What an incredible day, I was able to witness Tammy meet our daughter Sophie for the very first time. That was awesome, amazing and humbling. Uploading pictures on the blog is really difficult so I will try to Facebook them. If you are not a FB friend please request. Sophie has grown so much in the last six weeks and she is so cute. She really likes her mommy. Shortly after getting there Tammy was bottle feeding Sophie and then Sophie fell asleep in her arms, mommy has till got it. It was amazing how she recognized my voice and was always trying to see where it was coming from. She can also crawl a little bit now. Apparently in her crib she pulls herself up to stand as well. Before we went to the transition home Tammy and decided that we were not going to take her that day, rather we would wait until the next day. We felt that this way Sophie would recognize both of us when we take her away. Also it was pretty emotional for us as well and this way we could digest things as well. They had a coffee ceremony for us and Tammy even drank a cup, in 13 years I have never seen Tammy drink a coffee. She said she liked it too, I asked them not to make it so strong and put a bit of sugar in it too.
We arrived back at Afroland at noon. By about 1:00 we ventured out for lunch to a place that was recommended call the Limetree. It was further than we thought and took about 40 minutes to walk there. The sandwiches were worth the wait, yummy. On the main floor there was a western style spa where we thought we would get pampered. Tammy got a manicure and I got a massage. Twice during Tammy's manicure the power went out and they completed the work by candlelight. I got brought into the basement which they designed like caves, very cool. A woman came in to wash my feet then Davi came in. My first mansage. He was quite good. The bill for both of us was about $20.
After leaving there we went to the supermarket to purchase Sophie's food for while we are here. They transition home showed us exactly what she has been eating so we could buy the same brands and stuff. We bought a couple of bags of cereal, some pasta and formula for Sophie, chips and chocolate for Tammy and a bottle of Brandy for me.
When we went for dinner last night the power went out again but that's normal here. At the hotel the backup generator powers the lights but not the plugs. Went to bed and now here we are trying to wait for the internet again.
We did a little shopping at Inga Supermarket to buy diapers for the transition home and mineral oil for Sophie's hair. It looks like the net is back up so I will try to post this.
This morning, Tuesday we will pick up Sophie and she will be with us permanently. Yeah!
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