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I'm a little behind on my blogging but both boys are napping now so hopefully I can get caught up before they wake up...
Yesterday was our Sentencia which is the day we signed the adoption decree. Gloria picked us up in a taxi at 7:45 am and let me tell you... it wasn't easy getting everyone up, dressed and fed that early but somehow we managed to do it. We drove straight to the courthouse and had to wait in line for about 15 minutes to get into the courthouse. Then we went upstairs to Family Court #4 and our attorney, Hernan, was waiting for us at the window. We had to wait for another 20 or 30 minutes before signing the adoption decree. It was a fairly simple process but the waiting area was really crowded and very warm so both of the boys were starting to get a little cranky. Then Hernan said he was going to get a cake and that we would bring it to the judge. I was really excited because we were intially told we would not be able to meet the judge. So a few minutes later he came back with the cake and we were allowed to go back to the judge's office to meet her and thank her for everything. The language barrier made it a little difficult to communicate but she was really sweet and kept saying how happy she was that we chose to adopt from Colombia. Then we had some cake, took some pictures and said goodbye. Poor Joey was so confused as to what we were doing... we told him we were celebrating a very special family day so he assumed it was somebody's birthday and kept asking when we were going to sing Happy Birthday. It was pretty funny. Below is a picture of us with the judge, Hernan and Gloria (Joey was busy eating cake)...
Yesterday was our Sentencia which is the day we signed the adoption decree. Gloria picked us up in a taxi at 7:45 am and let me tell you... it wasn't easy getting everyone up, dressed and fed that early but somehow we managed to do it. We drove straight to the courthouse and had to wait in line for about 15 minutes to get into the courthouse. Then we went upstairs to Family Court #4 and our attorney, Hernan, was waiting for us at the window. We had to wait for another 20 or 30 minutes before signing the adoption decree. It was a fairly simple process but the waiting area was really crowded and very warm so both of the boys were starting to get a little cranky. Then Hernan said he was going to get a cake and that we would bring it to the judge. I was really excited because we were intially told we would not be able to meet the judge. So a few minutes later he came back with the cake and we were allowed to go back to the judge's office to meet her and thank her for everything. The language barrier made it a little difficult to communicate but she was really sweet and kept saying how happy she was that we chose to adopt from Colombia. Then we had some cake, took some pictures and said goodbye. Poor Joey was so confused as to what we were doing... we told him we were celebrating a very special family day so he assumed it was somebody's birthday and kept asking when we were going to sing Happy Birthday. It was pretty funny. Below is a picture of us with the judge, Hernan and Gloria (Joey was busy eating cake)...
Outside the courthouse (Josh and I look like giants next to our attorney)
Once we were done at the courthouse we took another taxi to the Civil Registry & Notary office to obtain a new birth certificate. We all managed to fit in one tiny little taxi and I wish we would've thought to take a picture. The taxi was about the size of a Geo Metro and Josh sat in the front while Hernan, Sam, Joey, Gloria and I all sat in the backseat. Luckily we didn't have too far to go. The Notary was not in the nicest area and it was a tiny little office with no air conditioning or airflow whatsoever and we ended up waiting almost an hour... not fun!! At one point we had 2 screaming little boys... we were "those" people with "those" kids. After we got the new birth certificate, we crammed into another taxi to go to the Passport office to obtain Sam's Colombian passport. Luckily Gloria has connections so she asked the lady there if she could rush the passport because the baby was tired so we only ended up waiting about 20 minutes. We were back to the hotel by 11:30 am and to say we were exhausted would be an understatement.
Here is the government building where we got the passport. The government buildings were very nice and it's not uncommon to see sculptures like this in front of the buildings.
My poor baby was so tired
Later that afternoon, Josh and Gloria went to Exito to purchase our tickets to Bogota. Once again Gloria used her connections and got our tickets for half price (about $60 each). We decided to stay in Medellin for the weekend and leave for Bogota on Monday. Once we get to Bogota, we will take Sam to the Embassy doctor and also go to the ICBF office to pick up an additional document which is needed for the visa. Then Tuesday morning we will go to the US Embassy to apply for Sam's visa. The visa will be ready by 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon. If all goes as planned we will be on a plane headed back to the US on Thursday morning!! We decided to go out for dinner and drinks last night with Kim and Paul and their family to celebrate our big day. Here is Joey getting ready to chow down...
Joey thought it was hilarious that his mom and dad had to wear a bib...
The Fogon de Piedra is best known for their hot stone meals. You order the meal you want and they serve it to you on a platter with a hot stone in the middle where you cook your own meat. Then they have all the side dishes and various sauces on the side. Josh and I both ordered a fajita type meal with steak, chicken, various peppers, cheese, beans and corn tortillas. It was delicious!!
Joey thought it was hilarious that his mom and dad had to wear a bib... 
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