Almost 6 mths: My new toys

Hi Ppl,

I 've been super busy with lots of different people and things. Have a lot to report.

We had Stuti didi, Dipti aunty and Hemant uncle over our place about 2 weeks back. It was so much fun with them, with all the love and pampering that was showered on me. We visited couple places with them, the Tech Museum at San Jose downtown, Great Mall and Hindu Temple. We also went to few other places to eat out, Yoghurtland is one that I missed since I was asleep. It was really nice to have them with us and I am eager to see them again :)

Other than that, we went to Shoreline Park, the 8 of us. I never knew parks could be so much fun!! There was so much to explore, the ducks with their babies swimming around in the lake, the seagulls walking all around, kids playing, ppl kayaking and surfing, barbecue parties, etc. etc. It was a sunny and slightly windy, but pleasant weather and playing under the tree was a thrilling experience for me :) I was stuck on watching the moving leaves of the tree due to the wind....anything that moves catches my attention instantly. Mumma and Daddy even took me for a walk around the park when I got a little tired and bored.

Coming to my stuff now...Let me tell you all more about my new toys :) My hands and especially my feet are my new toys! I play with them even if ton of toys are lying around me these days...as if I just discovered they could be twisted, stomped, sucked, intertwined and played with ...I also turn and wiggle a lot nowadays...diaper change is not as easy for mumma as it used to be earlier...Also, everything goes into the mouth, is my latest thumb rule. I 've also learnt to rake and grab objects lying around me, and pass things from one hand to another. I raise my chest pretty high with support of my arms, while on tummy. Noticing minute changes in the environment is also something that comes naturally to me nowadays.

Ba made 'sticky floor' for me and Anshbhai to expose us to a sensory experience. The moment mumma put me there, I started walking towards her excitedly, at first not knowing what happened to my feet suddenly. Later, I got used to the stickiness and lifted my feet even more forcefully and giggled :)) Also, I stuck my left hand on it and lifted it back lots of times. Once when my hand wouldnt lift back, I somehow used my right hand to help the left one. Mumma, was like 'how does he know that he could use another hand of his for help?' ...Am learning you see ;)

Time for listing what all I 've been eating and tasting so far...Oops, that reminds me, we celebrated Anshbhai's 10th monthly B'day on 25th April. I tasted homemade Banana cake made by Ba. It was soooooooooo yummy! Apart from that I 've had Bananas, Papaya, Pears, Apple, Broccoli, Green Beans, Snake Gourd, Carrots, Squash (the first food I rejected),Grapes and Rice cereal so far. Mumma says am going to try some Spinach next week onwards..

Alrite folks, again it was a long one, but it's been a while since I told you things about me :)

Missed you all,
Anay :)

5 months: Hippy-Hoppy-Happy Birthday 2 Me :)

Hey all,

Everyone at home including me, celebrated my 5th monthly Birthday 2day with lots of fun! Yup, I turned 5 months already :) I cut the cake by myself (some help from moomy is allowed, rite?? ;) ) Didnt quite eat it though, may be next Birthday. Anshbhai had fun eating it on my behalf :D

Here are the pictures and a video of the cake cutting, check them out and let me know how they are. Have a great week ahead.

Birthday Pics and Video

Chao,
Anay

4mths 4wks: Enjoying other flavors

Hi Folks,

How is everyone doing? I have been doing really well.

I recently discovered that there is more to eating than just milk. In the last couple of weeks I started eating a few different things. First, I started with rice cereal with milk. I enjoyed it so much, at last a different flavor! I was doing so well, that after just two weeks of rice cereal, Mumma and Ba started to give me carrots. I have had carrots for past 1 week and am loving it. I tasted a few grapes, and they were awesome. It was so funny, my tounge was going back and forth real fast ;). I hear there are more tasty foods that I am going to start fiesting on, soon :D. How come none of you told me there were other nice flavors apart from milk?? I have a few pictures and videos of me enjoying grapes, carrots, and rice cereal, which you can see at the link below.

Pics & videos

Other than that, I have started to laugh loudly on a regular basis. Remember, I used to make the "bhurr..." sound all day? In the middle for couple weeks I had stopped doing that. However, yesterday it made a come back in full force. I was "bhurr bhurrrrring" almost all day ... :). Also, moommy, daddy and I got some professional pictures taken at PictureMe studio. These pictures are also at the link above. We again went to JC Penney to get more of my professional pictures, however that wasn't as much fun. Somehow I just didn't like the place, so we decided that we want to go somewhere else, so in a week or two we will go again to get more of my pictures, yay!!!

And am really excited about getting my highchair :) yipeee....Now I 'll be sitting with everyone at the dining table for my breakfast and dinner. Mumma says I eat better if everyone is around me, I see them all eating and that is fun.

Thats all for now, will keep you all posted!

Cheers,
Anay

4 mths 2 wks: My first holiday with Mumma-Daddy!

Hello Ppl,

I am back from our short holiday. It was my first holiday with mumma and daddy last weekend! We stayed at a hotel in Fremont and moved around different places from there.

