Day Twelve: Great Grandparents Meet Daniel

When I first met Claudia's grandmother, one of the first things she asked was when were we going to have a baby.

That was several years ago, but we never forgot. That's one reason today was so special. We hopped into a taxi for our first trip since Gotcha Day and enjoyed lunch with Claudia's grandmother (Dad's side), and grandfather (mom's side).

Daniel enjoyed meeting them, based on his smiles and giggles. Bisabuelo and Bisabuela (Great Grandfather & Great Grandmother) were amazed by how calm Daniel was and how attached he appeared to be with us already.

"He's a blessing from God," said Bisabuela Joca.

"He's a cute little guy and pays attention to everything," said Bisabuelo Hernando.

We enjoyed lunch around the dining room table while Daniel played on the floor with his car. After lunch, we played with Daniel on Bisabuela Joca's bed. Daniel would throw his body on top of Claudia, giggle and pat his hands on top of her. Then he would do it all over again.

It was a great afternoon.

Today Daniel appeared to be okay with both of us. It's not that he had a very strong preference toward one of us at any given point. But on the second and third day he would get fussy when Claudia would be out of sight and go toward her when he wanted to snuggle. So yesterday we made a point to allow me to feed him and prepare him for bedtime and a few other things.

Today he wanted to snuggle with each of us and smile when either of us entered a room. We play games like peek-a-boo and Tope, Tope, Tas (a Colombian kid's game where you softly bump heads when you say Tas).

On other fronts, we figured out that Daniel strongly prefers his bottled milk to be heated. For the first few days he didn't want to drink. Once we heated his bottle, he sucked down at least three bottles today. Now he is eating a lot better. He enjoys soups, kid's cookies, fruit and small snack stars with sweet potato flavor.

Claudia is still feeling sick, but much better than last night thankfully.

God Bless