1. Wake up- ask the girls to join us so we can cuddle
2. Go downstairs for breakfast (this takes about an hour)
3. Come back up-get dressed for the day- the girls love baths so sometimes to eat up time we let them bath
4. Play with the girls
5. Walk somewhere (the park, Exito, mall)
6. Lunch
7. Play with the girls
8. Nap (aka: siesta)
9. Play with the girls
10. dinner- this last about two hours
11. bath
12. Watch Dora- Tatiana rolls the r when she says Dora
13. Pray- They usually just stare at us
14. Sleep
This is the one time in the girls lives that we are completely focused on them, no cooking, laundry, cleaning, etc. Bonding is essential during this time in Colombia. We explain to the girls in this same list format, what is happening during the day since we can count in spanish, it makes it easier, espeically for Tatiana who needs to know what comes next. They both are picking up words in English, they often repeat a word or phrase that we say, though I am not sure if they know what all the words mean. It actually hasn't been a big problem the way I thought it may be, we can usually get our point across by acting out. They usually follow suit and act out or actually take our hands and move them. Last night Kathrine put a crayon in my hand and moved my hand to the picture I was supposed to color.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Hello Hochestetler family! Im so pumped to see that its going so well, your girls are absolutely adorable! It sure sounds like you're havin a great time getting the feel for your new family and i am so happy for you! sorry it took so long im not good at this internet thing! Hope to see you soon, hello Kathrine and Tatiana im looking forward to meeting you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the language barrier is not so overwhelming...little ones learn so fast, too...still prayin for yall...your girls definitely are beautiful...just like their mommy (and daddy, although I'm sure he'd rather not be called beautiful as much as handsome) ;)
ReplyDeleteI've been following this since the beginning, but I finally found out how to post a comment! They are adorable and we can't wait to meet them in person! Our friends at church are praying for your safety. It sounds like the bonding prayers have already been answered. We love you guys and are so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteI've finally caught up on your blogs. The girls are precious! You and Ken look so happy, it actually brings tears to my eyes! Both of you are wonderful parents already!
ReplyDeleteIs it true that there is lots of warm water at magic mountain ?
ReplyDeleteA lot more hot water on "magic mountian" than in Pasto. The first night when we were here by ourselves we were complainging about the shower and the fact that the warm water ran out so quickly. Now that the girls are amazed and shocked each day that they take a bath or even just washing their hands we have learned not to complain.
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