Poop Face

A Happy St. Joseph's Day to one and all, including little Mariana Josephine.

More videos have been requested. I must comply with the wishes of my audience. The following video is Marianas first taste of mashed carrots. Do you think she likes them? It's funny because she makes the same poop face after eating most everything.

We have been trying to figure out where to go for a long trip. We have plenty of time to kill and its a big country so we might as well go see a few places. We felt the need to keep everything as quiet as possible for Mariana in the first few weeks of getting used to us. Now we're getting ready to expand our horizons a bit. The big debate is whether to go on a bunch of local trips to coffee plantations, historic towns etc. in the 3-4hr driving range or to go up to the Carribean to this deserted little island called Providencia. We'll have nothing to do but sit on the beach and play rather than sit in the hotel and play in Providencia. We have to take into account what is best for Mariana though. We are hesitant to turn her schedule upside down again. Anyway, we're going to go somewhere but right now we can't decide where.

In the interest of getting out and about more I contacted the parents of a friend and co-worker named Jorge. They live about 30 minutes north of Bogota in Chia. They invited us for a Sunday afternoon of empanadas, mimosas and friendly conversation. Jorge's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet so I'm looking forward to meeting his folks. We are VERY excited for this outing.

Mariana is doing well. She is currently rolling around in her crib avoiding naptime. She's generally a good napper but today is another story. Oh well. She has perfected the act of rolling over this week. She was a bit like a turtle on her back before, needing help to flip over. Now with the help of a toy just out of reach she can tuck the arm, roll over and do a little scooching to get to it. We've set up the bed with a pillow surround that she can't roll out of but I think this will only contain her for so long. Today we let her play on the carpet for a spell. She got better traction there. The only problem is that more appealing than any of her toys or Mom or Dad is the texture of the carpet. That oh so yummy "can't keep my toungue off it" texture. You look away for a second and she's face down with an open mouth. Yuck. They steam clean the carpets here every day but still, yuck.

Here is another picture from our outings in the country. MJV rides a horse.