The New Toy

Finally, here is a picture of the new toy we bought for Isha. Not the best picture, I know, but what can I say, I'm a nurse not a photographer. There are 26 little animals, one for each letter of the alphabet. Isha's favorite is the alligator. I think she likes him because he is bright green and because he is easy to chew on. The little mat makes all the animal sounds and says the animals name and the letters of the alphabet. It also plays a little song. I am starting to wonder why we paid all that money for the above fancy toy because Isha is just as happy playing with an empty water bottle. She loves the noise it makes when we blow over the top of the bottle. We didn't have much going on Friday, so I was trying to find things to keep us amused.

Isha the Party Girl

Isha went to her first party this weekend. She really got into the celebrating by wearing her little party hat. She even wore a cute little dress to the party. Isha and her Daddy are just hanging out on the couch. Here is a picture of Isha with the birthday boy, Liam. It was his first birthday. Isha loved playing with all the different toys and reading all the books. Liam's grandma was helping Isha read while his mom read to him. She loved the little Fisher Price Animal Alphabet toys so today we ran out and got it for her. At a few cents short of 40 bucks it was a bit pricey, but other than her Jumparoo, this is the only big toy we have bought for her, so we didn't feel like we were spoiling her too much. Most of her other toys are just rattles and stuffed animals so she was due for some big girl toys. Stay tuned for some pics of the new toy.

Wolverine Hair

This is the unfortunate side effect of pony tails. So once we do ponies, we are committed for the day. Even re-wetting her hair won't take this mess away. It reminds me of wolverine's hair on X-Men, but it also has a slight resemblance to the flying nun.

More Pony Tails

The pony tails are back by popular demand. They looked so cute the other day that I had to try it again. The only problem is that her hair is a disaster today. After I took them out last night she looked like wolverine from X-Men. I should have taken a picture but I was lazy. SorryYesterday was miserably hot again. Luckily the weather is supposed to be nicer this weekend. I am anxious to get out of the house. The heat has kept us hostage in the house. We did go swimming on Wednesday and that was a lot of fun. Once again I should have taken pictures, but didn't. Last night we had a gigantic thunder storm. It lasted for hours. The thunder and lightning was amazing. We also got lots of rain which was nice. I was amazed that Isha slept through the whole thing. At one point the thunder was so loud I seriously thought that our neighbors house had exploded. I was sure it would wake Isha up, but she was OUT. I guess it is good that we have such a good sleeper. Isha is doing great at sitting up on her own. It makes playing much easier and a lot more fun!

A New Hair-Do

This morning I decided to give Isha pony tails. It was hard to do because she wiggles around so much, but it was worth the effort. This first picture is of Isha sitting on her blanket with all her toys. She has been sitting up all by herself for the last few weeks. She will occasionally lose her balance and fall over so I keep this big pillow behind her to keep her from landing to hard. She is also starting to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth, but no crawling yet. Although she does get around by rolling where ever she wants to go. PRE-PRUNE Isha is getting ready to get some grub. She loves sitting in her highchair.

MID-PRUNE

Yummy yummy, prunes for breakfast. A few days ago she ate chicken and rice dinner with veggies in it. I was shocked and so proud of her because she usually just gags with any veggies. So last night I went to give it to her again and it made her gag. I had to mix it with sweet potatoes to get her to eat it. After she was done I gave her a few more bites of just the chicken dinner and it made her gag so bad that she puked it up. Poor kiddo!

POST-PRUNE

She hardly ever spits up anymore, but for some reason yesterday was a little messy. We were at the tile store and some guy was helping us pick out tile when all the sudden I hear "SPLAT" . Right below Isha is a big puddle of peaches, banana, oatmeal and a little milk. I am sure the guy thought that we were disgusting because he had already caught me sniffing her butt to check for a dirty diaper. Luckily that was a false alarm. I was totally embarrassed, so we quickly got the mess cleaned up, got our samples and then got the heck out of there.

My Cousin Vinnie's Wedding

Last week we were up in northern Virginia for a wedding. Jai's cousin, Vinnie, was getting married. There was lots of family there for Isha to meet. She got to meet her Great Aunt Vina from India and she got to meet all of her cousins. An Indian wedding is a multi-day event and unfortunately our camera batteries died right before the wedding. So I can't post any of those pictures until I get them emailed from family. I do have a few shots of Isha at the reception. Isha had a blast. She was dancing to the music and having tons of fun. I was afraid that all the loud music, drums, and people dancing would scare her, but I didn't bother her at all. At the end of the night she passed out in Daddy's arms! By the way, Isha is now saying DA DA. I don't think she really knows that it means anything yet, but it is so cool to hear her say it! Now I am just waiting to hear MA MA

Back in Town

I am sorry that it has been so long since we posted anything. We were up in northern Virginia for Jai's cousin's wedding. Stay posted for some great pictures of Isha in her little Indian dress. Thank you for being so patient!