Spontaneous Serendipity

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Name: Neiv Malaviya
Date: September 23, 2006
Day: Saturday
Time: 08:19 Hours (AM)
Place: Gwalior

Special Notes:
About 23rd September
- On 2006 it was the 1st auspicious day of Maha-Navaratra (Holy Nine Days) of Goddess Durga
- It is the Autumnal Equinox
- Famous people born on 23rd September:
* Singer and Songwriter Bruce Springsteen
* Industrialist Robert Bosch
* Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud

About Neiv’s Birth place – Gwalior:
- Named after Rishi Galav
- City of Legendary Indian Classical Musician Tansen and Baiju Bawra
- Queen of Jhansi (ki Rani) was martyred fighting British here
- Capital of Raja Mansingh kingdom
- The 6th Sikh Guru was imprisoned here
- Our Moms finished their graduation from the same college here.

The Story So Far…
The initial expected date that the docs gave was somewhere around 30th Sept and I had planned to fly directly to Gwalior (via Delhi) from Miami on around 26th. But as the Doc advanced the dates, I changed my plans and reached there on 23rd morning.

On arrival at 08:00 AM, I was informed by Rishi (my Bro-in-law) that Nandini was hospitalized early in the morning at 05:00 AM. I went home, took a shower and was ready to go as soon as possible but as I was about to leave for the hospital at 08:30 AM, we received a call from my mumi-ji (Mom-in-law) informing us about the arrival of our baby boy.

My Father-in-law immediately called my parents to inform about the good news, we (Rishi and I) immediately rushed to the hospital only to find my son Neiv waiting for me in his Granny’s arms. Time was about 08:47 AM when I first took Neiv into my arms. I inquired about Nandini’s health  and I was informed that she would be brought out from the OT in about 5 minutes. We used that time by getting acquainted with the new born and posing for some great pics for the family album.

Nandini came out after a while, I was so very pleased to see her well and smiling after a gap of around 4 months. And we all joined for a happy family reunion…

Click here to check the pics of Neiv – Week 1

This weekend turned out to be one of the most hectic one ever since I’ve come to Florida. Bipin was visiting for 2 days and wanted to cover as many places as possible. Here’s the weekend in brief:

1. Friday
a. 9:30 PM Bipin arrived
b. 12 AM midnight to Five AM – Miami Beach (Clevelander, Gloria Stefan’s Mangos, Irish Pub, etc)

2. Saturday
a. Afternoon – North Miami Beach
b. Late afternoon – Lazy time spent on Miami Beach Ocean Drive Boulevard sidewalk. Man that is a lovely place!
c. Sunset – swim at South Beach – where Bips tried twice (and failed!) to get drowned and be rescued by the life guard   babe (but I had to save him instead!)

3. Sunday
a. 6:00 AM start for Key West Islands
b. 9:30 AM arrival amidst heavy thundershowers on the route
c. Around Noon – Sightseeing, Pirates of the Caribbean Museum, Southernmost point of US (90 Miles from Cuba), etc
d. Afternoon – Boat ride deep inside the ocean
1. I was swimming and seeing coral reef underwater for 2 hours
2. Bips and Abraham were enjoying their time by having beer on the boat deck!
e. 6:30 PM Return from Key west
f. 10:30 PM arrival back in Sunrise
g. Midnight – Fort Lauderdale beach

4. Monday
a. 8:35 AM – Bipin went back