Mom Convos

These past few days I have really been pressing Belle to interact with kids her age by having playdates. It's a nice way for me to talk to other moms going through the same thing- ya know being an expat, having a kid, wondering when you will ever go home, and stuff like that.

Crazy the things that the moms come up with to talk about. We dream of the things that we could have in the US that would make our lives ten times easier- ready to go food, tons of toys with flashy lights, little traffic with easy access to parks, and of course a place where everyone speaks the same language.

We talked in depth about delayed speaking with households of multiple languages. The child will actually be equivalent to other children of single language households at the age of 6 with all the languages they are learning. It really makes me feel normal that Belle can only say 2 or 3 words. I do wonder if she will retain any of the Portuguese that she learns when we leave?? I really hope so!

We talk about how to make the long flights home and how much we despise United :) The next trip home is always on the agenda as is when the next family member is visiting.

Occasionally the conversation lead into where to travel to next and what hotels are kid friendly.

After these groups I think about when I move home how much I am going to be out of the loop. I will honestly have zero clue on how to raise my baby in the US! Not to mention nobody will care about the things that I have done with her in Brazil...

I don't really know where this is leading but sometimes I like to point out the little differences in the day to day life!

Tchau,
Sara