Beautiful children in Thailand - Farang and Thai

Thailand - as I see it.

Today we ate at a very nice Mexican restaurant.  The food was tasty and about as hot as Thai food.  They even had the Thai hot sauces to make it hotter if you wished.  While we were there, we met an American man and his little girl who was two years old.  He was married to a Thai lady and the child was beautiful.  She had long black hair, pulled up in a pretty pony tail, a friendly smile and she spoke a bit of Thai and English.  What a wonderful accomplishment to have a little one speak two languages.

Speaking of Farang and Thai, Rob and On are expecting their first child and On is so cute with her little tummy growing each day.   Rob and On were talking about how On knew exactly when the baby was conceived as she felt a ping.  She said she felt a ping and three weeks later they confirmed the pregnancy.  Rob is so cute with her, touching her tummy and giving her a love pat every so often.  It is such a treat for us to be with them at this time.  We are looking for baby items, and talking about the traditions of a Lisor/Thai mother and baby. 

The mother and baby stay home for one month after the baby is born in the hospital for mothers and babies.
The mother sleeps on the floor on a thick mat so the baby is safe from falling on the floor.  Rob and On are going to incorporate Thai and American traditions in their home.  They are building a house and will have a bedroom suite for them and the baby.  They will also have a cradle or hammock for the baby to sleep in.

The house has been started while we were here.  The house will be approximately 2500 square feet with enough room on all four sides of the house for a garden.  There is a water well already there.  There is a
concrete wall on three sides of the property already.  The builder has built a little shack for the workers to live in while they are building the house.  They have dug the foundation holes and are now making the reinforcement beams with heavy metal rods.  It is all done by hand and very sturdy looking.  There will be four bedrooms, one bedroom suite and bath for us on the first floor.  They will have two bedrooms on the second floor, as well  as a bedroom suite for themselves.  There will be a kitchen, living room and dining room on the first floor.  There will be 4 bathrooms.  What a treat to watch the work in progress.