My Pics n Videos

Mumma started packing the previous evening and finished it with daddy's help. I had my own bag and not-so-surprisingly mumma and daddy's luggage was much lesser than mine alone ;) We left around 10ish on Saturday morning from home and after finishing few necessary errands and lunch, we headed to our hotel. We checked in at around 1pm and I was super thrilled to be out of the car seat and on the floor, ready to play, roll over and read my books. I got a nice warm body massage from Mumma and she also bathed me in the big bath tub. Sleep is extremely sound after my bath and so I slept for an hour or so after which we played and took lotsa pictures. We were to go out but mumma wasnt feeling very well so we decided to rest up in the hotel room only. Our room was on the 7th floor and the view from our window was really nice :) I would follow each and every car passing by and get excited by watching them. I also had fun learning to sit straight on the sofa. We called it a night around 11pm after dinner from Subway (mumma loves it). Next morning I woke up a bit late and had my bath, but this time with daddy :) it was fun splish-splashing in the big bath tub..We checked out around 12 noon and headed towards Jack London Square, Oakland. But mumma-daddy decided to skip visiting the place after driving by there. So we started for our next destination 'Children's Fairyland'...a very colorful and exciting place...I saw humpty-dumpty on his wall, little Miss Muffet, Noah's Arc, the Puppet theatre, the dwarf making bubbles, Alladin and his magic lamp and many others and took pictures with them there...Then we went to Baja Fresh to have our lunch at around 4pm...the cashier there was very friendly and kept telling daddy that I have inherited daddy's looks and daddy was like everyone else says that its not his, but mumma's looks :D Finally, we got back home at 6pm. It was a nice trip and I had fun at the Children's Fairyland, that was suggested for visit by my Kaka.

Yeah, I had my first taste of rice cereal today morning! Yipeeeeeee, now am going to eat much more and that too of varied tastes. Mumma was skeptical and was wondering if I would eat 2 spoonfuls of the cereal and you know what??? I finished the whole serving :) :) Ba helped me and mumma with it and was surprised too. They say that after 2 weeks I shall be eating vegetables and fruits too..am so waiting for the new tastes now!!!

And yeah, before I forget to tell you, I have started to laugh out loud now....we have videos of the same and also pics from my holiday. Check them out!

Ciao,
Anay

4 Months: Roll, Roll, Rock n Roll :) :)

Hiyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaa Everybody,

Breaking News::: I started rolling over all on my own!! :) :) :)

Isn't that amazing??? Oh I was tryin since a long time and it happened finally...I did it for the first time all by myself on wednesday evening, March 04, 2009. Mumma got so excited that she screamed "Anay jaatte undho thai gayo" and called my Grandma to have a look at me. I immediately caught up on her excitement and rolled over 5 times consecutively. Grandma recorded my videos happily. Daddy got a surprise in the evening and was really thrilled too :)

Check me out doing my trick ;).....Catch ya soon with more breaking news!

My videos and pictures

Cheers :)
Anay

PS: I visited the NASA Museum last weekend with my family, you can check out those pictures too.

3 mths 3 wks : I am back :)

Hey Ppl,

Its really been a long long time! How are you all doin??? I have sooooooo much to share with you :)

I am almost 4 months old now :) which means that I 'll be soon starting to 'eat'...I 've already started eyeing mumma, daddy and everyone else at home while they eat or drink anything! I turn on my right side on my own, also roll over with very little help...Am guessing I 'll master it and start to roll over independently by 1-2 weeks from now :) :) funny part is, I roll over and raise my chest with the support of my arms and elbows but when i get tired, I simply rest my head down and start suckin my fingers!! I drool a lot nowadays and hence the suckin has peaked, almost 25/7 you would find me suckin...

I am very social and love to talk to everyone around me in my lingo....'Aghooo', 'Abbhoo', 'Cooo', 'Mumm' are some words that I constantly babble..I like reading and watching books that have big, colorful pictures...so when I get really excited, I make bubbles and babble one of these words :) its soooooooooooo much fun to smile with my tongue out, everyone says I smile a lot and very cutely....

I also have learnt to be more patient during my time inside the car seat..initially, I would strongly oppose being strapped and put in there and cry out loud..But now, I play with my car seat toys and also enjoy listening to the lovely rhymes that mumma sings to me then. She sings English, Hindi and Gujarati rhymes and I like all of 'em. Few of the English ones are: jingle bells, jingle bells, old Mc Donald had a farm and wheels on the bus go round n round. And Gujarati and Hindi ones that I like are: ek bilaadi jaadi, haathi bhai to jaada, ek kauvaa pyaasaa tha and chakki ben chakki ben :)

I can also easily grab my toys and other stuff now..I love to grab at daddy's and mumma's faces and they love that a lot too. I 've gotta tell you all that now I have my own bed..My crib :) Daddy and Kaka assembled it for me, and mumma decorated my nursery. Daddy and mumma also built a closet for me, which is really tiny and nice. I get really pumped up when I see my mobile over the crib, it has Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eyeore doin peek-a-boo to me :) You can check the pictures out to see my crib and nursery.

