Scabies Babies

When we adopted Mrini and Tara, we found that Mrini had Scabies. Scabies is a mite that bites and Mrini had been bitten all over, especially on her feet, legs, hands, face, tummy… well, basically all over.
The doctor said that we had only to apply a cream to her one night and wash it off [...]

Murphy’s Law in Action

Everything that can go wrong will… and then some.
We didn’t think about Murphy’s Law when we discussed plans for Amit’s birthday. His birthday was on Sunday, but he was also flying out to Tokyo on Sunday night, so celebrations, if any, would have to be on Saturday evening. Amit was keen on calling a few [...]

More About the Twins

It’s great to see the twins growing up. To me, it seems that they have already become taller in the three weeks that they’ve been with us. Mrini is now walking with great flair – and falling, frequently, with almost as much flair. She doesn’t seem to mind the falling. She loves to walk off [...]

The Twins

Advice Unasked

It’s strange how many people think they should participate in the upbringing of your kids. And I don’t think this is particular to us because we are an adopted family - I think this is generic to India as a whole.
See, I take the twins to the neighborhood park every evening, where they sit in [...]

Baby Steps

Warning: This blog entry contains lots of mushy stuff about the twins. If you’re bored with hearing about the twins, come back a few years later.
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It’s been the sort of day when most things work out well. To start with, I woke at 7 a.m. after a long and unbroken sleep, to find the twins [...]