Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Half Birthday Diya

The girls were all dressed up in their hearts for Valentine's day.

Such sweet little Valentines!

Isha had a Valentine's Day party at school on Thursday and Diya and I went to help celebrate. I made mini pink cupcakes for all of the little kids, which earned me the official title of "treat lady". Diya received lots of attention from all of Isha's classmates and we stayed for story time and a little singing.

We spent all day Saturday looking for a new SUV to replace the Armada that I wrecked last month. It was draining having to put up with all of the harassment from the sales people, but the girls were troopers!! We are heading back out next weekend to check out some more options.

Today is also Diya's half birthday. I can't believe that she is already six months old!! She is rolling over now and is also getting very interested in food. We are going to the doctor this week for her six month check up and after that we will start giving her some cereal. To help celebrate her big day we went to our favorite restaurant, the Kebab Grille, and had a special Valentine's day dinner.

Snow

Saturday morning we woke up to snow and by the end of the day we had a foot of snow on the ground! We have spent all weekend at home and let me tell you, it is cruel and unusual punishment to be stuck in the house for days on end with a three year old!!! Luckily we were able to get out of the house Saturday night. After all the snow stopped we went to the neighbors house and had a big taco feast with four other families in the neighborhood! The kids had a blast running around and playing and it was nice to have some other adults to hang out with.

We bundled up yesterday and headed out to play in the snow. Here is Diya relaxing in the stroller!! Luckily Adam and Laura had a snow suit that she could wear.

They also had a snow suit for Isha and we were so excited to go outside and play until we realized that we didn't have any boots for her. So, we made her some Virginia boots! That's right, those are plastic grocery bags wrapped around her feet to keep them from getting wet!! Pathetic, I know, but what are you going to do? Just wait it gets worse...

Yep that is Mackenzie and Rebekah being pulled around in a laundry basket!!! What can I say other than this is how we roll in Hartley Village!!! Isha had a blast playing in the snow and after we were done she had a big cup of hot chocolate complete with whip cream on top!!!

School is closed today and tomorrow so that means no preschool for Isha, Poor Me!!! We are supposed to be getting another storm this weekend, but I hope it we don't get much. I love the snow, but it is such a pain because everything shuts down here and it makes life kind of crazy!!

A Little Face Time For Diya

Diya is doing great!! It is hard to believe that in a few weeks she will be 6 months old!! Her half birthday is on Valentine's Day. We are going to have to have a little party for her. She still has her amazing blue eyes and I am hoping that they stay that way!!

She loves sitting up in the high chair and I am guess that she will love it even more in a few weeks when she is able to start eating some solid food!! She finally rolled over the other day, but hasn't done it since. She wasn't to happy once she was stuck on her tummy.

Just like her big sister, Diya is a happy baby. She loves to play with her feet and is usually content to lay on her play mat and play with her toys.

Diya moved into the nursery a few weeks ago and she is doing great sleeping in the crib. She has been sleeping through the night since we moved her into her own room. We are still working on getting into a regular nap time routine. It has been harder this time around since there are days that we have to run out and drop off or pick Isha up from preschool, but Diya is pretty good at going with the flow!!

She has a doctor appointment in a few weeks so we will keep you posted with how she is doing.

Isha's Party

Isha celebrated her birthday with all of her friends at Romp N' Roll.

Lots of her friends came and played in the gym and danced to the music! It was so fun to see all the kids running around having a good time.

It was awesome having the party at Romp N' Roll. They set everything up for us, cleaned it all up and even helped us load all of Isha's presents in the car. It was so nice, the only thing we had to do was show up and have fun!!

Isha got to wear the special birthday hat and all the kids had mini strawberry cupcakes from Frostings.

We were able to pick a few activities that the kids did during the party. Of course we had to play with the instruments and dance to the music because that is one of Isha's favorite things to do.

After eating their cupcakes the kids went back into the gym for a bubble dance party.

We had a great time and it was so great to see our little girl having fun with all of her friends. After nap time Isha opened all of her birthday presents and it was like having a second Christmas. She got lots of toys, dress up clothes, art supplies, games, dress up dolls and play doh!!!

Happy Third Birthday Isha

I can't believe that Isha is 3!!! It is amazing how much she has grown and changed in just three years. On the day she was born I had no idea what we were in for and it is amazing how our lives have changed, but I couldn't imagine it any other way. We had the neighbors over for cake and ice cream to help Isha celebrate her big day. She loves playing with Braden and Rylan. Poor Isha had a bit of a stuffy nose on her birthday and after wiping her nose all day she was left with a bright red nose, but it didn't stop her from having fun!

