Wanting to go forward, backwards will do...

Gabriela continues to be amazing and is developing so well everyday. Tonight she pulled herselft forward a couple of time on her belly using her arms. She only moved a couple of inches each time but she really wants to be mobile. She eventually just started sliding backwards again as she seems to have that down pretty well except for the part about knowing where she is going. She tries to look back but hey... she's moving backwards.. it's hard. She began to try to push up onto her hands and feet tonight but she didn't have anything on her feet to help her grip and just slid back as she pushed up. Oh well, next time we'll try with the footie pajamas on her and maybe she'll have better luck.

We haven't blogged much in the last day or so simply because we have basically been here working, playing with Gabriela and not much else. Yesterday while I worked Monica went grocery shopping with Jamie and Rosario and for once..... Monica was not only on time to meet them, she was ..... EARLY!!!! And those of you who know us, know that this is a major news event. In the evening we visited with Monica's Tia Livia and cousins to celebrate Livia's birthday. We had a very nice time and some great coffee and cake with them and plan to meet with them again this weekend for lunch, which we are all looking forward to.

This evening we walked down to our lawyer's apartment for coffee and toured a hotel nearby that she has negotiated some special rates for her families. It is a very nice hotel and they are offering a great discount for her adopting families. Maybe we will go stay there for a few days and enjoy a little relaxation room service style before we head home.

Maybe tomorrow we'll have something more interesting to report, but for tonight enjoy the photo of Gabriela after she backed herself into a corner.