On my own

Today Arya held on to the crib and pulled herself to standing. Now that she figured it out - it is her fascination for now. Yeaaaahhhh!!!! HHmmmmm more child proofing to be done. We can no longer leave the crib side down when she is in it. Time to take child safety steps up a notch.

Arya learns to read!

Today was Arya's first trip to Barnes and Noble to meet Clifford (the big red dog)... She was fascinated by all the books she saw that she could throw around :)

She sat in awe watching the kids and the big red dog, wondering what the fuss was all about.

Now that she had figured out the fun of crawling - she is all over the place. Her first target has been the floor lamp in her play room - time to move it. Arya's nanny had been trying to motivate her to crawl and now that she does the... ha ha the to do list just got more things added to it :)

Look at me - I can stand!

Time to baby proof things around the house. Until yesterday we were able to leave Arya in the pack and play and get things done... Yesterday (12/06/09) Arya reached for the edge of the pack and play and pulled herself up. Her joy at her new accomplishment was obvious in the big smile on her face!!!

Time for us to lower the base of the pack and play so Arya cannot climb out of it.

Memorable dates

April 6, 2009 - Arya's birthday
April 23, 2009 - 1st teardrop (broke my heart to see tears streaming down her face)
April 26, 2009 - 1st wink
April 26, 2009 - pooped on mommy and the carpet (first time - many more to come)
April 28, 2009 - pooped on daddy (first time - many more to come)
July 3, 2009 - said MAMA for the very first time
August 31, 2009 - Had Annaprasanna done (had her first grain of rice)
September 2, 2009 - rolled over
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January 4, 2010 - sat up by herself from tummy position
January 5, 2010 - Held on to the activity center and walked a few steps
January 10, 2010 - Started Crawling
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January 31, 2010 - Started saying Mamma while looking at me.
February 2, 1010 - Held on to the crib and pulled herself up to standing.
March 1, 2010 - Said Papa. Now all she wants to do is say Pappa.. Mamma is on hold for a few days.

More dates to come!!!

First Thanksgiving

Arya celebrated her first Thanksgiving with her Dada, Dadee, and Bua (Paternal grandparents and aunt) - ofcourse along with mommy, daddy, Socrates, and Zoey. She enjoyed the new faces who showered her with all the attention and cheering in the world - something that mommy and daddy dont have much time to do. I am sure she was thrilled that new people found it fascinating to see her jump and squeal.

Her aunt got her her first pair of sunglasses :) She looked absolutely adorable. She also had her first taste of pancake and seemed to enjoy it.

Arya has been working on making herself more mobile so that she can start exploring the lesser known parts of the house, the doggie bowl, and ofcourse the doggie rooms.

She turned 7 months

Havent written in a while. Arya tunred 7 months yesterday - she is growing up so fast :( I can already see her personality seeping through her tiny gestures. She is going to be like her mom and dad - very strong willed. We just got her a jumper and she absolutely loves it - jumping up and down pushing up with her little feet.

She has migrated to the family tub now and you can already see the swimmer in her. Yep! She is getting enrolled into mommy and me swim classes at the YMCA this December. Cant wait to see her in the pool.