We've arrived!

We landed in Colombia last night at around 8PM. We were on time with all of our flights! Yea! And our luggage was here when we got here! Double yea! It was so nice to get off the plane and have Juan's parents greet us ... such a relief to finally be here. Bela was a pretty good flyer. She didn't sleep well from Calgary to Toronto which made the long flight from Toronto to Bogota a little worse. She cried a bunch and struggled to be put to sleep the first time. But she finally got some rest. Her first night here she slept very well. So we are happy that she was able to calm herself down enough to sleep well. Now onto more adventures with primos (cousins), tios (aunts and uncles) and of course los abuelos (her grandparents). For starters this morning, Bela laughed whole-heartedly at her primo Giacomo jump around the couches. It was so adorable. We will keep you posted on all the goings-on here.

I did it!

Well Juan is almost home. His flight lands at 3:55PM. I'm so excited and happy for him to be home. Bela and I missed him very much over this past week. We managed to make it through the whole week and both of us survived! WOW! I'm actually pretty pleased with myself. I knew I could do it, but I knew it was going to be tough. But it wasn't so bad. I did get lonely though. Although Bela does babble, she doesn't string her babbleness into a cohesive sentence. So thanks to my girlfriends for keeping me company over this past week.

And by the way - did you know WOW upside down spells MOM! Think about it ...

Germany (again)

Juan left for Germany yesterday. I admit I was again really sad to see him go. He is such a great father and husband. I can always count on him to help me with anything, so it really, well sucks, with him not around to help and keep me company. I know Bela and I are going to be fine. But we are going to miss him. His presence always makes us relax.
So far (its only been one full day) we are doing fine. Last night, bedtime was good. She woke up once at night (nothing more than unusual now) and today we've been busy; playing, laughing, reading and going to get some groceries. We will probably go out for a walk later on today if the rain stays away. But for now, Bela is having a nap so I am off for some Zzzz's myself.

Amendment:
I jinxed myself. She's up. That was a short nap - I think its because she's rolling in her sleep now. Before it was just onto her side, now its full on rolls and then she wakes herself up. Oh well. I'm sure she'll figure it out soon.

Update

Really, this is for you Keri.

Ah, the wedding. Things in Colombia are coming along smoothly. I'm so glad I have Juan's mom and sister planning this wedding. They have been so great with everything. I think pretty well much everything is done. There are probably a few things here and there. But I don't think I will be able to thank them enough for all the hard work they are putting into this. !Muchas muchas gracias!

My weight has kind of stalled. Ugh. This isn't that great. I would like to be a little less than this so I look good in my wedding dress! I want to see what it would have looked like last August if I wasn't 5 months pregnant! But if its a little tight, its not really going to matter that much ... its not like Juan can't marry me!

I've almost got all the wedding stuff completed to actually get married there. I'm getting some things translated to Spanish (birth certificates, divorce certificate, baptism certificate) and I've got certified copies of these documents. So that has been hectic. A couple of weekends ago Juan and I completed the marriage preparation course to get married in the Catholic Church. Another item complete. Now I need to get a document saying I will get confirmed next Easter from St. Mary's Cathedral. In the process with this one. I called Father Greg (family friend and who gave my grandmother's memorial service) yesterday, going to call again today. So I've been pretty busy with all the official marriage stuff. Who knew it was going to be this complicated.

I've been studying Spanish, but not near as much as I should be. Now, I'm getting nervous about that. I'm such a procrastinator its ridiculous. I think it should be a crime. I really need to put the effort into this one.

Juan and I are staying at my Dad and Olwyn's house while they are away in their summer house in Nova Scotia. Its been nice here so far. A bigger house has been nice for Bela to get some good sleeps in (well almost - she's had an adjustment period and is waking up in the night and a little early in the morning). Its also nice with the back yard as well as a nice place to go for walks during the day. Not sure what its going to be like when Juan and I go back home. HeHe. One thing I do miss is having my underground parking - especially with all this rain we've been having. My poor car is out in the cold.

Gabriela update:

She basically sits all on her own now. Only topples over once in a blue moon.

She's banging two objects together and last night she had one object in each hand and wanted to pick up another, so she dropped one and picked up the one she wanted! Wow, I thought this was pretty amazing.

She's a really good eater. I've almost got her on three meals a day. She doesn't care too much for formula meals now, except at night and first thing in the morning. I bought one of those baby cooker appliances to make her food. I made green beans last night - it wasn't a big hit with Bela. She spit them out and gagged. HaHa, it was pretty cute.

Her sleeping is starting to get better again. She had a change from when we moved into Dad's house and I think she's getting used to it now. Juan and I think she's pushing to two naps a day now. Yesterday she had one long nap in the morning and one long nap right before supper. So far today, it looks like that's what she doing again. Although she as a mini nap in between those two big ones.

Juan and I bought an exersaucer on the weekend. She really enjoys it. Wish we bought it sooner. She gets so excited about pushing the buttons and seeing the lights and hearing the music.

Juan update:

Juan is busy as always. He's trying to get work done for his meeting in Germany starting this weekend. He's doing really well (of course). And trying to get that done plus time with me and Gabriela AND (of course) World Cup soccer. If Germany wins today, he will be in Germany for the final game on Sunday. That will be quite the experience I must say. I told him he can't go out in the crowds in case there's a riot. He needs to come back home to us safe and sound.