I started splish-splashing in the bath tub last week....who whoooo!!! My tub time pals include 2 star fishes, 1 penguin, 1 hippo, 1 dolphin and 1 more fishy whose name I don't know :( But they are all very nice, they play with me everyday during my bath time, I have fun with them. I have also started taking rides in my stroller now. Its very rarely sunny out here, so I and mumma have to wait for good weather for our outing.

Alritee ppl, am sorry for such a long post but as I mentioned in the beginning I had a lot to share with you all. We were busy moving, unpacking and settling down in our new home and hence couldnt update the blog. But now on, we shall stay in tune.

My recent pics

Laterzz,
Anay :)

Busy moving

Hi Folks,

I am sorry I have not been updating my blog very regularly. Unfortunately I am in the process of relocating, so don't have all the facilities right now. But worry not, everything is going to be settled in about 3 weeks and I promise to update my blog regularly after that.

Thanks a lot for your understanding.

Love u all,
Anay

Week 7: My first Christmas

Hello Everyone,

How is it going? I am doing well. I had so much fun this week. It was my first Christmas. I enjoyed thoroughly. In the morning I and Anshbhai got presents from mom, dad, dada, dadi, and kaka, and kaki. One of the gifts was awesome UCLA gear, go bruins!! :) We also took a ton of pics, as you will see below. We also got gift's from my kaki's brother and dad's cousin Niteshuncle. Then, we had some visitor's in the evening (my kaki's boss), they also brought bunch of gifts for us. Then, a day after Christmas, we went to Diptiauntie, Hemantuncle, and Stutididi's place, where I got even more gifts. In fact I got one of the most thoughtful gifts there. Hemantuncle's father sewed a woolen blanket, booties, and a hat for me. That was soooo sweet of him. I wish I would see him again. I would like to give him a big hug :) In short, Christmas was awesome. There should be more festivals like Christmas. Hey, wait a minute, how come we don't do this for Diwali??? ;)

Developmentally, I have started to make lotsa cooing sounds. I have also started to recognize my mom and dad and their voices a little bit. And finally, I also have much better control over my hands, so I play with them and also use them for sucking by myself. Finally, I also got couple of new nicknames.One is squirrel, since I bring my hands near my face whenever am hungry. The other is elf. As you will see in one of the pictures, my cap always goes above my ears and settles between my head and ears, showing some hair :).

That's all for now folks. I will try to upload pics for our celebrations soon.

Adios till tomorrow,
Anay

Week 6: I am a BIG boy now!

Hi All,

How have u been? I am doing gooooooooooood :) Am a BIGG boy now and am growing every day and night.

I now stand up firmly on my feet with my mom, dad and grandma's support and enjoy doing so. I also play for long each time and have been a curious observer. I always make sure that I am in safe hands and try to secure myself by clinging to the one who is holding me, like a frog ;) I like to return social smiles and my family says that they are really cute and captivating :) :) I also lift my head a bit during tummy time, although I like lying down and sucking my thumb more. I have become more expressive and show lots of emotions quite clearly...like anger while my diaper is being changed or when am hungry and have to wait...expression of helplessness when wipes touch my bottom...happiness and content after I am well fed and well rested...I smile the most to my Mooommy :) though!

I make a typical sound while eating and even otherwise for fun, which is called "Chataako" in Gujarati, so mom calls me "Chataaki" lovingly...I also get compliments for my chubby cheeks from young mommies and doctors whenever I and mom-dad visit the clinic. I enjoy boxing (fencing) with my dad, a video of which is linked here for you to watch. Have fun and keep coming back for more.

Pics & Videos

Love u all....
Little Chataaki ;)

Week 5: Happy Birthday 2 Me ; )

Hey Fellas,

I turned a month old on 7th December! Happy Birthday to me :) , Happy Birthday to me :)

Mom, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Anshbhai, Kaka and Kaki celebrated my 1st monthly birthday enthusiastically at home. My room was decorated with my pictures and we also cut a tiny double fudge dutch chocolate cake...yummy!! Although I slept through the entire celebration, I have some pictures to look at, now ;) Everyone had the same feeling then, "time flies, we didnt even realize that Anay is a month old already". I got nice birthday presents, a musical dancing elephant stuffed toy that sings "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.." and a colorful doggie that vibrates when pulled.

I also had my first take at rolling over with mom's help this week. First, I didnt understand what she was trying to do with me. She gently had me hold her finger and encouraged me to turn on my side and then helped me roll over....yayyy...I was on my tummy :) It was heavenly, truly blissful!! I expressed my joy by lying down happily and sucking my thumb for a while. But somehow the world was upside down, I was dazed by that.

Here are some of the pictures of my birthday celebration. Have fun, see ya soon.

1st Monthly Birthday
Week 4 Pictures

Sayonara,
Anay