changua for breakfast...YUM! Then we headed out over the bridge into Santa Barbara to take Amaya Fernanda to the doctor for her follow-up visit. We met with the same doctor that took care of Alejandra 3 years ago, she was absolutely wonderful again. The doctor works at an adoption house so she is very knowledgeable on the needs of adoptive children. She was so gentle and loving with Amaya Fernanda and she took time to discuss other things outside of the ear infection. She suggested that I speak English to Amaya to help ease the transition with Mark. Thankfully her ear infection has cleared up and she is doing very well, we have 3 days of antibiotics left to administer. She is up there in weight and height but it is all proportional. She is actually a very tall girl, just like her big sister.
After our appointment we headed to Carulla to pick up a few groceries and then we decided to have Mark pick up Amaya and carry her home. She didn't cry, but she kept trying to make eye contact with me and I wouldn't look so she gave up and just enjoyed being held by her dad. Once we got home she ended up staying with Mark for a good 30 minutes. They played well together without her crying at all. Finally, it was time for a nap so I ended up taking her upstairs for a nap and she went to sleep for 1 hour and a half.
My mom, aunt, and I went to the Panaderia Boyacense and picked up a cake and some bread for our integration meeting. Of course, my mom and aunt became best buddies with the owner of the panaderia ;). Mark stayed home with the girls and when we were gone Amaya woke up and little Alejandra got a massive tummy ache all at the same time. Poor guy.
We had a quick little lunch and then got ourselves all ready for the integration meeting. We were a little bit nervous because we didn't know what to expect. They finally arrived and the social worker and psychologist were both so sweet and comforting. Amaya put on a show for them with smiles, little funny faces, and playing peek-a-boo with them. Alejandra on the other hand decided to show how she is starting to be jealous of her little sister ;). The two ladies from ICBF were very nice and reassured us that both Amaya and Alejandra's behavior was very common and that with time and careful actions on our part it would all work itself out. They agreed to sign over and recommend the adoption on Friday....she is ours!
After our ICBF meeting we had more guests come over and so we had to go out and buy another cake and bread. This time Mark, my aunt,and mom went to the Panaderia Boyacense together. Since my mom and aunt are now BFF's with the owner she told them to stay awhile and drink tea while the heavy rain passed. Our guests arrived at 5:00 and they had a little girl who was about the same age as Alejandra. They 2 girls got a chance to play together for a bit, it was great for Alejandra to have time to play with another child her age for awhile. We made plans to head out to Multiparque or Divercity within the next couple of weeks.
Alejandra and Amaya were both tired from the activities of the day. Amaya only cried when we went to change her into her pajamas after bathtime and then again when Mark gave her a bottle. He was able to calm her down and then we placed her into the crib. She cried for about 2 minutes and then she was off to bed.....
AMAZING day today....our daughter is now closer to being officially ours (as recognized by the courts)....she of course has been our daughter (in our hearts) since we first saw her in January. Tomorrow we are meeting another adoptive family over at Archie's for lunch and heading over to Unicentro to pick up a few things. We are hoping for a clear day tomorrow so we can take a nice long walk to Unicentro...
Hasta Manana!
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