Hodson's Colombian Adoption Journey

This blog will document our journey in beginning our family through a Parent-Initiated Adoption from ICBF in Colombia. We will mark the stages and key events along the way as well as blog frequently from Colombia after we receive the call of our lives.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Sweet Tooth?

Well I'm not sure how sweet it is at this point but last night during a two hour crying session in our first night in the hotel, Monica and I noticed something new.... a sharp little point in Gabriela's gums. Yup, last night Gabriela's first tooth broke through. It appears to be her right bottom front tooth and it was hurting her last night!

We arrived at the hotel in the late evening after spending a very nice afternoon visiting with Monica's Tia Livia, Primas Carolina & Livia Estela as well as Prima Andrea. We walked from their home to a nice mall that was built into a large old Hacienda that was built when the land there was a big ranch outside of Bogota and now it is a mall inside the city limits. They have urban sprawl here too! While we were at the mall, we actually ran into 2 of the families that we got to know a bit at the Halifax Hotel. They are both from Norway and are headed home together with their children. It was wondeful to see them again before they left and we exchanged email addresses and even house addresses for something called "mail"; I'm not sure about this "mail" they speak of but maybe it can work.

Unfortunately, no new news on the Cedula this morning so we are going to just settle in here to the hotel a bit and watch them all spoil little Gabriela. Everyone here at the hotel is already in love with her and are wanting to do anything they can for her and for us too I guess. Here we known as Gabriela's parents not John & Monica; sounds about right and we expect this to probably continue for the next... say 18 years or so?

All of you have been so supportive of us throughout this journey and today we ask that you think of some friends of ours from our Colombian adoption group who are going to receive their son Alexander today. At 3:30pm today (Bogota time) Melinda, Moises, & Mateo will be united with little Alexander; so wish them well and we hope to be able to meet them all in person this week. We miss you all and hope to be coming home soon. We have absolutely loved our time here in Bogota and can't wait to return here with Gabriela but we miss you all dearly and are anxious to get started in our lives back in Virginia.

4 Comments:

  • At 3:21 PM, October 23, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Ahemmmmm..... No Pictures?

    Tia Beth

     
  • At 8:06 PM, October 23, 2006, Blogger amyjett said…

    i second that "AHEM"!

     
  • At 11:25 AM, October 24, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    It has been so great to be able to follow your journey in Bogota through this blog...technology is great! Love the pictures of Gabriela and papi and mami, too. I'm thinking of you and praying that the cedula is ready ASAP. You guys getting ready for Gabriela's first Halloween? I don't remember wheather "El dia de las brujas" is celebrated on the same day in Colombia. Take care and write to you soon.

    Love,
    Mireya

     
  • At 9:15 PM, October 25, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Monica and John,
    What a beautiful daughter you have!! Monica, I'm sorry I haven't written, but do know that I check the blog once, twice, sometimes three times a day!! A road trip will definitely have to be planned from North Carolina to meet your sweet angel! I hope everything moves quickly and that you can get back home soon!

    Love
    Jennifer (Gabriel) Sherrill

     

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