Birth Certificates and "Hair"

Today was a very busy day. It all started with me being picked up to go get Sebastian and John's birth certificates. We started with John's. What a debacle!! We got there and we needed to go to the bank to deposit money for an original current birth certificate. When we got back, the took the information and then we needed to go back to the bank to deposit more money for 10 copies of the "new" birth certificate. Why we couldn't do the two deposits at the same time is beyond my comprehension but at this point, I was just going with the flow. Then we were told it will take 3 business days to get the "original" birth certificate and we need to wait for the director to process our paperwork because since it is for adoption, it is very sensitive! So, supposedly, the director told our rep, both birth certificates should be available tomorrow afternoon. I am not holding my breath but we really NEED them both to be ready since we cannot do any other paperwork until we have them.

Next, we are off to South Bogota...one word....WOW! We drove through very bad parts, to the point of our rep saying she has never seen anything like it. Made me a little nervous knowing how much cash I was carrying with me. But, we finally made it there after asking for directions a couple of times. And in typical Cecilia fashion, we just budge to the front of the line like we own the place, only to find out they don't have "lights" (as Cecilia would say) or electricity as we know it!! She is so dang cute! So, they tell us to come back tomorrow morning at 8:00am. As we are heading back to our driver's car, Cecilia starts to open the door of another car thinking it was our driver...I immediately slam the door shut...if you would have seen the neighborhood we were in, you would understand. Meanwhile, our driver was honking at her so she didn't go into that car. Then, Cecilia decided she wanted to get the phone number of the place so she could keep tabs on when they got "lights" again. I was dropped off at our hotel at 1:00 and at 2:00, Cecilia called saying the driver was on his way to pick me up to try again. We ended up getting done what we needed.

So, tomorrow at 1:00, I am off with our driver to pick up whatever birth certificates are available. Hopefully each and every one of them!!

There is a lot of paperwork still to do and with the birth certificates taking 2 full days, we MAY be delayed in getting out of here till next week but we don't know for sure yet!

On to a more fun or should I say funny subject. We decided it was time for the boys first haircut by grandma! Mom and I laughed pretty hard. For Sebastian, we started with a #2 and it didn't really do much, so I said, "Oh, let's try a #1". That is when the laughing began...it looked pretty short until we got it all cut. Then, it was on to John...we were a little bit nervous to do his because he has been like a firecracker lately...just not knowing when he might explode. He has been pushing boundaries at every turn lately. Surprisingly, he did really well. He sat there like a little champ...just like Sebastian. Mom and I decided, they must have used clippers in the orphanage because they did not move while she was cutting.

"Really mom, do you need to take a picture of this?"
"Mom, will you take a picture of me?"
The final result...lookin' sharp and all ready to go home!

On a serious note, tomorrow (Tuesday) is the funeral for my uncle Roger. Mom and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers. We wish we could be there, but we will make up for lost time when we return home.

Time for us to get to bed, we have another big day tomorrow...they all are big from here on out!

Holly and Betty