Just The Girls

Dad has been out of town this week so it has just been me and the girls at home. Last night we made a pizza and watched the BSU football game! Go Broncos!!!

Isha helped me chop the olives for the pizza while Diya hung out in the bouncy seat and supervised.

Yesterday the fire truck came to Isha's school! Here is a picture of her class with the fire truck and fireman. Of course, since I was there, Isha had to put on a show and pretend to be scared and she refused to get in the picture.

The girls are getting a little daddy time!

This is what Isha does anytime I tell her to smile for the camera! She is a dentist's dream but a camera happy mom's nightmare!!!! I love Diya's smile in this picture.

No smiles in this picture, but at least you can't see Isha's tonsils!!

We have been getting lots of care packages in the mail since Diya arrived and Isha has had a blast playing with all her new toys and wearing her new clothes! Here she is trying her hair bows out on her ankles. Silly girl! Grandma Louise sent her lots of Halloween hair bows so we will be all ready for Halloween this year.

Once again here is a "smile" from Isha!

We are doing great and adjusting to being a family of four. Things are pretty easy most of the time. Isha is definitely trying out the "terrible twos", but she makes up for it with her adorable facial expressions, funny antics and hilarious conversations. I love being the mom to two adorable and wonderful little girls!!!!

Two Months Old

Diya had her two month check up today and she is doing great. She now weights 10 pounds and 7 ounces and is 22 1/4 inches. She has gained a little over one pound and grown a full inch!! She is still in the 50 percentile for height and weight.

Poor Diya also got lots of shots today and I had to watch her get them. Usually they give them to her while we are talking to the doctor, but they were busy today and hadn't gotten to Diya by the time I was done, so I was brave and stayed with her. It is the saddest thing. The poor baby got two shots in each leg and her little face turned red the instant the needle went in. It made me tear up to see her so unhappy.

Diya is also developing perfectly. She is smiling all of the time. My favorite is when she gets up first thing in the morning she always has a big smile for me. What a perfect way to start the day.

She is doing great at holding her head up and she is cooing all of the time. So far her eyes have stayed blue!! We are hoping that they stay this way. That way we will have one brown eyed beauty and one blue eyed beauty!

This was supposed to be a picture of the adorable booties that Holli made for Diya, but instead it looks like Diya is waiting for a flood!! I will get a better picture of the booties to post at a later date!

Sisters

Isha and Diya are doing great!! Isha loves her little sister. She is very gentle with her and she enjoys talking to her and giving her lots of hugs and kisses.

Diya is doing great. She had started to outgrow most of the newborn clothes and she is getting much more vocal. She is "talking" a lot and is also spending a little more time awake every day. One of the best things is that she is starting to focus on stuff and is good at giving great big grins when she sees us.

Jai's parents have been her visiting the last few weeks so Diya has spent lots of time snuggling with her grandpa and Isha has been playing with her grandma.

Such a sweet little face. Diya still has blue eyes and I am starting to wonder if they are going to stay that way. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Isha has a new favorite phrase: You've got to be kidding me!! She says this all the time. It totally cracks me up when she says it because it is so darn cute. She is such a nut, I have no idea where she comes up with this stuff, but I love it because she always keeps us laughing. Isha is really enjoying school and so far I haven't had any calls from her teacher so everything must be going well. The other day they painted pictures and Isha told the teacher that her picture was a "masterpiece".

Isha's First Day Of Preschool

Today was the big day, Isha's first day of preschool. We did the carpool drop off and there were no tears, at least from Isha. I have to admit that I was a little teary eyed as I drove away. It is hard to believe that she is so grown up. The kids have a folder that their teachers use to communicate with the parents and today they wrote that Isha had lots of fun and a reminder for me to do my homework. We have to make a page with pictures of our family to put in the class book.

I have no idea what she was doing in this picture. She is one crazy little woman!!!!

Diya's One Month Check Up

Diya went for her one month check up and she now weighs 9 pounds and 4 ounces. That is more than two pounds heavier than when she left the hospital! She is 21 1/2 inches tall. She is in the 50 percentile for both height and weight. Her doctor gave her a clean bill of health and we will go back when she is 2 months old.

You can see her extra little chin in this picture.

Diya is spending a little more time awake these days and holding her head up so that she can check out her surroundings. She is also smiling a lot. Occasionally she will let out an adorable little coo. It is so fun to hear her sweet voice.

