2 Months Old!
In our garden about to start our morning walk. The stick is to ward off the many stray dogs we encounter along the way. Most are gentle but there are a few aggressive ones who don't like Topher walking across their territory. One wave of the stick sends them running.
Giovanni began smiling this week... in a BIG way.
These shots were taken while on a walk in Lodhi Garden.
Enjoying some time in my bouncy seat.
In the park outside of our house: elephants appeared today to help with the tree pruning!
Giovanni will hit his 2 month birthday on Friday, which will also be the first day he spends with his grandparents, Jim & Jerry Zurn ("Nonna" and "Nonno"). Mom and Dad are in Calcutta right now visiting with their good friends the Mukerjis and will fly to Delhi Thursday evening. You can imagine they are quite excited about their first grandchild and he is gearing up to keep them busy with feeding, burping, changing and cuddling. I am thinking of taking a week-long nap so they can properly bond with Giovanni! It will be such fun for us to show Mom and Dad our lives here in Delhi and to introduce them to our extended family of staff and friends. And the weather seems to be cooperating though the fact that it is already in the low 80s during the day makes me fearful when the real heat arrives in April!
We are settling into our new roles as parents and figuring out how to function on a few hours' sleep each night. Giovanni is starting to sleep for longer stretches so the dark circles under our eyes may start to fade...or not. His record is 5 hours which he did three nights in a row. We are encouraging him to stretch it to 12 hours tonight but I suppose we cannot set the bar quite so high. Many of you have noticed that our son is a rather hefty fellow. We think we may have a football player in development. Paolo's boss has suggested that we not bother investing in his education but instead put all of our energy and savings into his training for the NFL. I would support this but will only allow him to play for the Steelers!
Paolo and I in the midst of planning a few adventures with Giovanni in the next few months. In March we are heading to Pondicherry (South India). This will be our first plane flight with him! Later in the month we are hoping to go to Italy so that Paolo's family can meet their newest member. In May we will be joining my sister Molly and her husband Tucker in the Maldives. I cannot complain about that one! And finally, we will be heading back to the US for the month of June, so many of you many finally get to meet Giovanni then.
And Topher? He continues to be a happy and healthy fellow with only a few warts to show any sign of aging. A few of the neighborhood children and I are busy planning a party for his 8th birthday (Feb 15th) with a tennis ball cake and plenty of other goodies. Topher accompanies us on long afternoon walks and has become an expert at walking alongside the stroller without getting tangled in its wheels. Once Giovanni falls asleep we find a bench in one of our colony's parks so I can sit and throw a ball for Topher while his brother naps. I am cherishing these walks as soon the heat and mosquitoes will make them far less pleasant.
That's all for now. It may be some time before I write again as I think my parents are going to be keeping me busy...plus I have that week-long nap to try to fit in. A big hug to all. Clara
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