big day today! luca rolled over for the first time! this morning i went to get luca from the crib and he was on his back! i put him to sleep about 11:30pm - he slept until 7:15am ( bit longer than his usual 6:30-7) Each day he sleeps in just a bit more... He has really been amazing. Since we got to Italy he has been eating 5 times a day - when he wakes at 7, then at 11, 3, 7, and 11. works very well for us since we can take him to restaurants for lunch and dinner (we eat late here at 8:30 or 9:30) and he has already been taken care of. if not, then i just feed him at the restaurant which happens every now and then. of course he still spits up all day long and i now wear this great perfume called "sour milk".
yesterday we went to capri. the water was smooth going over from naples, but in the harbor it was pretty rocky and i felt a bit queasy in the morning - luckily it passed and i didnt have to take any meds. the boat couldnt be docked in capri so we dropped anchor and GP, Gioel and I took the tender to shore. Irene watched the baby and gave him a bottle at 11. he took it just fine. she said at first he was a little snobbish about taking it, but then i guess realized that if he was to eat he better get comfortable with it! and he finished about 6 oz.
Capri was beautiful. We got off the boat about 9 am, so the crowds had yet to arrive and we walked across a good part of the island taking pictures. the shops were all pretty fancy and not too unique (the usual gucci, ferragamo, LV, etc) so we didnt shop. by noon we were ready to return to the boat and have lunch. at that time, there were hundreds of people swarming and we were glad we got there early and could enjoy the island at a peaceful, quiet time.
we ate lunch on the boat just before we sailed to Ischia. GP wanted to swim so he jumped off the back of the boat. The water was beautiful and I was tempted to join, but it was choppy and it seemed like too much effort. Today we will swim in the thermal baths of Ischia after breakfast.
We arrived in Ischia in the afternoon - we walked around a bit. Its an island like Capri but it has lower elevations around the shore, so the charming port town we are in lies low along the coast (in Capri you have to take a funicular up to the town atop the island). lots of neat boats in the harbor, colorful low buildings dotting the shore and tons of kids running all over the street and beach. We had dinner late at a local place right on the water. The best pizza I've had - with artichokes salami and mushrooms. I ate the cheese and the baby is fine. today we lounged by a pool at a hotel on the beach and had lunch on the boat. we are about to depart again for naples so tomorrow morning gioel can leave for london. this will be the last email and pictures since he is taking the laptop with him...
here is a link to a few pictures from our first week here.
www.pbase.com/gmolinari/italy2006-1
love ronni, gioel and luca
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