Diya's Four Month Check Up

Diya had her four month check up and got a clean bill of health. She is 12 pounds and 10 1/2 ounces which puts her in the 35% for weight and she was 24 3/4 inches tall, which is the 75%. That really shocked me since she doesn't have the tallest parents. My mom's side of the family is tall and while I was pregnant Jai and I joked that Diya would probably turn out to be taller than all of us. If things keep going this way she might really do it. It will be interesting to see what percentile for height she will be in at her six month appointment.

Can You Tell The Difference

Here is a picture of the girls in the same outfit. The adorable sweater was knitted by my friend Megan. Can you tell who is who? Some times I think that the girls look exactly alike and then other times I can really see the differences. People are always telling me that Diya favors me more and I honestly thought they were saying it just to make me feel better, but I can really see the resemblance in this picture.

School Pictures, Getting Ready For Christmas and Snuggling With Mom

Things have been pretty busy at the Oberoi household lately. All of our passports arrived the other day so we are now set to head off to Jamaica for a weeks vacation before Christmas!!! Wish us luck! We plan on just relaxing by the pool and playing on the beach. Our Chrismas tree is up and decorated so it will be waiting for us when we get back. Diya is doing great. She is growing and getting bigger and cuter every day. She has started to grasp toys with her little hands and she is always laughing. She is also very ticklish so all you have to do is give her a little squeeze and you can get a big laugh out of her. She has also become very dramatic! When she wants something she isn't afraid to let you know.

There is nothing better in the world than snuggling up on the couch with my two adorable girls!!!

Here is Isha's class picture. I'm impressed that they were able to get 12 little two year olds to sit still that long. Isha is really enjoying school. She loves all of the art projects that they do and also really enjoys music class with Miss Ashley. I love picking her up from school and hearing all about what she did. I am so proud of her for being so grown up and learning so much.

I was really hoping that her pictures wouldn't turn out good because I didn't want to have to order any especially since she just had pictures a few months ago with Diya, but of course her pictures turned out to be totally adorable so now I am going to have to fork out a few more bucks!! How can you resist that adorable smile? I don't know how the photographer got her to sit still and give such a nice smile, she must have been a miracle worker, because every time I ask Isha to smile she opens her mouth up so wide that I can see her tonsils!

Diya Gets Her Ears Pierced

Diya went to the doctor today to get her ears pierced. She looks so cute with her earrings! She did a great job. When Isha had hers pierced she was screaming even before she had them done because she didn't like being held still by the nurse. Diya was just happy as could be and had no problem being held down by the nurse. The doctor said that it made it hard for him to do it with her just sitting there smiling at him. I already had a stomach ache, but when they did the actual piercing and she started crying it made me cry. It is such an awful feeling to know that your child is crying because of something you decided for them. Poor Diya!!

As soon as they were done they handed her to me and she stopped crying almost immediately and a few minutes later she had her big beautiful smile back. Diya is such an easy going and happy little baby. She looks cute with her newly pierced ears. I am glad it is over!!

Baltimore

Last week we spent a few days in Baltimore and we all had a great time. We took the girls to the National Aquarium and Isha loved the dolphin show. She also likes seeing the "Nemo" fish. She kept calling the sharks "naughty fish" and she enjoyed watching the divers feed the rays. We watched a movie in the 4-D Immersion theater. Boy was that interesting. Diya was hungry so I thought that would be the perfect time to feed her. Well, stupid me, I didn't realize that 4-D meant we were going to get sprayed with water, poked in the back by the chairs and have bubbles floating all over. Poor Diya was screaming and I felt like the worst/dumbest mother ever. Luckily we all survived. We spent Friday at the Port Discovery Children's Museum and Isha had a blast. She had fun playing in the balls and making art projects in the art studio.

I think her favorite part of the museum was the water works area.

Friday night we had a great diner at Amiocci's in Little Italy and then walked across the street to Vaccaro's for some gelato and cannolis. YUMMY!!

