House, Mountain, and other fun things

So we moved into our house last Sunday. We're super happy to being one step closer to settled. (We don't expect our furniture etc for another 7-10 days and oh, we're having a baby in 21 days) Poco a poco...

We took a fun weekend trip this last weekend to Cotopaxi, the main mountain in Ecuador. It is massive and absolutely gorgeous. We spent a night in a beautiful hacienda (dating from the 17th century), and then drove part of the way up the mountain.

We were shocked (why I'm not sure) when we opened the door to a BLAST of thin frigid air at Cotopaxi. At 5000 meters, we should've expected it. Jacob and Santiago braved part of the hike up the hill, while I kept the car warm. :) At 37 weeks, I'm not in the shape to hike at that altitude. Or at times even to walk around Quito, it feels like. Anyway, it was gorgeous even from our midway vantage point. We returned to the modest 4000 meters and did a hike around a nice lagoon with lots of birds, and then called it a day.

Santiago's spending some time in Cuenca, a beautiful town south of Quito. Jacob and I are getting to know the parks in Quito, in between figuring out how to set up the utilities in our new house.

Let us hear from you. We hope you are well!