Jiana - 8 months

This post is so very delayed, but I really want to document the month by month happenings of Jiana.

So, this month, she perfected sitting up. She doesn't fall back anymore and has a great posture. She has started to produce more sounds, mostly repeats of the same two letters, like this "ja ja ja ja ja" or "da da da da da". Yup, she sometimes says Dada. :) I haven't really her heard her say "mama" but Avikar told me she did one night, when she was calling for me.

She also started crawling around a little. She rocks back and forth on her knees and then pushes forward. AND her big thing is grabbing onto anything, legs, sofas and toys and standing up! All she wants to do is stand up on her own. Her little feet are still too small (I think) but she balances pretty well on them. A lot of the times, she does fall down on her bum.

The falling and hitting her head on things phase had also come upon us. I remember how much I did not like this part of them becoming mobile. Its so hard to catch her always, but even harder to watch her fall and cry. I hope the noggin is pretty hard so she recovers quickly but its really not fun.

And she is still the happiest of babies, always smiling and only fussy when she is hungry, sleepy or wants you to play with her. Which is another change...She doesn't like to be left alone anymore, someone needs to play with her! Of course I love to, but it also makes it a little hard to do any chores. She is so observant when she plays with each toy, she analyses it, turns it around in her tiny hands, and when she realizes someone is watching her, she breaks into a humongous smile. 

Here are some pics of the 8 month old!

Yup, I'm crawling!

Put that paper down Jiji!

:)

Picture Time!

I have a moment! YAY! So, I am going to share some photos. Here are the last few weeks.




CAN NOT get over this mischevious smile!

Poser :)

Mama Leapord and Baby Leapord

Kisses. She loves them!

How cute is that? Check out Suhana's arm under her sisters head!

The girls.

The drama queens..(I was referring to the girls)

A rare smile for the photo

Love this look.

And Fathers Day was a great day that we got to spend together. Family time is happy times.




Take 1.

Take 2. Perfect!

Horsing around with Dad.

Really listening

I have to update this blog with so much, but I came across this quote on a website and I needed to share.

Too many times, when the kids are trying to get our attention and incessantly screaming "mom, mom, mom, mom, mom...!" its easy to ignore them, but, this rings true. It's mostly a reminder to myself ;)

Listen earnestly to anything your child wants to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big. Because to them all of it has always been big stuff.

Catherine M. Wallace

Thankful

Lately, I have been feeling very sentimental about my girls growing up. I have been thinking about the things I used to do for Suhana but now don’t have to since she is more independent, how she hated washing her hair, but now doesn’t cry and even asks for it, how I don’t have to feed her dinner anymore because she eats by herself, how I used to pick her outfit and now she has opinions on what to wear, or actually what not to wear! I know I get to go through all this again with Jiana, but I think what’s causing this emotional episode is that my baby, my first-born is turning 3 in less than 3 months! And frankly, I’m not ready! How can she be 3? That’s practically on its way to 5 and then 8 and then 13!!!! STOP TIME just stop!

She is becoming the funniest, no-fear, smart kid I know. She says things like “is that cool, mommy?” after we have a conversation and the “Why?” questions have started. She now waves me off with “Give me a big hug, mommy” and a “ and give me a kiss” when I drop her off to school now. (No more tears!)

I still look at her and can’t believe, Avikar and I were blessed to have this child. She and her sister are the apples of our eyes. I promise to be thankful for their health, happiness and love everyday.

Graduation Night - Joy Preschool

Last Friday, June 8th, was Graduation night for all the 5 year olds at Suhana's preschool that will be going to kindergarten next year. It was a really special and fun event for all the parents and kids. Of course, Suhana did not graduate but she did perform on stage with her class. It was seriously the CUTEST thing ever! Kids are adorable and they all were so sweet.

Suhana has never been a fan of cheering and clapping. A couple years ago, when she was no more than 8 months the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship, we were so excited that we were jumping up and down, and dancing silently! Every time we clapped she would start crying! It was the quietest excitement ever! So, there would be a alot of cheering and clapping from all the parents of the kids and I wasn't sure how she was going to react. All in all, she did great. She wasn't really smiling up on stage but she did stand there and participate with her whole class. I was so proud of her and bewildered that in 2 years she is going to go to kindergarten!

And of course, Suhana has a HUGE fan base so, her Dadi, Dada, Chachu, Tashlin Chachu, Rupa, Avikar, Jiana and myself were all there to see and support her. This is just the beginning of many many graduations. Can't wait!

On stage with her teachers, waiting to perform.



Performing!



Brilliant performance! All Done!



Playing outside.

Miss. Elizabeth, her teacher.

Miss. Claudia, her favorite!

Flashback in time

In May 2010, Avikar and Suhana and I took this picture at a resturant and we have it framed in our house. A couple weeks ago we were at the same resturant and we decided to take the same picture. Almost 2 years to the date and, gosh how big Suhana looks. Hopefully we don't look much older!

May 2010



May 2012

Jiana - 7 Months with Pierced Ears!

I say this every time! Where does the time go?? How is my little girl 7 months already? I was telling Avikar that I am really glad Jiana still looks like such a little baby, because I don't want her to grow up. I look at Suhana and think "how did she get so big?" With this being my last baby (or so I say) I want to cherish it even more.

Jiana is 7 months old and she doing so many things:

- Sitting up, unassisted for 5-10 minutes. If we keep pillows behind her, she can sit up longer.
- She passes objects from one hand to another.
- Can roll over from tummy to back and back to tummy.
- And drum roll please... as of yesterday, can prop herself up on her tummy with her arms   straight!
- She goes in the downward dog position alot and scoots on her head. (crawling is on its way)
- She still smiles and laughs ALL the time. She even cracks up!
- She is eating rice cereal in the morning, and some other vegetable and fruit in the afternoon and evening.
- Still drinking a majority of breast milk, though we did start substituting formula around 6 and 1/2 months. My milk stash at home was dwindling, as work got progressively busier, I can't pump enough to keep up with her needs. But I am still pumping and she drinks breast milk about 75% of the time.
- She gurgles and shouts. She also shrieks...and when this little angel cried, its a hearty cry. It comes from way down deep. Boy does she make us feel sorry for her!

And big news! I got her ears pierced last weekend. She was a champ and cried for just the moment they pierced her ears and then was fine. Just like Suhana. I was worried it would hurt her more since she was 7 months, but it went really smoothly. Big sister Suhana picked out the earrings.

Here are some pics of my gorgeous baby :)

I'm 7 months!

Yes, I put a clip in her hair.



So sweet.




Check out the ears!

Relaxing with some toys.