Where did mommy go?

Mommy disappeared last week. And she left daddy and me behind. Mommy left me one morning like she does alot, but at the end of the day daddy came instead of mommy. And when it was time to eat there was still no mommy. Then I took a bath and even went to bed. And daddy was there when I went to sleep and every time I woke up (he did not even try to sneak away!)

Daddy played with me the whole weekend. One day we went to the museum where we go often (ed note: The Mattress Factory). And we watched a bunch of people dancing and yelling. And there was a guy who was going to let me play with his drum.

The next day daddy left me in a nursery. I cried at first, but then I had fun playing with the slide. Daddy says he came to get me but I was having so much fun he left me there.

I got to eat the same things daddy ate. He had rice and pepper and eggs and kielbasa. And two days we had spaghetti. I like picking up the noodles and putting them in my mouth. And in the mirror I have all this red stuff on my face when I'm done. :-)

But one day I did not feel well. And mommy came back! Yeah! And mommy was so happy to see me. She says she even got a lot of sleep while she was gone so she was a happy mommy.

A second flight

Mommy and daddy spent another day putting all of our things into bags. And just like last time, that meant we were going somewhere.

Grandma and grandpa took us on an outing at night. There were lots of lights everywhere. I did not realize the city was so big. Grandma said that the next time I come here I need to get out more and see the world. We went to a big building with lots of other people who had bags and stood in lines. There was a line just for babies (and their parents) that we got into. And people for me to smile at.

There were lots of friends for me to wait with for the first flight. But it was so late I was not interested in playing, just sleeping. Our first stop was at an airport I was in before. It was the airport with the seats so I could wait for mommy in the bathroom. And they had a play area with toys for me to play with. At first I was alone, but then many big friends came. But they were big and fast so I just played in my corner.

We spent a long time in that airplane. Then another one. And we eventually made it back home. I was so tired after spending so much time without a bed. I slept for most of a day. And I'm still tired. *yawn*

Going to the beach

We left the city for a couple days to go somewhere quieter and by a lot of water. Grandpa had to drive for a long time to get there. We even stopped at a place just so everyone could eat. And of course, everyone there liked to look and smile at me.

We stayed very close to a lot of water. The first morning, daddy took me out to walk on the beach. It was very quiet with birds flying around eating their breakfast, and only a few other people doing the same thing we were. I even said hi to a monk who was taking a walk. We also went to the market here. Although we had to drive there, not walk like the city house. But the people here liked to laugh and smile at me just like in Bangkok.

But the real reason we came here was I had lots of cousins coming. From all over the place. And we did puzzles, went swimming, read books, sat around and even went to the beach. This was my first time standing on sand and in the sea. It was a lot of fun. And loud. With so much space and so few people, it is surprising that it could be so loud. But my cousins also are good at making lots of noise.



We only stayed there for a couple of days. And then it was back to the city house.

Pizza place in Hua Hin, Thailand

Pizza place in Hua Hin, Thailand, a photo by LugerLA on Flickr.

We went with Aunt D and Uncle R to eat pizza by the sea. I got to watch them making pizza from scratch. And afterwards, the nice lady who served us wanted to take a picture of me. Daddy thought that tourists are supposed to want to take pictures of things, not the people that work there. But, why not, as long we we got a pictures too.

Yes, I can cry

For some reason, all of my aunties and grand aunties think that I am a very well behaved baby who does not cry. Mommy and daddy have been assuring everyone that I can, but no one believes them. Well, today, mommy and daddy decided to go on an outing, and they left me with grandma.

Grandma wanted me to put me down and sleep. But I was not having any of that so I made her hold me. Then when she tried to change my diaper, I let her know I could cry. I really belted it out. So loud that great grandma made all the aunties and great aunties come over to help. (and a couple of cousins too for some reason. Maybe they were coming to compare notes on crying. After all, I am pretty good at it.)

Grandma gave mommy and daddy a full report when they came back. But they were not impressed so they just laughed. It is not that funny, is it?

Playing with cousins

On my vacation I have been meeting grandpa, many aunties and grand-aunties and a great grandma. But I also met cousins. They are like the other kids at day care, but when I go play with them, mommy and daddy stay to play with us.

A and L live here all the time so I met them first. A is bigger and he likes to talk to the mommies and daddies and aunties. Sometimes he is a bit sneaky because L and I can't talk like he does. L is very happy to see me because now he can call me Nong T, and he does not get to call anyone 'Nong' (younger ___) He likes being bigger than someone. (but he does not look that big to me). L likes to play with me. He taught me how to play with a ball, and we played piano together.

Pe' A is my cousin from Chicago who is also visiting. Khun Chuen (great grandmother) is really happy to see all of the visiting cousins come and play. All four of us went to great-grandma's house to play today. And they taught me how to play with the walking beep-beep.

Playing with my cousins is fun, even if sometimes they are crazy. I want to play with them every day now.

A haircut by grandpa

My hair has been getting a little long, so grandpa decided I needed a haircut. But we don't have scissors. And grandpa had an idea. He will use his razor to cut my hair. I was a little skeptical.

So grandpa put on some soapy stuff on my head and started shaving my hair. And he took out a lot of it. Even more than daddy and other grandpa did. But he left a little in the back.

Now when I go on outings, everyone comments on my haircut. I don't know what they all say, but I still do a good job of making everyone smile :-)