Posts by Grace Anderson3

It feels like most of the people posting in this thread are twins. 🍿

Speaking of which, I’m actually embarrassed to admit that Hans once tried to learn American... 😁

It’s gonna be a steak. 🙂

In the end, his first word might just be "grandma." 😁

The pediatrician told me he’s picking up on whatever language we speak at home. Apparently, if I want him to develop proper pronunciation, I need to stop letting him hear my own grammatical slip-ups and deal with Hans's weird accent from how much he struggles with American English. Hans and I both speak German when we're out in public with the little guy, but once it's just the three of us, I stick strictly to American.

The whole point is they learn together 🙂 besides, I have to speak English with the baby.

He's learning, he's learning... Here's a list of picture books for toddlers aged 1 to 2.

Baby will figure it out... Hans might actually be in trouble if the little one starts a sentence in German and decides to finish it in American. 🤔

I watched him this morning, and honestly, I've been shaking all day long since then..🕺

Thank God for Google, honestly. It’s been my absolute lifesaver ever since I moved to the States. 😁

I watched this movie when I was just a little kid, and man, it absolutely terrified me...

Lone Wolf

Grace Sanders24 said:So how are we supposed to type here then? In German or American? 🤔

Either works...

Because anyone who knows nothing, yet knows that they know nothing, actually knows more than the guy who knows nothing and doesn't even realize it!

Nicole Myers said:😁 👍
Nice one, Hans.
Do you actually speak to the baby in American?

When it's just us, I stick to American. My doctor actually told me that everyone should speak to their child in their native language so they pick up both "mommy" and "daddy" versions with proper grammar. It worked perfectly for my friend—her kid switches to German when she's around and jumps straight to English when talking to his American dad.

Today’s been a pretty good day... Baby is hanging out with Hans, listening to this long story about a squirrel that traveled the globe and met a tiger who’s now teaching it how to speak Tiger... Hopefully, the little guy falls asleep soon while listening to it..☕

Walter Baker2 said:So, we were just sitting there watching the old man.

If they’re that desperate to stare at boobs, they can just head down to the beach or hit up a sauna once it starts heating up.

Quote : Muddy blues As I was saying:
All the best to Grace Anderson3. 🙂
Well, glad to hear everything went smoothly with Hans Sr.

Thanks. 🙂

Grace Sanders24 said:What's with the random "Hail" and that hand in the air everywhere? What's his deal? 🤔

Typical. He just couldn't keep his middle finger to himself. ☕

I hope you all have an absolutely incredible New Year.

Meeting up with the new grandparents went fine, I guess. We just tuned out some of Grandpa's comments, so it wasn't too bad.
But on the drive home? Total disaster. We missed our exit and ended up stuck in a massive traffic jam just five minutes from the house. The line of cars looked endless. Minutes were ticking by, and luckily, Baby was still asleep. Then a police cruiser tries to weave through the gridlock, the lights flash, and suddenly Baby wakes up. He starts wailing. I tried giving him a bottle, but it didn't help at all—he just kept crying. The traffic wasn't moving an inch. Hans had to pull the car onto the grass, so I’m standing there trying to unbuckle Baby from his car seat and nurse him at the same time. Finally, the cars start crawling again, and of course, everyone is honking at us through their windows because we're standing on the shoulder. 🙂

That’s how we set things up on our end. Everything else is up to them.

Well, I'm hoping so too... He's getting a grandchild first.

Hehe... I totally get that anxiety. She’s still so tiny, and at that age, their little heads aren't really stable yet, so you definitely have to be careful. 🙂You should have seen how Hans used to carry Bebot in the beginning; he held him like he was carrying a live bomb.
But you were such a calming presence for the baby 😉 and in that moment, you saved her parents an hour or two of pure stress.

Unfortunately, yeah.

Thanks. 😘