Water baby

I had my first swimming lesson today with Papa! He has been working so hard so he had a well deserved day off today. We went out in my pushchair this morning for coffee and, inadvertently, got caught up in a religious procession with thousands of people. Papa was like a Formula 1 driver as he negotiated the crowds and whizzed me through, away from the wandering hands of everyone who was trying to grab my cheeks! When we came home, one of the Raleigh drivers, Prashant, came round to visit with his wife and their son, Pranao, who is 10 days older than me. We weren't that interested in each other though, we were more interested staring at our Mamas. We have been invited to Pranao's naming ceremony later this week at an old temple an hour away from here, apparently I am the special guest. Mama will dress me up in my maharaj outfit as it is a special occasion, Mama thinks she will wear her sari too. After lunch we went swimming, I was a little sleepy so we didn't spend as long in the pool as Papa would have liked, but I did enjoy my first dip as you can see from the photos and videos below. I wore my own special trunks, mini wet suit and hat. I crashed out afterwards as this new exercise exhausted me. Mama and Papa will bring me swimming again when Papa next has a day off. Love you all lots, time for bath and bed now. xxxxxxxxx