We arrived in Bogota late last night - around midnight. After an uneventful trip through Customs and Immigration, we were met by a very helpful driver who brought us to the Hotel Halifax. It was about a 20 minute drive from the airport to the hotel, and our driver gave Julien a running narrative on the city (in Spanish).
We met up with Paul and Jody and their 3 year old Owen on our flight from Atlanta to Bogota. They are also adopting from CRAN, the agency we are working with here in Colombia. It was great to have some comraderie in our anxiety.
This morning we met with Doña Helena, who will be our guide through the paperwork and processes here in Colombia. She is a fountain of knowledge, and very experienced. Meeting with her answered the latest round of questions and calmed a few of our butterflies.
The Halifax is a hotel which caters to adoptive families, with many amenities like a playground and baby beds, and family-style meals. There are probably 15 families here, from the US (Milwaukee, WI; Bozeman, MT), Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands. There was a party after dinner tonight for some families who have received their Sentencia (the final adoption decree) and it was great to see the families and their children dancing and having fun.
Our presentation (when we receive Esteban) is tomorrow morning at 9:00am. Wooo hooo!!! We are marvelling at our last hours as a family of two! In our next blog, we will be a family of three, and hopefully attaching photos and videos.
We will be borrowing a cellphone to use while we are here, and will let you know how to reach us in one of our next blogs. We will have sporadic email availability--once or twice a week.
Wheeeeee.....
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8 comments:
Whooeee! Today you are two, tomorrow you'll be three! You are in our prayers tonight and tomorrow. Such excitement has not been seen before. Hugs and kisses, Mom and Dad
I just heard the wonderful news! I know that all will go well and that you will have a wonderful time greeting your son. I love his prayerful pose and his lovely long fingers in the picture of him in a white cap.
Congratulations and much love,
Bridget Moody
(Dawn's friend from China)
Felicidades!
We are so excited for the two of you and for our new grandson, Esteban. We are thinking of you this morning and praying all is well.
Abuela esta muy feliz en el cielo.
With all our love and our pride,
Mom and Dad
Good Luck Jules and Sabs. I can't wait to see the pictures. Love you guys.
We! Want! More! Pictures!
joanne & duncan
Congratulations, Mama y Papa!!!
We're so happy for the both of you. Please post pictures of the 3 of you so we can see the beautiful new "Goulgibbons" family!
Lots of love & good wishes
Denise, Rachel & Ryan (and paul too)
Congratulations to the entire new family!!! The long ait is over and the thrill of a lifetime is at hand.
My love and prayers are with the three of you. I can't wait to see your new son.
love, Joan L.
WOW CUTENESS!
I just finished my clinic and went straight to your blog.
MORE PICTURES!
MAS!
MAS!
Joanne
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