It's never fun to get the funk and especially not for the second time in as many weeks.
When we met Daniel he had a cough and congestion; the vestige of his bronchitis. But after a week of medicine, he was feeling much better at Casa Lanthana. Claudia experienced a night with shivers and congestion, but otherwise felt better during the following days.
Unfortunately, the funk each of them had has returned. Daniel was somewhat cranky because of feeling sick, and Claudia had difficulty hearing because of the congestion. Fortunately, neither one has a fever and I'm still in good health and able to care for them.
The good news is Daniel is bonding very well with Claudia. The bad news is that when I showed affection toward Claudia in front of Daniel today, he attacked me with his five baby teeth like a piranha going after fresh meat in the Amazon River. If Claudia wasn't within eyesight, he had a meltdown.
Hopefully most of this behavior can be attributed to his cold, or "gripita" in Spanish.
The morning was fantastic with clear blue sky and warm sunshine. We took a morning walk after breakfast with Daniel. It's something that was part of his routine with his foster mother and we are trying to stay as close to that routine as possible.
Actually, his morning walk was described as a "vueltica" or short trip, in the information we received from the foster mother. Now we understand.
We put him into his stroller, or "coche" in Spanish, (again... Thanks Nana!). Daniel was sound asleep within minutes of leaving the condo. We found a nearby park and sat on a bench and enjoyed the great sun and temperature.
In the afternoon, we spent a couple of hours at Santa Fe Mall. They have a huge play Catepillar children can crawl through. Daniel was hesitant until a couple of children showed up. They ran through the Catepillar tunnel and before you know it, Daniel was all game!
It's really neat to see him light up and get so excited when other children are nearby. He didn't make it all the way through the tunnel, but did make it half way and turned around. I guess that counts!
Please pray "the funk" will disappear soon! There are a lot of things we'd like to do with Daniel while in Bogota but don't feel comfortable doing them because the weather isn't great if you are sick.
Adios!
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