Henry looking back to find the bird that called to him:
A view back towards the house
Henry with Jahangir the cook
Walking up the stairs at the office
Henry made everyone proud filling his belly with Bangladeshi food. Whether it was breakfast lunch or dinner; he ate from the food Jahangir served all of us staying at the house which included two other staff, i.e. no special food for the little man. At breakfast he was eating tortillas, vegetable curry that was slightly spicy, and egg omelets. The rest of the day he dined on lentils, rice, and vegetables which was similar to what he eats normally but was a bit spicier. He seemed to enjoy it all. On the topic of food, midway through the week Jahangir served a delicious green leafy vegetable. They eat just about any kind of "spinach" here from pumpkin leaves to mustard leaves to all sorts of other leafy plants. When I asked if we could have it again during the week, Jahangir said that we could have it any time we wanted it because it grew out back. I thought that meant there was a garden or something. Nope, it was time to go foraging...
Have you heard of a Tummy Tub? It's a type of bucket you can use for bathing a baby that is deep and supposed to mimic the womb. You can pay a lot for these buckets and while I have heard good reviews of them I never had a plan to buy one. This past week Henry used a bucket of that shape because a) I was definitely not going to bring his bath bucket up from Dhaka with us, b) this deep kinds of buckets are in every room at the house because they are usually used for cleaning clothes and for taking bucket showers. Oh my he loved bathing in it! He has just figured out that bath toys he pushes to the bottom of his bath will pop up to the surface. In the photo below he's trying to make a smaller bucket float; he doesn't quite grasp yet that once it's filled with water it's just going to sink. Shilpi loved being around for Henry's baths because in Dhaka she never sees how much fun he has in the water.
Henry also started talking a bit this past week. After "croc" I think his new favorite word is "truck" which by the end of the week became "beh truck" for big truck which he would say every time he heard one pass by. He got a lot of practice because the house is right next to a warehouse of sorts and trucks regularly drive down the small road to make deliveries. He also says “juu tha” for ‘juta’ or shoe in Bangla and “dahg” for dog. Perhaps the most entertaining for me is what Henry learned to call his milk cup. I, of course, call it milk. However, the Bangla word for milk is 'dude'. Well, actually it's dhud with an aspirated first d. The fun came when Henry asked me for milk when I got home from the office...He pointed to the cup and said what I initially heard as "doo doo" but then I realized he was saying "dhu dhu" bottle. Awesome.
Luckily the car ride went pretty well. He was able to watch all the trucks go buy stuffed with cows, sheep, chickens, men, and so many other interesting things. The red ball I bought him right before we left did wonders in terms of entertainment. He loved balancing it on his head. I didn't have the heart to tell him that it was his chair that held it there; he thought he had magical powers.
Luckily the car ride went pretty well. He was able to watch all the trucks go buy stuffed with cows, sheep, chickens, men, and so many other interesting things. The red ball I bought him right before we left did wonders in terms of entertainment. He loved balancing it on his head. I didn't have the heart to tell him that it was his chair that held it there; he thought he had magical powers.
Here's one last photo of Henry with his toothbrush
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