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!

Lunch With Friends

Yesterday Isha and I went out to lunch with some of the other moms from our breastfeeding support group. Our group meets every other week at the hospital. The week that we don't meet we usually all get together for lunch. I have really enjoyed spending time with other moms and babies. This week we went to lunch at Cafe Caturra. I had this great curried chicken salad sandwich. YUMMY! Here is Manisha with her little boy Ian. He is 4 months old and has the biggest brown eyes I have ever seen. He is passed out after having his lunch. Next time I will have to get a picture of his adorable little face. Here is Hunter and her mom Lauren (next time I will have to get a picture of Lauren's face). Hunter and Lauren live in our neighborhood, so we also hang out with them with our Charter Colony Mom's Group. Here is Jennifer and her little boy Tyler. He is eight months old. Once again he is passed out after his lunch. Very typical, the boys are passed out after eating and the girls are still up socializing. I put Isha in this adorable little green outfit with a matching hat. There is nothing cuter than babies in hats. Here Isha is standing up all by herself. She needs the back of the couch to keep her balance, but her little legs are doing the rest of the work. She is such a happy little girl! Always smiling.

Say Hi To Frannie

I can't believe I did this...I bought Isha a webkinz. I don't want Isha to be some spoiled little kid who is always expecting the next great toy, but I couldn't help it. I have heard a lot about them and I wanted to see what they are all about. We named the kitty Frannie. Jai is always saying we should get a cat, but I don't want the added responsibility or the litter box, so I figured this would be a great compromise. When you buy the webkinz they come with a special code which allows you to enter the webkinz web site. It is hilarious. You make a little house for your pet, complete with furniture and toys. You have to earn kinzcash to buy food and objects for your pet. There is a clinic that you take them to to make sure they are healthy and there is even an employment agency so that you can do jobs to earn kinzcash. I don't know who came up with this idea, but I am sure they are rolling in the dough now.

Crazy Hair

The other day Isha was having some wild and crazy hair so I grabbed the camera. People are always making comments on how much hair she has. Some lady stopped me at the store the other day and was talking about Isha's hair. This is pretty normal so I was just chatting with her and then she asked me if Isha was mine. I was offended. Of course she is mine. What a wierdo!!! Since we have started solid food you never know what you will find in Isha's hair. She loves to smear the food around her face and then put her hands in her hair. It is very messy, but really cute when she does it. I have been using baby shampoo plus conditioner, but now her hair is getting so long that it is getting hard to comb out. I may have to start using a little bit of grown up conditioner.

Family Pictures

A couple of weeks ago we all went and had our pictures taken. It took three takes before we got some good shots of all of us together. I think we had a new guy taking the pictures and then we had a problem with a glare on Jai's glasses. Next time I think we will ask for a better photographer. I still think that these turned out pretty good! Isha and I had some pictures taken with just the two of us. There is one with her sticking her tongue out at me. I hope that is not a sign of things to come. We tried to put shoes on her, but they just kept ending up in her mouth so finally we gave up and did the pictures barefoot. These ones turned out really cute. Jai and I couldn't decide between these two pictures so we had a 10x13 made with both poses. I love the expression on her face in the first one. Jai fell in love with the second one. Luckily they were able to put both shots in one picture so both of us could walk out happy.

Be Careful What You Wish For

Here are a few shots of Isha hanging out with me. I don't know if it was the vibration from the bouncy seat or if the prunes finally took effect, but Isha finally did her business! Now we can go to the pool. I have been afraid to go because I didn't want Isha to have a blow out in the pool. I would never be able to show my face there again. PS. No sausage biscuit here Eric! Well, maybe one that has been left in 98.6 degree heat for four days.

Solid Food. YUMMY YUMMY!

Isha is really enjoying all the new tastes that she is getting to try. She loves peaches, which is what is covering her face in these pictures. Dinner time is always very messy. I have learned to keep a washcloth close by. Isha is learning to use the sippy cup. It is great to see her learning new things. She is very independent and she enjoys doing things on her own. I just have to remember to sit back and let her do things on her own, and if she ends up with more water on her than in her mouth that is just fine. Isha has made a game out of stealing the bowl. I have to stay on top of things otherwise we would have an even bigger mess. I had a great plan for how I was going to keep introducing other new foods, but today we had to change course. Poor Isha hasn't pooped in days so it was off to Kroger for a jar of prunes. I was afraid that she would hate them, but she gobbled them up. And just a word of advice... never wear a white shirt when you feed a baby prunes. Isha has spit up on me twice today and now my shirt is covered in prune stains. Gross!!

Isha Meets The Endo Gang

I am still trying to catch up on some pictures from the Idaho trip. We spent an evening with some of my former coworkers from St. Luke's. Lauren has been a great friend to me. Her and her husband used to watch Stitch for me and she still sends me a birthday card every year. She has also been a great mentor to me in my nursing career. She just retired a few weeks ago and she has a sister that lives here in Virginia, so I am hoping that one of these days we may get to visit again, but it will be here instead of Idaho. Debbie has family here and she came to visit us once when she was in Virginia. It is so cool to have people from home come to visit. Where do I begin with Byron? He has also been a great mentor to me in my nursing career and he has been like a big brother to me. He was always giving me advice, especially when it comes to finances. I was so lucky to have such a great group of people to work with. I hope that someday Isha finds friends and coworkers as great as my friends from St. Luke's!

More of Isha and "The Family" in Texas

Here we are playing poker. Isha lost her money quick but Mom (Jen) was still in. I guess this is the new family tradition, to play poker. The family with all the good, bad, and the ugly (not Jai or Isha).

Isha's time in Texas

Check out the my sister (Bov), nephew (Stephen), and brother-in law (Tom) hanging out in the pool. They had a blast. I guess they did not like the temperature of the pool since they were cold. I hope they didn't go in their wet suits. Yes, you guessed it right, they are drinking in the pool. It's not water, soda, or even beer but the good stuff. I had the privilege of drying Isha off. She's so cute. I guess Bov and Tom really wanted to see if they could drink Isha size bottle. It almost looks like the bottle is bigger than Isha but she's sitting down. Here's Isha with my sister. She's praying that Bov doesn't drop her. Just kidding. She's praying that she doesn't let one out while Bov has her (Not).