Ok, now that we are refreshed, I can write some about the last couple of days.
Yesterday we flew back to Bogota from Pasto. Claudia was ok during the cab ride but fidgety. Once we got to the airport we had to stand in line forever and she was NOT happy with that! When we got up to the desk to check our bags, they told us that our tickets had been cancelled because we did not have a confirmation number... seriously? So we had to go and purchase new tickets which cost us $100 more, ugh! Overall these tickets were double what we had expected since we were unable to purchase them until so close to the trip. We had a long wait to purchase the tickets and Claudia was not having it, she was crying and thrashing herself. I don't blame her. Once we got our tickets and got our bags checked, they sent us over to the police to view our documents. The police wanted to know why Claudia was crying... um because we have been standing around in lines FOREVER and she does not like to be held for that long!
Once all of that was out of the way, the flight went well. I kept Claudia busy with Cheerios and juice and she did well. Claudia loves bumpy rides whether it is in a stroller, in a car, or even in the airplane. Claudia loved the takeoff and was cracking up laughing. She loved any turbulence that we hit!
We made it to our hotel in the middle of the afternoon and tried to get settled in and meet the people here. Claudia was super tired so she took a nap before dinner. She does not wake up from naps well at all. She screamed when we woke her up and was miserable all night. We put her to bed early and she slept until almost 7am! She really needed the sleep after the long day.
Here at our Hotel in Bogota are several other families adopting children. There is a couple from GA who are adopting a 12month old, an Italian couple adopting two older (6 & 12) boys (they have been in the process for 3 years, OUCH!) There is also a family that adopted two teen girls a year and a half ago and are now adopting another 12 year old. Our friend Natalie is here with her daughter Sarita, whom we hope will become good friends with Claudia over time. Natalie found Sarita on Recces Rainbow.
Last night, while in a crabby mood Claudia pulls Sarita's pig tail, so Sarita went over to Jason and started pulling her hair to tell on Claudia! Haha, she is adorable. Saraita is about 11 months older than Claudia and much more advanced. She does not know what to think about Claudia now although while I was holding Claudia's hands walking this morning she came up to her and gave her a hug! As long as Claudia's hands are occupied, she must be safe...
The two girls played on the playground this morning and had quite a bit of fun on the swings. Sarita even tried pushing me in the swing!
After breakfast, Jason, Natalie and I took Claudia and Sarita for a long walk in the double stroller and they did really well. Claudia kept laughing at all of the bumps in the sidewalk and Sarita kept saying "I fell!"
Here are some pics and a video of the girls:
Sorry for the shaking in the video!
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