Since arriving back, we have gradually been trying to visit all our old neighbours and friends. A good friend of Rich's and his wife had their sixth child in August while we were back in England so we went to visit them and meet their new baby. Although almost two months older than Anna, as you can see from the photo there really isn't much difference in size and everyone tells us what a big baby she is. (The women are all very impressed when I tell them I delivered a 4.5Kg baby!!)
It really seems that having a baby here in this culture is the key to getting to know people and making friends. They LOVE babies here and everywhere I go, after being asked 'mtoto hajambo?' (basically 'your baby's OK?') Anna is whisked away to been shown to someone else who may or may not be in the same room/house/street!! For the most part Anna does brilliantly and smiles at everyone, listens to them babble away at her in a new (to her) language and just watches what is going on.
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