Growing up! Creciendo!

Today we made the change from size 12M to 18M. Oh, how fast they grow :)

Hoy cambiamos de talla 12Meses a 18 Meses. Como he crecido de rapido :)

Gracias! Thanks!

We have been home for a week and Alejandra keeps amazing us more and more every day. She loves her room, sleeps well and loves Quaker Oatmeal! All our fears of her being able to adapt to the unknown are gone. She is simply the best. As I watch her play with us as if we had always been together I wonder how can we be so blessed?
As we look back at our journey we think that we could have never done it without so much love and support.

Our friends and family know how happy we are but we also want them to know how grateful we are, to them for their support and to God for all his blessings.

To our friends at Colombian adopt Colombians, Melinda, Carolina, Juanita, Paula and others: Thank you for taking the time to explain the unexplainable and being so kind. Adoptions are made difficult by the lack of information provided for adoptive families and this group has been amazing in guiding us.

To our families: Both our parents became grandparents with Alejandra's arrival. Their joy can be seen reflected in our daughters eyes every day. Grandma Myriam who made our stay in Colombia the best time ever, Grandpa Jorge for adoring Aleja, Grandma and Grandpa Perugini for the great welcome home.
To all my cousins, aunts and uncles for helping create a great baby's paradise. From a walker to a crib, toys, clothes, highchair... Aleja had it all thanks to our wonderful family in Colombia. Ana, Mona, Clara, Jairo, Jaime, Maria Angela, and all! To my Grandpa Mario for sharing his home with us during our stay. Aleja loves you so much great grandpa!

To our friends: The Montes family for being a great inspiration in more way than I can say, the Giarnellas and Debbie for always being there, JoAnn, Tammy, Judy, Karen, Michelle and Brian and so many more for all the support.

We could have never done it without YOU. As I look into Alejandra's beautiful eyes I hope all of you understand the great joy that has filled our lives! For that and so much more:

Thanks!!!!

Abuelitos / Grandpas

Vamos a extranar a los abuelitos... Y el juguete favorito de Alejandra...Sus gafas!

We are going to miss Grandma and Grandpa... And Aleja's favorite toy... their glasses.

Coming home / Vamos a casa

Gracias a muchas bendiciones, suerte y nuestro super abogado Oscar Abril ya tenemos todos los papeles para volver a casa!

Thanks to great blessings, luck, and our layer Oscar Abril we'll be back home Friday!

High Chair

After two weeks we finally got Alejandra to sit down in a highchair... for abour five minutes...

Tras dos semanas finalmente logramos que Alejandra se sentara en mesita a comer... por cinco minutos...

Daddy's girl!

Having fun with dad!
Pasando rico con papi!

Colgate smile! Sonrisa de Colgate!

Can you see my four teeth?
Puedes ver mis cuatro dientes?

Colombian monkey / Miquito Colombiano

I never saw someone eating a banana with so much enthusiasm! You should see her eating Alpinitos!

Nunca hemos visto a alguien comiendo bananos con tanto entusiasmo! Y si la vieran comiendo Alpinitos!