Showing posts with label excuses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label excuses. Show all posts

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Consular Report of Birth Abroad

It's a boy! (ok ok, we've known that for months). We knew we'd be having the baby here and in fact we moved to Argentina the day before my wife's no-fly date. However, the baby was due in late June approximately a full month from now, but he decided to come (very) early. This was quite the surprise to us, as we'd packed all of our infant supplies in our UAB... which hasn't arrived yet (but should be here long before late June!) Fortunately, we got some loaners from another family who had a baby recently. Even more of a surprise was that my wife spent the last week hospitalized on bed rest. So... needless to say, we've had an interesting transition to living in Buenos Aires. This also partially explains my blog-silence. On the plus side, she did meet an OB that she liked several days before being hospitalized and the hospital is less than 2 blocks from our house.

Anyway, onward to the next big adventure in our lives. Buenos Aires didn't have a long run in terms of being our "current big adventure." We sure are glad to be living downtown though, where we can walk everywhere!

PS: Fun fact, when she leaves the hospital, my wife will have spent more than 50% of her time in this country... in that hospital room.

PPS: She does not have internet.

PPPS: Everyone speaks Spanish.

PPPPS: She does not speak Spanish.

PPPPPS: Everyone is healthy and happy!

PPPPPPS: Now comes the fun part of obtaining all the appropriate official documentation for our newest little American diplomat.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Post Catch Up Series...

Surprise! We're leaving Chennai in less than a month. I've had a bit of a doldrum in my blog posting over the last few months. I guess now's a good time to explain why (aside from my just being lazy). 

Almost immediately after returning from R&R, I received news that my departure date was being pushed forward to help cover a staffing gap at my next post. This effectively cut me from almost 9 months remaining in Chennai... to about 5. I've quit a handful of jobs in my life, and I can tell you, impending departure has a way of sapping your motivation. In an effort to not slow down at work (at least until I'd finished the major projects I was working on), my blog appears to have suffered.

Anyway, that's a long story to explain that between now and my departure date (April 1), I'm hoping to publish an article a day to clear up the backlog of drafts I've accumulated this tour. Hopefully then I can start fresh on home leave or in Buenos Aires!