Well, we made it to Bogota! We arrived late Thursday night last week and went to the orphanage Friday morning. Our first meeting with Salvador was amazing! We had a short meeting with the people that worked at the orphanage and then they brought him in the room. It was such a sweet time.
Our first week has been exhausting emotionally and physically. I have been on an emotional roller-coaster. It is such a special time but can be so challenging too. He has been having tantrums thoughout the day and they are very stressful. We have to remind ourselves how scared and confused he must be. He has been through so much and I can't imagine how stressed he is.. He has no other way of expressing himself. Despite the tantrums he is doing so well! He has already bonded to us and calls me Mama and Troy, Papa. He has a strong personality and know what he wants! The girls are doing really well and love to mother him. I can tell he loves all the attention.
We love the neighborhood we are in and we walk to the park a couple of times a day. There is a nice grocery store by the park and I go there daily. I love being able to walk everywhere. The weather here is Bogota is really nice. Not too hot and not too cold.
Last night we took Salvador swimming for the first time. We don't know if he has been swimming before but he absolutely loved it. It was so awesome to see our son love the water since we are a family that is always around water.
Today we walked to a new park and the main mall close to our apartment. We made it one entire outing with NO tantrums!! Success!!!
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