Once again she has that deer caught in the head lights look! This picture was taken right after her bath and you can kind of see how curly her hair is.

Sisters

Here is a picture of Diya after her bath this morning. Luckily she likes the bath because she gets a lot of them. She spits up a ton so I am always having to give her a bath so that she smells good. This is the cute little onsie that her Uncle Jamie sent her. It has a lion on it and it says THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT perfect for a baby whose Momma is a Borah alumni!

Isha loves her sister. Any time anyone looks at Diya or talks about her Isha is quick to tell them that Diya is HER sister!!

Ahhhh...nap time for both girls = a little peace and quiet for mommy!

The other night we went over to Adam and Laura's house for dinner and Laura's parents were also there. This was their first chance to meet Diya.

Isha and Diya with Laura, who is due to have twin girls in 8 weeks. That means that there are 4 kids on that chair!!

Doing what she does best. Unfortunately there were a couple of days this week that she decided she felt like being a night owl. One night she didn't go to bed until 12:30 am and then the next night was even worse! She finally decided to go to sleep at 2:00am!! Luckily last night she went to bed at 11:00 pm which was great. I don't know if it was luck or the gripe water that I gave her, but either way it was really nice to get to bed at a decent hour.

One nice thing is that once she goes to sleep at night she is out! There have only been a few times that she has woke us up at night. If I didn't wake her up to feed her I bet she would sleep all night! Once the doctor gives us the okay I am going to just let her keep on sleeping at night!!

We go back to the doctor in a week for her one month appointment so we will let you know what she weighs in at!!!

Our First Week

We left the hospital on Sunday and I was so excited to get out of there. Jai stayed at home with Isha Friday night and I was lonely being all by myself at the hospital. My mom did spend the night on Saturday which was nice. Daddy and Diya

All dressed up in pink! I love having another little girl!! Here is all of her beautiful brown hair just like her big sister.

After her first bath. She did pretty good with her first sponge bath. Not to much crying. Last night she got her first real bath and she seemed to enjoy the warm water. There is nothing better than snuggling a new baby right after a bath. They smell so good and are so soft.

Our neighbors, Michelle and Ashton, came over to meet Diya. Hopefully they will be good friends!

Isha has been doing pretty good adjusting to the new addition. There have been a few fits, some crying and whining, and she has told me a few times that she doesn't like me, but other than that she is doing okay. One good thing is that she really loves Diya. She loves to tell people that Diya is her baby sister and she also loves to give her hugs and kisses.

Isha loves riding her scooter around the house. Here she has her purse on her head!

This morning Isha helped my mom make biscuits for breakfast. She loves to help!

A few more pictures of Diya. She is eating well and already growing like crazy. We took her to the doctor for her 1 week check up and she had already surpassed her birth weight. She weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces. That is almost a one pound gain in a week!!!

She is also sleeping a lot. She spends most of the day sleeping and at night she eats and then goes right back to sleep. Of course that could change at any time, but I am going to enjoy it while it last.

Baby Diya Isabelle Oberoi Is In The House

Okay, the time has come - here are some pictures of the big day. Baby Diya Isabelle Oberoi is in the house. The stats are: Weight - 7lbs 6oz Length - 19 1/2" Birth Time and Date - 8/14/2009 @ 1:47 pm Skin color - white like her mother Hair color - dark like her father (without the grey) Eyes - brown we think Also, there are some pictures with Mom and big sister. Both of them are fine and all is good. Enjoy the pictures and I'm sure Jen will fix this post when she is back to work (managing this blog).

Isha's Last Day As An Only Child

Isha's world is about to change!!! Today is her last day as an only child. For awhile I was struggling with the fact that I had made a life changing decision for her. She was getting a sibling whether she liked it or not. I was afraid of how I would be able to give her all the time and attention that she was used to, but after reading this poem I felt much better.

I walk along holding your 2-year-old hand, basking in the glow of our magical relationship. Suddenly I feel a kick from within, as if to remind me that our time alone is limited.

And I wonder: how could I ever love another child as I love you?

Then she is born, and I watch you. I watch the pain you feel at having to share me as you've never shared me before.

I hear you telling me in your own way, "Please love only me." And I hear myself telling you in mine, "I can't," knowing, in fact, that I never can again.

You cry. I cry with you. I almost see our new baby as an intruder on the precious relationship we once shared. A relationship we can never quite have again.

But then, barely noticing, I find myself attached to that new being, and feeling almost guilty. I'm afraid to let you see me enjoying her - as though I am betraying you.

