Hi everyone! I have a couple of free moments so I thought I would send a monthly update. We are thrilled to let you know that Sofia's readoption hearing went off without a glitch. She is officially, certifiably, unequivocally ours. Sofia AnaMarie Calderaro! Well, at least until she gets married anyway. The Judge spoke to her in Spanish and told us it was evident that Sofia is a happy little girl. After the proceedings she squeezed my neck tightly. Then, as we left the courtroom, she blew everyone a kiss while saying, "mmmwwwhhhhaaaa". What a goofball. The staff succumbed to her curls, and charm. She does know how to work it that's for sure. Sofia realizes if she blows a few kisses and smiles big, the girls at the grocery store give her all the samples she wants. Shameless she is. Heaven help us all :)
I have to say potty training girls is sooo much easier then training boys. I am hoping to have this task completed before her second birthday. Always the optimast you know. We had a great start however, it has tapered off. I think I scared her when I screamed with delight the first time she used the potty. Right now, she sits on it a couple minutes, shakes her head no and then imitates me by saying, "no anny". Translation, "no candy". Yes, I use M&M's as bribery. We are also working on correcting some new troublesome behaviors which include: not sharing, pinching, hair pulling and stripping. Yes, she likes to take her clothes off in public.
We just received some great news from our CHI coordinator, Julie. Before we left Colombia I had tried to obtain Sofia's protective file from ICBF. This file has all of Sofia's personal history and I was determined to get every piece of information available. Sofia deserves to have answers to many of those inevitable questions. Anyway, I had always been told it is extremely difficult to retrieve this information once you leave the country. Our attorney in Colombia assured me he would get everything that was available after we received sentencia. Well, that didn't happen and we had to return home without it. I was then told her file was very slim and that it had already been given to me. Knowing that was not the case, I kept hounding Julie. Sorry Julie, persistance is my middle name. Come to find out, Sofia has a file 3/4" thick. Once we have the file in hand, it will be translated for her to read when she is ready. We feel it is her story to share if she chooses.
Wow. It is hard to believe that next month we will be visiting the pumpkin patch. Also, we will be celebrating six month's together as a family of five. We are so thankful.
Wow. It is hard to believe that next month we will be visiting the pumpkin patch. Also, we will be celebrating six month's together as a family of five. We are so thankful.