On Saturday we went to the Baltimore Basilica and took a tour and then headed down to visit with Jai's cousins in Fairfax and then a stop in Fredericksburg to visit with some friends.

We did lots of walking in the rain, but it was fun to be out and away from home for a few days. But traveling with a baby and a preschooler can be a little stressful so it was nice to get home and relax!

Happy 12 Week Birthday to Diya

It is hard to believe that Diya is already 12 weeks!! The time is going by even faster this time around, which is really hard because I don't want my baby to grow up so fast!

I absolutely love these girls. I am thankful every day to have two beautiful daughters!!! Diya finally fits in her outfit today so her and Isha were able to were their matching clothes from Grandma Louise. They have matching pants also, but Diya had a massive blow out this morning. Luckily we had these yellow pants which matched. While I was cleaning Diya up this morning I could hear Isha getting into something in the other room. When I went to check on her there was 20 feet of Christmas wrapping paper unrolled in the guestroom!!! Once Diya is mobile I am in so so so much trouble!

I love Diya's smile, especially her dimples!!!! Nothing melts my heart like a smile from one of my favorite girls.

Catching a little nap in the car seat. I love how peaceful she looks when she is sleeping.

Another nap in the car seat. When I went to check on her I found her headband across her eyes. I thought that it had just happened because she was wiggling around, but when I pulled the headband up there were marks where it had been sitting. I guess it had been there for awhile. Oh well, it didn't seem to bother her.

Happy Halloween

We had a fun night of trick or treating. We only went to 10 houses, but that was enough candy to make Isha happy! Here is my little Halloween princess. Isha didn't like the hat so she just wore her Halloween headband when we went out trick or treating.

Diya was an adorable little flower!! I love this picture. I put Diya in the Moby wrap and after a few houses she was asleep. Her head was drooping and someone said she looked like a wilted flower. Poor little baby.

Isha's preschool class had a Halloween party on Thursday, so Diya and I went to school with Isha to help celebrate. Her Isha is waiting with her teacher, Miss Manisha, to start music class.

Isha is laying back relaxing while her teachr, Miss Kim, reads a spider book to them. Their theme for Halloween week was spiders!!

The best part of the party...SNACKS. They had oreos that looked like spiders and cookies that looked like witch hats.

Diya's First Photo Session

While my grandma was here we took the girls to get their first professional pictures together. The pictures of the girls together didn't turn out to well, but we did get some cute ones of just Diya. We had a few problems with the session. First our photographer wasn't very good. Isha was having a hard time holding Diya up and the girl just kept taking pictures. I finally had to ask her if we could prop Diya up! They also had a really pretty fall background that she never used. I should have asked for it but I was so stressed out that I was just trying to get the pictures done and over with. I really need to get the names of the good ones and request them!!

Our second problem was that Isha was being totally corny and was making funny faces while Diya looked like she was ready for a boxing match!!Our third problem was that Diya was hungry. I brought a bottle for her, but I should have given it to her before we started because once she got mad it was all down hill. Oh well, live and learn I guess.

There will be more chances in the future to get some good pictures of the girls together, but for now this one will just have to do.

I love Isha's cheesy wink in this one!

One final shot of Diya. It isn't the best picture but I love that you can see her beautiful blue eyes!!!

A Visit From Great Grandma Carol

Diya got a new toy the other day and Isha loves it almost as much as Diya does!! Diya is getting to the point where she likes to be entertained and is no longer happy just laying around looking at the ceiling. Every time we lay her down Isha has to come over and snuggle up with her little sister. It is really sweet.

My Grandma Carol came to see the girls. She has made a trip out from Washington every year since Isha was born. The girls are so lucky to have a Great Grandmother in their lives, and especially one that can come to visit with them.

The weather was beautiful while my grandma was here so we took the girls to the park one day and it was great to be outside in the beautiful Virginia fall weather. Diya got lots of time with Grandma Carol which was great!

Isha must have gone down the slide 100 times while we were at the park.

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!!!!