from the franks: Half a decade down.

Half a decade down...

22.October.2005

Then...Hudson turned 5. Half a decade ago we were in our twenties fresh back from India in culture shock without insurance trying to buy a house and living with my parents. Then Hudson came 6 weeks early. Insanely, our insurance started the day before my water broke and so his birth and 2 weeks in the NICU were covered. Now 5 years later, we are back in India with our little 4lb premie.

Hudson you are now a dynamic, blond, observant, active, sensitive, driven, verbal, social boy who is learning how to live cross culturally, experiencing new things and deep issues beyond your years. Your favorite things are your blankie, sticks, rocks, imagining things, engineering new lego designs, Indian sweets, socializing with staff and interns that we work with, reading new books, playing with Priya and planning attacks on the monkeys with daddy.

Your 5th birthday was a great day even after getting back the night before from our big Harkidun trek. We managed to pull off a party and at the end of it you said that you were happy and I held you in my arms, all 37 pounds of you.