It's been far too long since our last post, and we're sorry for our brief hiatus. We are still adjusting to India and our new lives here. Thumper is thoroughly enjoying his new school, and I'm having a blast attending it with him. Legs is extremely busy at work, but is taking great pleasure in her job. Her occupation doesn't require much work outside of business hours, so the evenings and weekends tend to be our time as a family. Bambi is, well, Bambi.
We feel like we really lucked out with Thumper's school here. It's somewhat structured, in that they have different rooms dedicated to different activities, like drama, music, art, and dance. He loves to play with the other kids in his class, and he's become very comfortable leaving me in the lobby while he builds his reputation. His teachers are absolutely phenomenal with all of the kids; they are extremely patient, joyful, and caring.
Thumper's vocabulary is growing like crazy, and he's started to string together 2, 3, and 4 word sentences. Along with his expanding vocabulary, he's becoming quite independent and stubborn in his ways, and he's mastered the art of the limp, screaming tantrum. I feel like watching him change as he grows is an absolute joy, and I can't help but smile when his eyes well up with tears, his lips begin to quiver, and there's a slight stillness before his body goes limp and he screams with all his might because he wanted another treat, or he wanted to put the brush on the floor instead of on the table, or he wanted Mama to sit in this chair instead of that chair. I'm sure the complexity of the problems will change with time, but he'll always be this special and perfect little person to me.
Leg's is working like crazy with the busy season for students traveling to the U.S. and also parents traveling to visit their children who are graduating from universities all across America. She is constantly moved by some of the happy stories she hears, and also saddened by some of the more unfortunate tales. Our laws for traveling to the United States are what they are, and it's Leg's job to uphold those laws regardless of her personal feelings toward the situation. Overall, I think this is a deeply fulfilling career for Legs, and I'm proud of the work that she has put into her profession to give us the opportunity to travel the world and experience different cultures in a way that we never really thought possible.
Bambi seems to be adjusting quite nicely to India. He lounges around on the couches and tile floors enjoying a sliver of sunshine through the window if he's cold, or the cool breeze from one of the AC's if he's hot. We try to stay away from all of the trash-dogs, because I don't think Bambi would fare to well in a fight. During the day, it's all he can do to make it around the block in the heat, but I think he's happy just relaxing in our house most of the time.
I've managed to fill my time with some fun activities. I'm still taking Hindi classes at the consulate; however, it's only for 2 hours per week and everyone else has dropped out. Basically I get to meet with the teacher for one-on-one sessions to practice the lessons from the textbook. Slowly, but surely, I'm learning more each week. I've also been golfing once per week with another stay-at-home dad at the consulate. We're both pretty much equally horrible at golf, so it makes for some fun outings. It's really nice to get outdoors away from all of the traffic and noise in the city.
Overall, we're beginning to find routines that work for us here, and that's a tremendous help in adjusting to our new lives. We are still very homesick though, and can't wait until we get the opportunity to come home for a visit. It's just been too long since we've seen all of our family, and I can't even believe that the last time most people saw Thumper he wasn't even crawling!
Happy Travels!
Pancho
We feel like we really lucked out with Thumper's school here. It's somewhat structured, in that they have different rooms dedicated to different activities, like drama, music, art, and dance. He loves to play with the other kids in his class, and he's become very comfortable leaving me in the lobby while he builds his reputation. His teachers are absolutely phenomenal with all of the kids; they are extremely patient, joyful, and caring.
Thumper's vocabulary is growing like crazy, and he's started to string together 2, 3, and 4 word sentences. Along with his expanding vocabulary, he's becoming quite independent and stubborn in his ways, and he's mastered the art of the limp, screaming tantrum. I feel like watching him change as he grows is an absolute joy, and I can't help but smile when his eyes well up with tears, his lips begin to quiver, and there's a slight stillness before his body goes limp and he screams with all his might because he wanted another treat, or he wanted to put the brush on the floor instead of on the table, or he wanted Mama to sit in this chair instead of that chair. I'm sure the complexity of the problems will change with time, but he'll always be this special and perfect little person to me.
Leg's is working like crazy with the busy season for students traveling to the U.S. and also parents traveling to visit their children who are graduating from universities all across America. She is constantly moved by some of the happy stories she hears, and also saddened by some of the more unfortunate tales. Our laws for traveling to the United States are what they are, and it's Leg's job to uphold those laws regardless of her personal feelings toward the situation. Overall, I think this is a deeply fulfilling career for Legs, and I'm proud of the work that she has put into her profession to give us the opportunity to travel the world and experience different cultures in a way that we never really thought possible.
Bambi seems to be adjusting quite nicely to India. He lounges around on the couches and tile floors enjoying a sliver of sunshine through the window if he's cold, or the cool breeze from one of the AC's if he's hot. We try to stay away from all of the trash-dogs, because I don't think Bambi would fare to well in a fight. During the day, it's all he can do to make it around the block in the heat, but I think he's happy just relaxing in our house most of the time.
I've managed to fill my time with some fun activities. I'm still taking Hindi classes at the consulate; however, it's only for 2 hours per week and everyone else has dropped out. Basically I get to meet with the teacher for one-on-one sessions to practice the lessons from the textbook. Slowly, but surely, I'm learning more each week. I've also been golfing once per week with another stay-at-home dad at the consulate. We're both pretty much equally horrible at golf, so it makes for some fun outings. It's really nice to get outdoors away from all of the traffic and noise in the city.
Overall, we're beginning to find routines that work for us here, and that's a tremendous help in adjusting to our new lives. We are still very homesick though, and can't wait until we get the opportunity to come home for a visit. It's just been too long since we've seen all of our family, and I can't even believe that the last time most people saw Thumper he wasn't even crawling!
Happy Travels!
Pancho
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