But then I notice your resentment change, first to curiosity, then to protectiveness, finally to genuine affection.

More days pass, and we are settling into a new routine. The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast.

But something else is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just we two. There are new times - only now, we are three. I watch the love between you grow, the way you look at each other, touch each other.

I watch how she adores you - as I have for so long. I see how excited you are by each of her new accomplishments. And I begin to realize that I haven't taken something from you, I've given something to you. I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you.

I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are, but equally strong. And my question is finally answered, to my amazement. Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you - only differently.

And although I realize that you may have to share my time, I now know you'll never share my love. There's enough of that for both of you - you each have your own supply.

I love you both. And I thank you both for blessing my life.

I know now that everything is going to be okay. Like one of my friends said, you are changing Isha's life for the better and you aren't taking anything away from her. I am so excited for Isha to have a sister. Someone to play with, grow up with and have as a best friend!!! We went today and bought a journal for Diya. It is the same one that we have for Isha, so it will be fun for them to sit down together someday and compare their baby books!!

Of course this may be how Isha feels after she realizes that Diya is here to stay for good, but I know that she is going to love her and be an amazing big sister to her.

Another Diya Update

So after a lot of thinking, praying, discussing and a little crying I have scheduled an induction for this Friday. I wanted to schedule it for Monday, to give Diya just a few extra days to make her arrival on her own, but just my luck my OB is on vacation next week so that left me with either Friday or Monday the 24th. I feel guilty about scheduling an induction because I am really not that miserable, despite the heart problems, carpal tunnel, peeing every two hours, achy joints, lack of sleep, sciatic pain, nausea and swollen hands and feet. My biggest concern is that my mom is coming this Saturday to help out and to see the new baby and I really want to have her by then. I would feel horrible if my mom flew all the way out here and then Diya decided to stay put and I couldn't be induced until the day my mom was supposed to leave. Then she wouldn't get to see her new granddaughter! I am still hoping that I will go into labor on my own, but I guess in the long run it doesn't really matter if I go into labor on my own or if I am induced, just as long as Diya gets here safely and she is healthy. That is really all that matters!!! At least now I am much less stressed about everything and maybe that will help me relax so that I can have this baby!!!

Diya Update

I am hoping that changing the blog to a baby theme will help encourage Diya to come. So far the full moon, hot and spicy food, and prayer have not worked!! I went to the doctor on Friday and nothing had changed. She did tell me that the good news was that the closer I got to my due date the greater the chance that the baby would be born! At least someone has a sense of humor about it!! I am really hoping that today or tomorrow is the big day. I am getting really anxious to meet this little girl. We will keep everyone posted.

Adding A Little Music To The Blog

Isha loves John Mayer (I guess I have rubbed off on her just a little bit). Every time she hears one of his songs she starts yelling his name and gets all excited. There is a Hallmark commercial on TV that has one of his songs on it and when it comes on she comes running into the room. It is amazing how she can hear only the first two notes of his songs and she know just who it is!!!

So, in honor of Isha's fascination, or should I say infatuation, with John Mayer I decided to add a little music to the blog. I added a Jack Johnson song because Isha also likes him, plus ABBA for our little dancing queen. The Martina McBride song is one of my favorites. It makes me cry every time I hear it and I think it is the perfect song for a mom who will soon have two adorable daughters!!!

I go back to the doctor tomorrow so I will let everyone know how it goes. Supposedly a full moon is coming so maybe that will do the trick!!!! We are getting really anxious to meet Diya so hopefully she will decide to come soon!

A Visit With Louis and Linda

We went to visit with Louis and Linda this week (they are the parent's of our neighbor Laura). Isha loves Louis and she is always asking when she can go see him.

He took her for a ride on the "tractor" and I thought that Isha would love it because she is obsessed with tractors, but she wasn't that impressed. When they came riding around the corner she was holding on to Louis for dear life and was pouting and crying. Eventually she relaxed a little, but she is still tell me that she doesn't like the tractor.

She also got to hold Petey, the bearded dragon.

Petey was a pretty good sport about the whole thing. Isha is a little rough with her and the high pitched squealing had to be a little stressful for poor Petey!!

Isha spent about an hour hanging out in the yard with Louis. She had a good time picking up pine cones and checking out all the birds and squirrels. She even saw a family of dear go running through the neighbors front yard!

Thanks for letting us come over and play Louis and Linda!!!