Mama and Mariana. My girls. They spent a little time together today, chillin at the book store. It was Mariana's first trip out in the stroller. She seems to really like going out and around. Always good for a kid who's parents like to travel. Also key for any Brooklyn kid.
Our meeting with the Defender of Minors was easy as pie. She asked us a few simple questions like what do you do for a living, are your families excited, etc. but mostly she talked to Mariana and Helena, our adoption rep. She reitterated that her birth parents are young but that they are both professors and that we are very lucky to have her. Indeed we are.

Mariana is currently laying on the bed by herself, surrounded by pillows. The latest revelation is how content she can be playing by herself. For the past hour she has laid there with occassional interaction from us and played with her favorite toy: a bag of wipes. It crinkles -very pleasing. She is also shreiking at the top of her lungs in short manic bursts. I take this as a happy baby.