Sebastian is 23 months today and this morning for the first time he put two words together and they were 'Bye mum'. I almost cried with happiness, it was amazing. It has been a crazy busy month and really has just flown by. He seems to be growing exponentially and everyday comes out with a host of new words. He is the happiest little chappie and we adore him. I cannot believe this is the last month I can say he is one!
Moving during a pandemic is not advisable. And certainly moving to a country during lock down makes it that little bit trickier. I can assure you that there were several times when we almost packed it in here. The transition to a new school during lockdown was not easy (never let anyone say teachers had it easy teaching online) and even harder for a new teacher. The realisation that Grand Bahama was not exactly what we expected made it even tougher. But we made it to the end of the school year and not only made it I would say we did quite well. We have a wonderful set of friends, Sebastian has a great group of babies and Luis made it through his first year of teaching under incredibly difficult circumstances. Teaching is not easy and your first year of teaching is pretty much torture and he not only did but he killed it. And I would even suggest we found our feet here on the island. Yesterday afternoon the school treated us to an afternoon of drinks and nibbles at a local restaurant. It was a super nice event and actually it felt quite moving to have actually made it there.
I was lucky enough to call a great man Dad. He was a man of many names Robert, Henry, Gus, Bob but to me he was just Dad. I miss him everyday, I look at Sebastian all the time for glimpses of him and hope one day he is interested in learning about his Grandfather. I have been lucky enough to have another fantastic Dad play a huge role in my life. I always knew Luis would be a great father but I guess I did not really understand how great. He is a wonderful father and Sebastian and Lola are so lucky to have him. He puts all his energy and being the best Dad he can and well he really is just the best Dad. We are all so lucky to have him.
It has probably become pretty clear from this blog what a help Bruce has been to us. I am actually not sure we would have made it here with out him and that is not an exaggeration. And not just because he has helped us with loads but also his daily company. Yesterday was a biggie as he taught Luis and Sebastian how to change the oil on a car. A few years ago, I do not think Luis knew where oil went and now he can change it and even put on a new filter. I think this is pretty impressive. And Sebastian, with his crazy love for cars was by his side learning the whole time (well he did not go under the car).
I am so happy for the group of friends that Sebastian has made. They took some hunting down but he now has quite the crew. Yesterday we went to Kristi's house (Mum) to play with her children and the crew. They had a great afternoon of pool, garden, trampoline and each other. The grown ups had a great time as well.
We had the wine club a week early this month so that Alison could be at her last Grand Bahamas Ladies Wine Club (I fully expect her to start a branch in Hull). I had a horrible day and was finding it very hard to get the energy to host. And to add insult to injury half an hour before they were due to arrive all of our toilets' and showers started erupting (not ideal with wine and a a dozen ladies). Luis pulled me through though, organised the food, cleaned the house and got the bathroom situation under control (although the deck is being ripped up as I type this). I am so thankful as it turned out to be a fabulous evening and a lovely send off to Alison.
Sebastian had his last day of school this week until he starts camp in August. They had a small ceremony that we were unable to go to but they did send a photo. It was hard for us to send him to school, the COVOID situation has meant we are not allowed to enter past the gate or really see what happens inside. However, he has come home happy, is talking way more and has seemed to enjoy it.