She made out like a bandit. She got lots of cute clothes, earnings, games, and a Hello Kitty lamp to go into her new Hello Kitty room complete with a big girl bed!!! No more crib for Isha. A week before her birthday we moved her into her new room and she has done great. She is still taking great naps, never gets out of the bed, hasn't fallen out of the bed and loves being a big girl. We are still working on getting all of the finishing touches done so when we do I will post some pictures.

Isha had her three year check up with the doctor and she is doing great. She is 28 pounds and 35 inches tall. She actually jumped from the 3rd to the 10th percentile in height. I told the doctor that I was afraid that we were raising a munchkin and he said not to worry, that if she stays on this growth curve then she should be 5 feet 1 inch tall someday!!

Christmas Pictures

We are a little late getting Christmas pictures taken this year, but as they say, "Better late than never." This morning we went and had them done. I almost skipped it all together because I didn't feel like taking the time to do it and I didn't want to spend any more money, but since it was Diya's first Christmas I figured I better be a good mom and get the girls some pictures. Plus their dresses were so pretty and the girls are so darn cute that I couldn't resist!

We went to JC Penneys because I had a coupon and I have to say that I was pretty impressed. The pictures turned out great and I got just what I wanted and I didn't spend a fortune. We will definitely be heading back to JC Penneys for more pictures in the future.

Merry Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so nice to be home after being away for a week. We went to church on Christmas Eve with Adam and Laura and the girls got to get all dressed up in their pretty Christmas dresses.

Our beautiful girls!!

"One of these things is not like the other!"

We spent Christmas night with Adam and Laura. Here is a picture of all the babies in their first Christmas outfits. Mackenzie is on the left and Rebekah is on the right. These girls are going to be best friends!!!

Here is our Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Santa brought Diya a new exersaucer and lots of presents for Isha to open. I figured that Isha would tear through the paper, but she was pretty dainty with it which made for a long morning. We had to take a break from opening presents for Diya to eat and the rest of us to get a snack. Diya hanging out on the couch enjoying her first Christmas.

Isha wore her helmet most of the day and played on her "puter" all day long!!! This was a computer Christmas. Both of the girls got computers and Mommy even got a fancy little laptop, which she absolutely loves!!! The girls also got lots of cute clothes and fun toys to play with.

Diya checking out her new toy. I think that Isha is playing with it as much as Diya is!

Here is the mess that was left after opening presents. After we were done opening gifts we made a big breakfast of biscuits and gravy, eggs, and mimosas!! It was a wonderful Christmas.

Welcome Home

This is what was going on while we were in Jamaica! It is hard to be in your shorts enjoying the sun in the morning and be in your winter coat that same evening. At least the snow made it feel more like Christmas!

Oberoi Family Vacation In Jamaica!

We decided that we needed a break so we packed up and headed to Jamaica for some relaxation. We spent all of our time either at the beach or the pool. We all had a great time.

Isha loved spending time in the water!! She got an amazing tan the first day were there!! We brought the DVD player so when we weren't playing outside we let Isha watch movies in the room to keep her occupied. Diya spent all of her time in the shade either eating, sleeping or just looking adorable. The hotel had a playground area and Isha enjoyed playing with Clifford and making some friends on one of the cool and windy days. The weather was perfect while we were there. We only had one cool day and a few days of rain. It was nice because the temperatures were in the mid 80's so it wasn't hot and miserable!

Isha enjoyed her Pina Coladas until we realized that every time she had one she was covered in hives. After two trips to the nurses office for Benadryl she had to switch over to Strawberry Daiquiris. Poor thing! She also had to have a doctor come to the resort to see her because she had pink eye. That bought her 5 days of eye drops which she wasn't to fond of at first, but after the first few days she didn't seem to mind them. Thank goodness none of the rest of us got it. Diya was such a good baby the entire trip. She did amazing on the plane and she loved just hanging out on the beach or by the pool. I was worried about the sleeping arrangements, but she did pretty good. With lots of nursing and letting her sleep with me we got a pretty decent amount of sleep. Plus we spent every afternoon in the room napping so none of us were sleep deprived.

We did a little shopping and got both of the girls sun dresses from Jamaica. I hope that they will still fit this summer so that they can wear them again because they are so cute.

Every morning before breakfast we would claim our spot in the shade so that Diya and I wouldn't burn to a crisp!! Here is a picture of our pool and the beach. There was a little island that you could wade over to and there were boats out there with souvenirs and a lady that braided hair.

Isha loved playing in the sand. She met a cute little boy, Ethan, that she spent an afternoon with making sand castles and playing in the ocean.

We really enjoyed our trip. The ocean was beautiful and it was nice to have such a wonderful change of scenery especially since there was a huge snow storm at home! The Jamaican people were so friendly and always had something nice to say to the girls. The jerk pork and strawberry daiquiris were amazing, but most of all it was fun to watch the girls enjoying themselves!!!

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.