Well, he’s almost four and a half months old now, and he’s started on solids. The crazy little guy was trying to grab fistfuls of mama and papa food and stuff them in his mouth, so I went ahead and started him on rice cereal. I thought it would be hard, with him spitting out most of the food at first, but he loves it. It’s been a week now and today he had two meals for a total of about 1/2 a cup.
It’s been busy, busy, busy over here in the AmiExpat household. We’re preparing for Christmas and our trip to the States. I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to pack in all the visiting I’m planning with old friends (it’ll work out somehow!). Today I spent the day in town with Andrea and her lil cutie, Benjamin, and I met Rosa for the first time. They’re both coming over later this week for a marathon day of Christmas cookie baking and Thai food (those things kinda go together, oder?). Andrea, Ben, Oliver and I had lunch at Vitus (nice and very spacious – plenty of room for strollers and buggys), then Rosa joined us for coffee at Aran (also nice and spacious – it seems to be the hip place for Regensburg mommies to hang out). We went to the alterna-Weihnachtsmarkt at Haidplatz, which was very cool. I recommend a visit, if only to see the camels. I snapped some photos, but I’m having some software issues at the moment, so hopefully I’ll post those tomorrow. And with that, I’m off to bed. Happy trails!
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yum yum yum – he sure is a hungry boy! what a cute video!
Wow, I would love to visit you sometime…I love Thai food! Thomas and I were thinking of moving to Regensburg last spring, but the job didn’t pan out.
@lynn: I started him on carrots today and he ate half a jar. Unbelievable!
@cathy: You should! Regensburg is beautiful and I make the best Thai food in the area – well, that I know of – maybe the Thai massage lady is a better cook than me
Oh how delicious is he… such a gorgeous age and he is a good ‘deutscher’ baby eating up everything will make Oma very happy! LOL
@lynda: Yeah, Oma is head over heels for this guy!
Voll süß, das Baby! Absolutely adorable.
Have you already made any decisions on how to raise the baby as far as language goes? What do bilingual parents have to take into account in raising a kid?
In any case, a child who speaks English will definitely have a huge advantage in the German school system and the German business world.
Liebe Grüße,
Kevin
PS: I like to say “oder” after English sentences, too. There’s just no phrase in English that’s quite as good. Here in Westfalia we’ve got an even better “ne?” at the end of every sentence. It’s pretty much the same thing as the Canadian “eh”.
Yep, when they start stealing your dinner you know it’s time for real food. He’s a champion eater! Some babies really hate the spoon and spit everything out all over the place. I love the little sounds he makes in between bites.
@kevin: I speak English with Oliver (mostly), while Rainer speaks German with him (sometimes). I think the biggest thing I’ve heard with raising bilingual children is that the parents should try to stick to their native language when speaking with the kids (unless you want the kids to learn a language that is not your mothertongue, I guess). Also, make the kids reply to you in the language you speak with them. My mother didn’t stick with either of these and consequently I don’t understand or speak much Thai. I’m very sad about this. The kids will fight it often, but you must stick to your guns!
@christina: His sound effects are a riot. He loves eating and hasn’t disliked anything so far (he’s had bananas and carrots, today I’m going to try pear).
That’s interesting. If my parents spoke another language and didn’t teach it to me, then I would be kind of upset with them at the missed opportunity.
Is your nephew still looking to apply for an exchange program? I’d be happy to talk to him about mine.
Liebe Grüße,
Kevin