The presentation was yesterday as scheduled and we received Mateo at Los Pisingos. He is a beautiful little boy and we are so happy and blessed to have him as a part of our family.
Unfortunately, he is quite sick with the flu and so it has been a vomit and poop filled day and a half (I think we went thru half of our clothes). Thus, no time for pictures or more posts. Hope to have more information this evening.
Kurt
We were all downstairs this morning having breakfast chatting with the other families here at Hotel Paris when one of the staff handed Kurt the phone. We assumed it was Adriana or Godfrey calling to welcome us to Colombia. When I heard Kurt say, "Cecilia!" my ears perked up. We weren't expecting our presentation until next week (long story). Then I heard Kurt say that we'd be ready by 2pm I knew that we're getting Mateo TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So we're waiting ever so not so patiently for Freddy to pick us up to go get Mateo.
We can hardly wait to get our hands on him!
Ciao for now
PK
It's so hard to describe the feelings of being back here....I felt as though we were coming back home after a long time away. My heart feels like it is put back together again. The yearning for Colombia, for our family, friends here is gone, vanished. It is so amazing to be back in this very special country. The place where we became a family and now coming home again for Mateo.
Freddy picked us up from the airport! It was so good to see his face again and that smile.
More later time for breakfast
Smooch
PK
This time tomorrow we'll be waking up in Colombia! Talked with out coordinator yesterday and found out that los Pisingos (Lucy and Mateo's orphanage) usually does their presentations on Mondays and Tuesdays. So our agency, is trying to get them to move up ours to Thursday or Friday. We'll see what happens... At this point we have no control of the situation. The extra time would be nice to get settled in and spend some time with Lucy, just the 3 of us...But at the same time it's going to kill us if we have to wait to get Mateo until next week!!!!
Hang on baby! YOUR family is coming!
Smooch
PK
Well 5 enormous suitcases later....We're all packed and ready to go. I thought I was going to slit my wrists and stick them under warm water yesterday but Kurt told me to breathe and my panic attack subsided. Just a tad stressed but feeling WAYYYYY better today. Whatever we forgot, we'll buy in Colombia.
We've totally been nesting all weekend. Washing car seat covers, filling drawers with cute boy clothes (THANKS for the hand-me-downs ladies. You saved the day!) raising the crib mattress, laundry, more packing and making some meals to throw in the freezer for when we get home. I think we're as ready as we're going to get for this little guy.
The visas arrived! All we have left to do before we leave is to find out when our presentation will be. We get in around 9pm on Wednesday so please here's praying for Thursday or Friday at the latest.
Smooch
PK
P.S. Love love love you Mateo!
I hate to post anything because then the latest picture of my sweet sweet boy will not be the first thing I see when I open the site.
That being said....our visas are on the way home!!!!!!!!!!!!! We over nighted our special visitor visas via FEDEX last Saturday to the Colombian Consulate in Chicago. They arrived Monday. I've been compulsively hitting the refresh button trying to track our overnight return FEDEX package all week and it is ON IT'S WAY HOME! That means that we can leave on Wed!
I can't wait to hold my little boy, feel the weight of him in my arms and drink in his sweet smell.... Did I forget to mention that my baby Mattie is sweet?
Smooch
PK
What a wonderful surprise to open my email and find MORE pictures of Mateo. My heart skips a beat every time I look at my cute little boy.
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