Busy Day & Good Day

Ok, so everyday is a good day right now, but today was a good day both because we had a wonderful time with Gabriela as always, but also because we accomplished a lot today.

We had our super early appointment with the Director of ICBF for Bogota this morning. It went very well and she asked us a few questions about how we were all getting along together. It was time for Gabriela's fruit snack, so Monica fed her while I held her in my lap there in her office. While Gabriela was eating her snack, she was laughing and showing how comfortable she is with us.

This morning at 8:00am we had our interview with the regional director of ICBF and it was a very nice short "chat" more than an interview. She asked us how Gabriela was doing and how we were doing with her and not much more. It was time for Gabriela's fruit so Monica and I fed her a mango snack right there in her office. So she was able to see how we are working as a team and see that we are all taking to each
other very well so far.

After the meeting, we did a little paper chasing at the home of our lawyer and then rounded up our full dossier for the courts and we headed downtown to the courts building. We were assigned to one of the courts (or judge) which our lawyer says som people don't always like him, but that she has a great working relationship with him and is pleased that he will be our judge.

Our lawyer also did tell us that not much will happen over the next two weeks or more, so if we want to head out to San Andres, Santa Marta, or Cartagena; now is the time to do it. We'll see how everything goes over the next few days and we'll look into a little family vacation.

I had some work today from the hotel in the afternoon so Monica took Gabriela to a pediatrician that was recommended by her cousin's wife. Monica and I wanted her to get a good checkup and she has seemed a little congested the last few days and we just wanted to get a qualified opinion on how she is progressing and her health. Monica really liked the doctor and Gabriela is in perfect health.

Here are Gabriela's latest stats:
Age: 6 Months 19 Days
Weight: 14.1 lbs (tiny little thing)
Length: 25.2 Inches

I am also just very happy to say that things are going very very well with us and Gabriela. She is an absolutely wonderful nina and everyone we meet is captivated by her calm and happy personality as well as those giant expressive eyes. She is sleeping through the night every night and we are getting better and better at giving her a working rutine of bottles, food, naps, & sleep. As we get better at these things, she is even more relaxed and happy.