Alejandra Dancing!!! Bailando!!

Aleja... What are you thinking about? En que' piensas mi Aleja?

Alejandra loves looking out the window... And mommy can't help but to wonder: Aleja, What do you think about?

A Alejandra le encanta mirar por la ventana... Mientras la mami se pregunta: En que piensas mi Aleja?

Our daughter's eyes / Los ojos de nuestra hija

If the eyes are the windows to the soul then Alejandra has the most beautiful, bright and amazing soul in the world!

Si los ojos son las ventanas del alma Alejandra tiene el alma mas linda, pura y brillante del mundo entero!

Awake! Despierta!

Alejandra always looks lovely but there's nothing like the look she has when she first awakes, amazing!
Alejandra siempre se ve divina. Pero realmente no hay nada como las caras que ella hace cuando se levanta, divina!!

Walking! Caminando!

When Alejandra first came into our lives she wasn't even crawling. She used to tuck one leg under her butt and push herself forward with her arms. Today she crawls everywhere and is starting to walk. It is such a great joy to watch her learn!

Cuando Alejandra llego' a nuestras vidas no gateaba, se ponia una pienita bajo la colita y se empujaba con los brazos. Hoy ella gatea por todas partes y ha empezado a caminar. Ha sido tan hermoso verla aprender!

Alejandra working at the office / Trabajando en la oficina

Aleja's room is full of toys. Yet she seems to find the room next door (office) much more interesting. Exhibit A: Aleja playing with the caps of my camera lens, Exhibit B: Aleja playing with tapes, Exhibit C: Aleja laughing at mommy for trying to contain the chaos!

El cuarto de Aleja esta' lleno de juguetes. Pero por algun motivo a ella le encanta el cuarto de al lado, la oficina. Prueba A: Aleja jugando con las tapas de los lentes de la cámara. Prueba b: jugando con cassettes. Prueba c: riendo de la mami por tratar de contener el caos que se ha vuelto la oficina.

Faces / Caras

I know everyone believes their child to be the most amazing and the most intelligent... But Alejandra REALLY is something else. She is truly the most expressive child in the world! When she laughs it isn't just a laugh, her laugh fills up the entire room. When she is surprised she is truly amazed.

Sabemos que todos los padres ven a sus hijos como los mas perfectos e inteligentes. Pero realmente Alejandra es una chica especial. Ella es la nena mas expresiva del mundo! Cuando rie es una risa que llena el cuarto, cuando se sorprende se emociona tanto... mejor dicho, les mostramos en fotos.

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...