Today we took a trip to a town just outside of Cumbaya (which is where my university is) and ate comida tipica called orneado, which is basically slow cooked pork. It was like a taste of home--BBQ!! When we got there, you could see the pigs outside the restaurant and the food was so good!!
The reason we went to the town was to see Papa's cousin who had just had a baby. So, I spent the afternoon holding an 8-day-old baby. Be jealous. SO adorable. And as much as I loved having that tiny human fall asleep in my arms, what I loved more was that every time he pooped (or his 2 year old sister did) I didn't have to clean it up!! I got all the cute and none of the gross! And trust me, there was plenty of gross. I give the kid props--he kept everyone on their toes. As soon as a new diaper was put on and his onsie snapped up, he immediately dirtied it up. As soon as he was cleaned up again, his sister walks in reaking, and in desperate need of a change. As soon as she's cleaned up, it's his turn again. Seriously, those two were scheming!
On the ride home, Donato figured out the trumpet/fart/raspberry noise with his mouth and discovered that when you do it right, spit flies everywhere...which of course he thought was hilarious. I was in the splash zone. Not quite so hilarious.
Mostly today I was just reminded how much I love being part of a family and that even though kids can be totally gross, they are really awesome. Also, I love Donato more than ever because a of all, he doesn't scream "NO!" at me every time I try to play with him and be of all, he's never pooped on me! Got to love that boy!
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