I have so much stuff racing around in my head that I am not actually quite sure where to start. So maybe I will start with an update on Deejay (DJ). Wow, the scales have tipped to the male side now.
So what can I say... We have been amazingly blessed with a baby that is so content and settled. Since day two he has been sleeping 5-6 hours in a row at night and last night he feed at 10pm and woke up at 5:45am, that's almost 8hrs. Usually we go through a time of sleep deprivation for the first few weeks but not this time. I think God knew we needed a settled baby. Throughout the day he is mostly happy and tries very hard not to cry. Today he was full of smiles for his Gran on skype. He's long and lanky where I am used to short and chubby babies. He's just so lovely.
We have people who call into our home to seethe baby, we have no idea who they are sometimes. A Hindu family who run a small shop not far from us arrived with breakfast one morning as well as ingredients ready to cook for the next day and she informed the "homes" kitchen staff how to prepare it for me. I ended up cooking it myself as I did not want the kitchen ladies having to go to trouble just for me. I have said it before and I will say it again.... sometimes the Hindus seem to be more Christ like than some of the Christians we have met.
So much has happened in the last couple of week. My parents have left after a great last week of being able to do a few things with then finally. We took a trip to Mysore and showed them a couple of sights and then out for a pre birthday lunch for my Mum at the palace we took D2 for her birthday. They even provided a bassinet for DJ to sleep in. I loved being able to show my folks a different side of India, the drive down to Mysore is beautiful. You get to see the sugar cane growing, the rice paddies, the village houses, people from all walks of life. My personal favorite thing is the little old men wearing their Lungi. The picture in my link is not of an old man but there is something I love about seeing these frail old men with legs that resemble something like our DJs little chicken legs as I like to call them. These men shuffle along the street until they meet other little old men and they will then sit and chat for hours. I look at them and wonder what their story is, what life has been like for them and where they go home to.
I was so proud of my parents, they really have embraced India in a way I never thought they would. I know that if we were not here it would not have been a place on the top "go to" places for them. They tried all the food and enjoyed it, they managed with cold showers, they shopped like pros and treated people with dignity. It makes me so happy that they enjoyed India. I love this country and now we have a baby born here. I feel a new connection to this land and it was so nice to once again share it with my parents.
We now have DJs birth certificate and just today we have all papers signed and witnessed and posted off to NZ for him to get NZ citizenship and a passport. It feels so good to have this on it's way and we just pray now that we have included everything they need and that the photo will be acceptable. It took us so long to get a photo of DJ that fits the NZ requirements for a passport. Try getting a new born to have eyes open, mouth shut, no expression, head straight and all this while not being able to hold them. It's next to impossible. We finally got a good shot ourselves but we are not sure the quality will pass the test. We just pray it will be fine.
Daughter 1 has been unwell with a nasty throat infection/tonsillitis and ended up with a rash all over her body due to a reaction to the antibiotics she was put on. She was out of action for about a month but is now back into the swing of things again. Son 3 has started vomiting and is running a fever, I just pray for quick healing and this to be short lived.
We have booked tickets for a return flight to NZ in Feb to renew our visas. I feel like we have just booked a first class flight as we will be going Singapore airlines. Last time it took us nearly 2 days to get back with 3 stops along the way. This time we have one short stop, 17hrs to get there and movies and food included. I'm actually really excited about the flight.
As I write, the rain has begun to fall and that soothing sound on the roof makes me want to crawl into bed and just lie there and listen. Plus, this is getting a rather long blog post and I hate reading long posts myself. I still have heaps to write about but I think I will stop for now and write again at a later stage.
So for now.... as porky pig would say th th th th that's all folks.
So what can I say... We have been amazingly blessed with a baby that is so content and settled. Since day two he has been sleeping 5-6 hours in a row at night and last night he feed at 10pm and woke up at 5:45am, that's almost 8hrs. Usually we go through a time of sleep deprivation for the first few weeks but not this time. I think God knew we needed a settled baby. Throughout the day he is mostly happy and tries very hard not to cry. Today he was full of smiles for his Gran on skype. He's long and lanky where I am used to short and chubby babies. He's just so lovely.
We have people who call into our home to seethe baby, we have no idea who they are sometimes. A Hindu family who run a small shop not far from us arrived with breakfast one morning as well as ingredients ready to cook for the next day and she informed the "homes" kitchen staff how to prepare it for me. I ended up cooking it myself as I did not want the kitchen ladies having to go to trouble just for me. I have said it before and I will say it again.... sometimes the Hindus seem to be more Christ like than some of the Christians we have met.
So much has happened in the last couple of week. My parents have left after a great last week of being able to do a few things with then finally. We took a trip to Mysore and showed them a couple of sights and then out for a pre birthday lunch for my Mum at the palace we took D2 for her birthday. They even provided a bassinet for DJ to sleep in. I loved being able to show my folks a different side of India, the drive down to Mysore is beautiful. You get to see the sugar cane growing, the rice paddies, the village houses, people from all walks of life. My personal favorite thing is the little old men wearing their Lungi. The picture in my link is not of an old man but there is something I love about seeing these frail old men with legs that resemble something like our DJs little chicken legs as I like to call them. These men shuffle along the street until they meet other little old men and they will then sit and chat for hours. I look at them and wonder what their story is, what life has been like for them and where they go home to.
I was so proud of my parents, they really have embraced India in a way I never thought they would. I know that if we were not here it would not have been a place on the top "go to" places for them. They tried all the food and enjoyed it, they managed with cold showers, they shopped like pros and treated people with dignity. It makes me so happy that they enjoyed India. I love this country and now we have a baby born here. I feel a new connection to this land and it was so nice to once again share it with my parents.
We now have DJs birth certificate and just today we have all papers signed and witnessed and posted off to NZ for him to get NZ citizenship and a passport. It feels so good to have this on it's way and we just pray now that we have included everything they need and that the photo will be acceptable. It took us so long to get a photo of DJ that fits the NZ requirements for a passport. Try getting a new born to have eyes open, mouth shut, no expression, head straight and all this while not being able to hold them. It's next to impossible. We finally got a good shot ourselves but we are not sure the quality will pass the test. We just pray it will be fine.
Daughter 1 has been unwell with a nasty throat infection/tonsillitis and ended up with a rash all over her body due to a reaction to the antibiotics she was put on. She was out of action for about a month but is now back into the swing of things again. Son 3 has started vomiting and is running a fever, I just pray for quick healing and this to be short lived.
We have booked tickets for a return flight to NZ in Feb to renew our visas. I feel like we have just booked a first class flight as we will be going Singapore airlines. Last time it took us nearly 2 days to get back with 3 stops along the way. This time we have one short stop, 17hrs to get there and movies and food included. I'm actually really excited about the flight.
As I write, the rain has begun to fall and that soothing sound on the roof makes me want to crawl into bed and just lie there and listen. Plus, this is getting a rather long blog post and I hate reading long posts myself. I still have heaps to write about but I think I will stop for now and write again at a later stage.
So for now.... as porky pig would say th th th th that's all folks.
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