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Friday, July 11, 2008

Birthday Party!

We were also lucky enough to get to celebrate Luca's cousin's first birthday last week:

They were so delighted to meet each other!!

And Luca got lots of tips about how to crawl and walk, and shared his toys nicely:

A day at the zoo

Luca got to go to the zoo this week with one of his favorite girlfriends....

But we heard that he was more interested in his date than the animals!

Thanks, Jenilyn, for taking the cute pictures!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Luca on a "date"

On a "playdate" that is...though sometimes he appears to be making the moves...

Video: Luca and Friend

Video: Luca and friend

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Luca's Food Blog - May/June 2008

Now that I am a big boy and can eat solid foods, I decided to start my own food blog posts to officially begin my life as a "foodie".

Here is what I have started eating the past month or so and my thoughts on each of these new foods...

The vegetables and rice cereal have been pretty good - but my parents have also been pushing some sickeningly sweet food as well...hopefully they will get over it soon.

Luca visited his Thamma and Dadubhai so that we could all celebrate his "Annaprashan" ceremony. This ceremony is a Bengali tradition that marks the first time that a baby eats solid food (eventhough Luca had eaten rice cereal by then, his Thamma made some payesh, a rich pudding, as an extra special treat for the occasion).

Here are some videos of the ceremony. We had to wake up Luca from a nap to do the ceremony but he held up well anyway!

In the videos Luca is being held by his mom and is being fed by his mom's brother (another part of the tradition). His other uncle also somehow made it "on stage" though we were not aware of any traditional role he was supposed to play ;-)

After being blessed and fed, there is a game in which Luca chooses from among several items out in front of him on a plate - a book, pen, some coins, and some dirt - that indicate his prospects in life. If he chose the book or pen, he is supposed to become a scholar; the coins indicate wealth, i.e. becoming a merchant or businessman; and the dirt signifies becoming a land owner. We won't spoil the surprise...

Video: Annaprashan 1

Video: Annaprashan2

Video: Ap3

He also spent some time with his cousin:

Video: Luca with Chloe